DeepComputing
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer hardware RISC-V |
| Founded | 2022 |
| Founder | Yuning Liang |
| Headquarters | |
| Products | Motherboards, Laptops |
| Website | deepcomputing |
DeepComputing is a technology company based in Hong Kong that develops and sells RISC-V based hardware. Its flagship products are laptops, tablets and PC motherboards with various processors based on 64-bit RISC-V ISA.
History
DeepComputing is founded in 2022, at Sheung Wan, Hong Kong by Yuning Liang. In May, launch of first RISC-V based laptop was rumored by Calista Redmond, former CEO of RISC-V International, with photos of prototypes being shipped to them. In July, DeepComputing together with Xcalibyte (a software company co-founded by Yuning) unveiled DC-ROMA, first commercially available laptop based on a RISC-V based microprocessor.[1][2][3] A month later it was revealed that the SoC inside is an Alibaba TH1520.[4] Later on SoC is changed to be StarFive JH7110. It got released with OpenKylin or Debian Linux pre-installed.
In June 2024, DeepComputing released another laptop named DC-ROMA II, claiming it to be the first RISC-V based laptop to run Ubuntu without any configuration. It was based on SpacemiT K1 SoC, an 8-core CPU running up to 2.0GHz and, together with NPU, 2 TOPS of AI capability.[5][6][7] In August, company announced the first ever RISC-V based tablet named DC ROMA PAD II, which was powered by the same K1 SoC. It was priced around $149.[8]
In November 2024, DeepComputing announced DC-ROMA Mainboard for Framework Laptop 13, a highly modifiable laptop. The partnership was announced back in june by both companies. The motherboard includes a StarFive JH7110 SoC, and was made available for $199.[9][10][11]
In March 2025, DeepComputing announced DC-ROMA AI PC motherboard (initially called Mainboard II)[12], for Framework Laptop 13 again. Its based on ESWIN's EIC7702X SoC that has AI capabilities up to 50 TOPS when NPU (Neural Processing Unit) is enabled. Preorders started from $300, for orders to be effective by july of the same year.[13][14]
Products
DeepComputing develops hardware ranging from laptops and mainboards to AI PCs and embedded accessories. DeepComputing products only use chips based around RISC-V open standard ISA, which is the main selling point and principle of the company.
DC-ROMA
- DC-ROMA, first product of the company and world's first commercially available RISC-V laptop. Uses quad-core StarFive JH7110 SoC. It has up to 8GB RAM, 1TB SSD memory, 1080P monocular camera, 2 USB 3.0 ports and Type-C power adaptor. It supports openKylin, Debian and several other Linux distributions.
- DC-ROMA II, second laptop of the company. Uses octo-core SpacemiT K1 SoC. It has up to 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD memory, 1080P monocular camera, 2 USB 3.0 and Type-C ports, 1 MicroSD port and Type-C power adaptor. It also has GPIO, allowing access to I²C and other types of direct access to the SoC. It comes with Ubuntu or Fedora pre-installed, and supports other Linux distributions.
- DC-ROMA Pad II, tablet version of DC-ROMA II based on the same K1 SoC.
- DC-ROMA Mainboard, first Framework compatible motherboard by the company. Uses quad-core JH7110 SoC just like first RISC-V laptop.
- DC-ROMA AI PC, second Framework motherboard by the company marketed as a local AI-capable PC. Uses octo-core ESWIN EIC7702X SoC. CPU cores are P550 designed by SiFive. SoC contains an NPU that provides AI capability up to 50 TOPS.
Other
- StationV D300, a workstation based on a RISC-V processor with 64 cores and AI accelerator card support.
- DC-ROMEO, an RC car based on ESP32-C6
References
- ^ "Roma, one of the first RISC-V laptops, may ship in September". Archived from the original on 2025-03-15. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ published, Joel Khalili (2022-07-04). "Take note, Arm: The world's first RISC-V laptop is now available for preorder". TechRadar. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "RISC-V Laptops Really Arrive in 2025 - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ Dahad, Nitin (2022-10-14). "First RISC-V laptop uses Alibaba TH1520 SoC: embedded.com". Embedded. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "World's first RISC-V laptop preloaded with Ubuntu". Archived from the original on 2025-06-19. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ published, Jowi Morales (2024-06-13). "The world's first RISC-V laptop gets a big upgrade — DeepComputing doubled the core count, increased clocks to 2 GHz, and added AI capabilities". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "RISC-V Laptops Really Arrive in 2025 - IEEE Spectrum". spectrum.ieee.org. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ published, Jowi Morales (2024-08-26). "RISC-V CPU arrives on a tablet starting at $149 — DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II features an octa-core CPU and up to 16GB RAM and 128GB eMMC storage". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ published, Matthew Connatser (2024-11-14). "RISC-V motherboard for Framework 13 laptops and mini-PCs starts at $199 – quad-core RISC-V CPU and 8GB of RAM included". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "RISC-V main board for Framework laptop shipping". Archived from the original on 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "Framework Announces a Partnership with DeepComputing for Its First RISC-V Mainboard". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "DeepComputing Unveils the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II, an AI-Focused Framework 13 Mainboard". Hackster.io. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
- ^ published, Sunny Grimm (2025-03-10). "RISC-V mini AI PC that fits inside a Framework laptop shell revealed — DeepComputing's DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC claims 50 TOPS, 64GB RAM". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
- ^ "DeepComputing Unwraps RISC-V AI PC Delivering 50 TOPS Performance - News". www.allaboutcircuits.com. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
