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Openchip and SUSE agree sovereign European RISC-V software stack

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.

Verified Editor-read SUSE press release, 25 June 2026

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

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

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