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Ara vector processor

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First seen 9/5/2026
Last seen 9/5/2026
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The paper uses Ara vector processor as the Design Under Test for experimental evaluation.
Ara test harness ← part of 100% 2e
The Ara test harness is a component within the Ara RTL model.
RISC-V Vector extension implements → 100% 2e
Ara is the first fully open-source processor compliant with RVV 1.0 specification.
CVA6 uses → 100% 2e
Ara is seamlessly integrated with the open-source CVA6 RISC-V core.
spike uses → 85% 2e
Prior verification efforts for Ara used co-simulation with Spike.
CVA6 depends on → 100% 2e
Ara is integrated with and depends on the CVA6 core for scalar instruction processing.
Universal Verification Methodology uses → 85% 2e
Prior verification efforts for Ara employed UVM along with RISCV-DV and co-simulation with Spike.
riscv-dv uses → 85% 2e
Prior verification efforts for Ara used RISCV-DV.
Verilator uses → 100% 1e
Ara can be simulated using Verilator, which is used in this work.
SIMD implements → 85% 1e
Ara implements vector/SIMD processing with dynamic vector lengths.