SiFive announced two new products that address the need for high performance and efficiency in a small size in high-volume applications like wearables, smarthome, industrial automation, AR/VR, and other consumer devices. The SiFive Performance P670 and P470 RISC-V processors bring unparalleled compute performance and efficiency that is significantly raising the bar for innovative designs in […]
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RISC-V processor portfolio addresses evolving digital automotive applications
SiFive, Inc. announced three products as part of the first phase of a long-term roadmap and portfolio designed to meet the specific needs of automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. SiFive Automotive E6-A, X280-A, and S7-A solutions address critical needs for current and future applications like infotainment, cockpit, connectivity, ADAS, and electrification, as the market transitions […]
Neuromorphic AI runs on multi-core RISC-V processors
BrainChip Holdings Ltd and SiFive, Inc. have combined their respective technologies to offer chip designers optimized AI/ML compute at the edge. BrainChip’s Akida is a revolutionary advanced neural networking processor architecture that brings AI to the edge in a way that existing technologies are not capable of, with high performance, ultra-low power, and on-chip learning. […]
Updated RISC-V processor IP portfolio targets mid-range application capable and real-time processors
SiFive, Inc. announced the availability of the SiFive 21G3 release, a comprehensive suite of product updates for the industry’s broadest and most successful RISC-V processor IP portfolio, and introduced the new SiFive Essential 6-Series range of RISC-V processor IP to address market demands for mid-range application capable and real-time processors. With the new SiFive Essential […]
Platform helps implement security features in SoCs
SiFive Inc. announced the release of SiFive Shield, a class-leading new platform security architecture. SiFive Shield is an innovative new approach to SoC design, offering a whole SoC approach to security that enables secure lifecycle management, reduces trusted computing base, and offers a clear root-of-trust. Modern SoC designs require scalable security architectures with greater isolation […]
High-performance RISC-V cores target 5G, networking apps
SiFive announced the availability of the SiFive Core IP 7 Series, the highest performance commercially available RISC-V cores. The 7 Series product family is designed to enable embedded intelligence with features that have not been commercially available until today. The 7 Series includes the E7, S7 and the U7 series. SiFive Core IP provides a truly […]
Low-power MCU cores incorporate fast interrupt control
SiFive, a provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP, today announced the availability of its E2 Core IP Series, configurable low-area, low-power microcontroller (MCU) cores designed for use in embedded devices. The E2 Series extends SiFive’s product line with two new standard cores, the E21, which provides mainstream performance for MCUs, sensor fusion, minion cores and […]
Expansion board broadens capabilities of RISC-V development board
Microsemi Corporation announced the launch of the HiFive Unleashed Expansion Board, its latest collaboration with SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized, open-source-enabled semiconductors. Leveraging the two companies’ strategic relationship as part of Microsemi’s Mi-V RISC-V ecosystem, the new expansion board broadens the capabilities of SiFive’s HiFive Unleashed RISC-V development board, further enabling software and […]
RISC-V: an Open Instruction Set Architecture
The benefits of open source have been bestowed upon an Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) called RISC-V. One of the earliest, best-known examples of open source technology is Linux. For a widely accepted, official definition of open source, see The Open Source Initiative. Open source does not stop at Linux, however. One of the more recent […]
RISC-V, 64-bit multicore CPU for full-featured OS embedded applications
SiFive , announced the availability of U54-MC Coreplex IP, the industry’s first RISC-V based, 64-bit, quadcore real-time capable application processor with support for full-featured operating systems such as Linux. The free and open RISC-V architecture, which is supported by an ecosystem comprising more than 70 companies, has seen tremendous growth in the embedded segment. The release of […]
