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# Openchip and SUSE agree sovereign European RISC-V software stack
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2026-06-25-openchip-suse-sovereign-risc-v-mou/
- Published: 2026-06-25T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-23T12:00:54.000Z
- Description: Germany's SUSE and Spain's Openchip signed a memorandum of understanding to optimise SUSE Linux, Rancher and SUSE AI Factory for Openchip's forthcoming RISC-V accelerators, aiming for an all European hardware and open source software stack.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Industry, investment and R&D, #news, #verified, #editor-read

Verified Editor-read [SUSE press release, 25 June 2026](https://www.suse.com/news/suse-and-openchip-partner-to-develop-sovereign-european-risc-v-hardware-and-open-source-software-stack/?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** Does not establish that Openchip has shipped a commercial chip, targeted for early 2027, or that the joint software work has been delivered.

**How this item counts.** No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0\. Non-binding MOU on future RISC-V/software stack; no chip or software delivered. [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/)

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-23\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)