{"slug": "mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge", "title": "MIPS on the RISC-V Shift: ‘Physical AI Is Agentic AI at the Edge’", "summary": "MIPS by GlobalFoundries CEO Sameer Wasson and CTO Yankin Tanurhan discussed the company's acquisition of Synopsys' IP Processor Solutions business and the rise of physical AI in automotive and factory-floor robotics, positioning MIPS as the largest RISC-V IP provider.", "body_md": "MIPS, by GlobalFoundries, CEO Sameer Wasson and CTO Yankin Tanurhan sit down with EE Times Nitin Dahad to discuss [the recent acquisition of the Synopsys IP Processor Solutions business](https://www.eetimes.com/globalfoundries-mips-to-buy-arc-ip-business-from-synopsys/) and the opportunity in physical AI.\n\nThe discussion highlights future architectural shifts in autonomous machines, with automotive and factory-floor robotics emerging as the largest manifestations of physical AI. Wasson and Tanurhan also discuss how MIPS by GlobalFoundries software-to-silicon with RISC-V strategy is stronger with the combination of MIPS and ARC AI and processors, creating the largest RISC-V IP provider on the planet.\n\nLearn more at [mips.com/arc](https://mips.com/arc/)\n\n[Click h](https://mips.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HFR_Case-Study_-Accelerating-Chip-Prototype-to-Product-v2-1.pdf)[ere](https://mips.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HFR_Case-Study_-Accelerating-Chip-Prototype-to-Product-v2-1.pdf) to read the whitepaper titled ‘Accelerating Chip Prototype-to-Product: How MIPS and GlobalFoundries Are Compressing the FPGA-to-ASIC Path.”\n\n[View All](https://www.eetimes.com/category/sponsored-content/)\n\n##### See also:\n\n**Panel with Arteris, GlobalFoundries, Tenstorrent: RISC-V Ecosystem Growth for Physical A****I**\n\nEE Times Nitin Dahad moderates a panel, “RISC-V Ecosystem growth for Physical AI,” with Gabriel Yin of Arteris, Sudipto Bose of GlobalFoundries, and Mamoru Nakano of Tenstorrent at the MIPS “Physical AI is Agentic AI at the Edge” event in Taipei.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge", "canonical_source": "https://www.eetimes.com/mips-software-to-silicon-with-risc-v-interview-with-mips-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge/", "published_at": "2026-07-06 17:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 01:41:33.013083+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-chips", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-agents", "ai-startups"], "entities": ["MIPS", "GlobalFoundries", "Synopsys", "Sameer Wasson", "Yankin Tanurhan", "Nitin Dahad", "Arteris", "Tenstorrent"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/mips-on-the-risc-v-shift-physical-ai-is-agentic-ai-at-the-edge.jsonld"}}