CPU Architecture Research
Learning and documenting the design of a small RISC-V processing core.
AREACOMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
RESEARCH↗REAL TIME MACHINES / EST. 2026
Technology,
built as a system.
RTM is an emerging technology company exploring hardware, computing, software, AI, and the systems that connect them.
RTM SYSTEM ARCHITECTURECONCEPT / 00.1
06CloudPLANNED
05IntelligenceRESEARCH
04SoftwareIN DEVELOPMENT
03HardwareEXPERIMENTAL
02SystemsRESEARCH
01SiliconRESEARCH
A conceptual map of the areas RTM intends to study and connect. It is not a catalogue of shipping products.
STAGEFOUNDATION
ACTIVE WORKSOFTWARE + HARDWARE RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONENGINEERING NOTES IN PREPARATION
01 / SYSTEM
The RTM Ecosystem
RTM is structured around connected technical layers rather than isolated product categories. The work is early; the architecture shows the direction.
Open system map01
RTM SiliconProcessor and SoC research
RESEARCH02RTM HardwareDevices and computing systems
EXPERIMENTAL03RTM OSOperating-system technologies
RESEARCH04RTM SoftwareApplications and system software
IN DEVELOPMENT05RTM AIMachine intelligence
RESEARCH06RTM CloudInfrastructure and services
PLANNED07RTM DeveloperSDKs, APIs, and tools
PLANNED08RTM LabsExperimental engineering
EXPERIMENTAL02 / STACK
Across the computing stack
The long-term goal is to understand and develop the layers together—from instructions and physical systems to software, intelligence, and infrastructure.
Explore technology01SiliconACTIVE RESEARCH
02SystemsACTIVE RESEARCH
03HardwareDEFINED AREA
04SoftwareDEFINED AREA
05IntelligenceDEFINED AREA
06CloudLONG-TERM
03 / LABS
Experimental work
Labs is where questions become experiments. Every entry states its real stage, objective, and current progress.
View all labsRTM OS Research
Exploring the foundations of operating systems and hardware-aware software.
AREASYSTEMS SOFTWARE
RESEARCH↗Embedded Systems Lab
Small hardware and firmware experiments for reliable device control.
AREAEMBEDDED SYSTEMS
EXPERIMENTAL↗On-Device Intelligence
Research into useful local inference within constrained computing systems.
AREAMACHINE INTELLIGENCE
CONCEPT↗04 / ENGINEERING
Work, documented
RTM intends to publish technical work with enough detail to be inspected, questioned, and improved. The entries below are draft content paths—not finished articles.
Engineering journalARCHITECTURE
Understanding CPU Pipelines
A planned engineering note on instruction flow, hazards, forwarding, and the costs of deeper pipelines.
DRAFTDRAFT OUTLINE
SILICON
Designing a Minimal RISC-V Core
A future build log covering ISA scope, datapath decisions, control logic, simulation, and verification.
DRAFTDRAFT OUTLINE
HARDWARE
Building Our First FPGA Prototype
A reserved publication path for a real prototype report once the hardware work has been completed.
PLANNEDNOT YET PUBLISHED
INTELLIGENCE
Exploring On-Device AI
A planned investigation of latency, memory, power, privacy, and acceleration for local inference.
DRAFTDRAFT OUTLINE
05 / DIRECTION
Long-term roadmap
This is a sequence of capability, not a promise of launch dates. Progress will be earned through research and real prototypes.
Full roadmap01
CURRENT
Foundation
IN DEVELOPMENT- Establish RTM identity and technical direction
- Build the public engineering foundation
- Begin software and hardware study
02
NEXT
Research
RESEARCH- Publish technical notes
- Run architecture and embedded experiments
- Develop repeatable research methods
03
LONG TERM
Prototypes
PLANNED- Prototype hardware subsystems
- Create systems-software experiments
- Connect software to physical computing
04
FUTURE
Platforms
CONCEPT- Define shared software and identity layers
- Develop a coherent toolchain
- Prepare developer-facing interfaces
05
FUTURE
Products
CONCEPT- Translate validated prototypes into product directions
- Evaluate mobile and computing hardware
- Ship only when the engineering is ready
06
LONG-RANGE DIRECTION
Ecosystem
CONCEPT- Connect silicon, devices, software, intelligence, and cloud
- Build consistent developer surfaces
- Maintain one RTM system identity
THE CURRENT POSITION
We are early.
The ambition is not.
RTM was founded by students who want to understand computing from software down toward hardware and silicon. Credibility will come from what we learn, build, test, and document.
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