KaruCore
RSS FeedKaruCore is a RISC-V processor core from Manse Processors. This site collects notes, documentation, and updates from its development.
Browse the posts below, or find the source on GitHub .
The stable RISC-V PQC v0.1 specification is available as a PDF ; Zvknhk simulator support, OpenSSL integration, and tests live in the official riscv/riscv-pqc repository.
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Karu64: An Open RVA23S64 Processor with Vector Keccak Support
A fresh, self-contained write-up following the internal review release of RISC-V PQC / Keccak Extension and recent updates to Karu64: new, faster benchmarks and RVA23S64 profile support.
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Zvknhk Moves to the Official RISC-V PQC Repository
RISC-V PQC v0.1 is available with its Zvknhk specification, Spike, QEMU, OpenSSL, and test support, and Karu has moved to the new encoding.
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PQC and Keccak on Karu
Updated:Why PQC gets 50% faster with Vector Keccak on Karu, updated for the official RISC-V Zvknhk draft and its new vkeccak.vi encoding.
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Benchmarking (Stock) OpenSSL on Karu
Benchmarking stock OpenSSL on Karu with its Zvk cryptography extensions.
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Announcing karu64 and karudeb
First public release of the karu64 RV64 core and the karudeb Debian riscv64 distribution that boots Linux on it.