Andes and LTSCT RISC-V licensing = platform play

A master agreement signals the next phase of RISC-V commercialization.

January 13, 2026

David Harold

L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT) and Andes Technology have signed an IP Licensing Master Agreement aimed at accelerating RISC-V-based semiconductor development. The structure matters as much as the cores: It’s designed to scale across multiple products and generations, reflecting a broader customer shift away from point IP toward repeatable platforms. The move resembles recent stack control plays elsewhere in RISC-V, most notably GlobalFoundries’ acquisition of MIPS and SiFive’s push into solution positioning. Frankwell Lin, CEO, Andes Technology (left) and Sandeep Kumar, chief executive, LTSCT. (Source: Andes) L&T Semiconductor Technologies (LTSCT), a Larsen & Toubro subsidiary, and Andes Technology have signed a

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