The Qualcomm Xqci RISC-V vendor extension has officially shed its 'experimental' label in LLVM 22, marking a pivotal advancement for embedded systems development. This deep dive explores the extension's technical specifications, its impact on microcontroller interrupt handling and memory access, and what Qualcomm's strategic investments in RISC-V, including the Ventana acquisition, signal for the future of compute. Unpack the implications for engineers and the semiconductor industry.



















