READ: More articles on Android] Let's start off by taking a look at the overall system architecture--the key layers and components that make up the Android stack. The following diagram (courtesy ...

"Combining hard-won expertise in the MIPS architecture ... efforts at several layers of the stack, including the kernel, drivers, development toolchain, and Android's Dalvik virtual machine.

Lars Bergstrom, Android's director of engineering ... RISC-V International (the nonprofit company that owns the architecture) CEO Calista Redmond argued that "RISC-V is inevitable" thanks to ...