Company:DeepComputing

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DeepComputing, Ltd.
TypePrivate
IndustryComputer hardware
RISC-V
Founded2022; 4 years ago (2022)
FounderYuning Liang
Headquarters
Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
ProductsMotherboards, Laptops
Websitedeepcomputing.io

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. Yuning got the idea of founding a RISC-V hardware company while working at Xcalibyte, a compiler software company founded by him back in 2018. after configuring an old MIPS to compile for RISC-V ISA instead and realizing there are not much hardware available in the market based on it especially for personal use. According to him, people were not developing software for RISC-V due to lack of hardware and hardware companies were not using RISC-V based chips due to the lack of software and OS support. He says he wanted to break this "cycle" by opening the first RISC-V based PC hardware company, thus becoming "number one" in the field.[1]

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.[2][3][4] A month later it was revealed that the SoC inside is an Alibaba TH1520.[5] 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 2.0 GHz and, together with NPU, 2 TOPS of AI capability.[6][7][4] 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

Framework Laptop 13 containing DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC motherboard running Ubuntu 24.04, showing neofetch output
Never released 14-inch Framework Laptop prototype containing DC-ROMA RISC-V mainboard with StarFive SoC

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.[15]
  • 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.[16]
  • DC-ROMA Pad II, tablet version of DC-ROMA II based on the same K1 SoC.[17]
  • DC-ROMA Mainboard, first Framework compatible motherboard by the company. Uses quad-core JH7110 SoC just like first RISC-V laptop.[18]
  • 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.[19]

Other

  • StationV D300, a workstation based on a RISC-V processor with 64 cores and AI accelerator card support.[20]
  • DC-ROMEO, an RC car series based on ESP32-C6.[21]
  • Debug Expansion Card, a Framework compatible expansion card providing UART/EC-S/USB-C to DC-ROMA mainboards.[22]

References

  1. ↑ Framework (2024-11-01). Framework & DeepComputing founders discuss what it takes to change an industry. Retrieved 2025-09-23 – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ "Roma, one of the first RISC-V laptops, may ship in September" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2022/07/01/riscv_roma_laptop/. 
  3. ↑ "Take note, Arm: The world's first RISC-V laptop is now available for preorder" (in en). 2022-07-04. https://www.techradar.com/news/take-note-arm-the-worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-is-now-available-for-preorder. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "RISC-V Laptops Really Arrive in 2025 - IEEE Spectrum" (in en). https://spectrum.ieee.org/risc-v-laptops. 
  5. ↑ Dahad, Nitin (2022-10-14). "First RISC-V laptop uses Alibaba TH1520 SoC: embedded.com" (in en-US). https://www.embedded.com/first-risc-v-laptop-uses-alibaba-th1520-soc/. 
  6. ↑ "World's first RISC-V laptop preloaded with Ubuntu" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2024/06/13/riscv_laptop_ubuntu/. 
  7. ↑ "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" (in en). 2024-06-13. https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/the-worlds-first-risc-v-laptop-gets-a-big-update-deepcomputing-doubled-the-core-count-increased-clocks-to-2-ghz-and-added-ai-capabilities. 
  8. ↑ "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" (in en). 2024-08-26. https://www.tomshardware.com/tablets/rsic-v-cpu-arrives-on-a-tablet-starting-at-dollar149-dc-roma-risc-v-pad-ii-features-an-octa-core-cpu-and-up-to-16gb-ram-and-128gb-emmc-storage. 
  9. ↑ "RISC-V motherboard for Framework 13 laptops and mini-PCs starts at $199 – quad-core RISC-V CPU and 8GB of RAM included" (in en). 2024-11-14. https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/risc-v-motherboard-for-framework-13-laptop-and-mini-pcs-starts-at-usd199-quad-core-risc-v-cpu-and-8gb-of-ram-included. 
  10. ↑ "RISC-V main board for Framework laptop shipping" (in en). https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/18/riscv_framework_main_board/. 
  11. ↑ "Framework Announces a Partnership with DeepComputing for Its First RISC-V Mainboard" (in en). https://www.hackster.io/news/framework-announces-a-partnership-with-deepcomputing-for-its-first-risc-v-mainboard-453a2d4a63bb. 
  12. ↑ "DeepComputing Unveils the DC-ROMA RISC-V Mainboard II, an AI-Focused Framework 13 Mainboard" (in en). https://www.hackster.io/news/deepcomputing-unveils-the-dc-roma-risc-v-mainboard-ii-an-ai-focused-framework-13-mainboard-fec8a202a840. 
  13. ↑ "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" (in en). 2025-03-10. https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/risc-v-mini-ai-pc-that-fits-inside-a-framework-laptop-shell-revealed-deepcomputings-dc-roma-risc-v-ai-pc-claims-50-tops-64gb-ram. 
  14. ↑ "DeepComputing Unwraps RISC-V AI PC Delivering 50 TOPS Performance - News" (in en). https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/deepcomputing-unwraps-risc-v-ai-pc-delivering-50-tops-performance/. 
  15. ↑ "DC-ROMA RISC-V Laptop" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-laptop/. 
  16. ↑ "DC-ROMA RISC-V LAPTOP II" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-laptop-ii/. 
  17. ↑ "DC-ROMA RISC-V Pad II" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-pad-ii/. 
  18. ↑ "DC-ROMA Mainboard" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-mainboard/. 
  19. ↑ "DC-ROMA RISC-V AI PC" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-roma-risc-v-ai-pc/. 
  20. ↑ "DeepComputing StationV D300" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/workstation-stationv/. 
  21. ↑ "DC-ROMEO RISC-V RC Car" (in en-US). https://deepcomputing.io/product/dc-romeo-risc-v-rc-car/. 
  22. ↑ "Debug Expansion Card (UART/EC-S/USB-C) for DC-ROMA RISC-V mainboard" (in en). https://store.deepcomputing.io/products/debug-expansion-card-uart-ec-s-usb-c. 
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