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SANTA CLARA, CA , April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Andes Technology (TWSE: 6533; SIN: US03420C2089; ISIN: US03420C1099), the leading supplier of high-efficiency, low-power 32/64-bit RISC-V processor cores and Founding Premier member of RISC-V International, in collaboration with Imagination Technologies, today announces the successful demonstration of Android 15 (Vanilla Ice Cream) running on a high-performance RISC-V-based hardware system. This achievement highlights the growing potential of RISC-V as a platform for rich operating systems and advanced graphical applications.

The demonstration leverages Andes’ Voyager Board, powered by its Qilai SoC, in combination with Imagination’s GPU integrated within a graphics card. Together, the companies are showcasing a highly capable, fully operational Android system built on open hardware standards.

The demonstration will be featured at the 2025 Andes RISC-V CON Silicon Valley, taking place on April 29^th at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in San Jose. Andes RISC-V CON is a premier event that brings together industry leaders, developers, and technology enthusiasts to explore advancements and innovations in the RISC-V ecosystem.  To register and learn more, please visit the Registration Site.

Android on RISC-V

As the world’s most widely used open-source operating system (OS), Android’s successful deployment on RISC-V represents a significant milestone. This collaboration demonstrates the seamless integration of a RISC-V CPU with advanced GPU acceleration, paving the way for high-performance Android environments across a broad range of applications – from smartphones and tablets to smart TVs, automotive systems, and wearable devices.

Key Hardware Features

At the heart of the demonstration is a Voyager Development Board, built around Andes’ 7nm Qilai RISC-V SoC. Key features include:

• Quad-core Andes AX45MP running at 2.2 GHz, powering the Android kernel. This processor is Andes’ most widely licensed for rich OS environments, offering a strong balance of performance, power efficiency, and area optimization.

• NX27V Vector Processor at 1.5 GHz, featuring a 512-bit Vector Processing Unit (VPU) designed for parallel data processing — ideal for machine learning, image processing, and signal processing workloads.

Graphics performance is enables by the Imagination BXT-32-1024 GPU integrated into the graphics card, which delivers:

• 48 Gpixels/sec fill rate

• 1.5 TFLOPS (FP32) of floating-point performance

• Dual 4K display support at 60 fps

• Full compatibility with modern graphics and compute APIs including OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.3, and OpenCL 3.0