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David Patterson

Person WIKI v1 · 5/28/2026

David Patterson is a professor identified in the provided evidence as one of the leaders of the RISC-V project, which began in 2010 in the Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley.

Overview

David Patterson is cited as one of the professors who led the RISC-V project when it was initiated in 2010. The project originated in the Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley, under the leadership of Professors Krste Asanović and David Patterson, together with their team.[1]

RISC-V involvement

The provided evidence describes RISC-V as a project that began at UC Berkeley in 2010 and later released its first specifications publicly in 2011. Patterson's documented role in this evidence is as one of the professors leading the project's initiation.[1]

Affiliation

Because the RISC-V project is described as originating from the Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley, under Patterson's leadership, the evidence supports associating Patterson with the University of California, Berkeley in this context.[1]

CITATIONS

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[1] David Patterson was one of the professors leading the RISC-V project when it was initiated in 2010. [PDF] UVM based design veri cation of a RISC-V CPU core - POLITesi
[2] The RISC-V project originated from the Computer Science Division at the University of California, Berkeley. [PDF] UVM based design veri cation of a RISC-V CPU core - POLITesi
[3] The first RISC-V specifications were made public in 2011. [PDF] UVM based design veri cation of a RISC-V CPU core - POLITesi