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The latest insights, and deeper technology dives, from RISC-V leaders

The SiFive blog is your go-to-source for updates on all things RISC-V including processor IP, chip architecture, software and other innovations. Whether you’re producing the next great consumer device, optimizing a datacenter or building next-generation autos check back often to hear the latest from our experts.

SiFive Core IP 21G1

SiFive Core IP 21G1

Graham Wilson | Director Product Marketing
Mar 30, 2021
The best just got better--SiFive’s latest Processor Core IP Portfolio release We’re pleased to announce a comprehensive update to SiFive’s RISC-V Core IP Portfolio with the SiFive 21G1 release. This release brings important enhancements and new capabilities to SiFive® Core IP, the industry's broades...
SiFive collaborates with new Intel Foundry Services to enable innovative new RISC-V computing platforms

SiFive collaborates with new Intel Foundry Services to enable innovative new RISC-V computing platforms

Patrick Little | President & CEO, SiFive
Mar 23, 2021
Enabling more choice for Next-Generation Heterogeneous Compute Platforms I am excited to see Intel's new Foundry services business (IFS) in the U.S. and Europe increase the opportunity and choice for the semiconductor industry. We’re pleased to see Intel recognize the utility and opportunity for the...
SiFive Strengthens Foothold in Storage Applications for Data-Centric AI Computing

SiFive Strengthens Foothold in Storage Applications for Data-Centric AI Computing

James Prior | Senior Director of Product Marketing Communications
Nov 20, 2020
SiFive RISC-V processors are powering flash drives in production as well as addressing emerging In-Storage Computing (ISC) needs In the current digital age, where data powers increasing levels of decision-making, industrial control and automation, efficient data storage, movement, and processing bec...
The Heart of RISC-V Development is Unmatched

The Heart of RISC-V Development is Unmatched

James Prior | Senior Director of Product Marketing Communications
Oct 29, 2020
Creating a RISC-V PC Ecosystem for Linux application development Today, SiFive introduces the new HiFive platform for professional RISC-V developers, the HiFive Unmatched! The HiFive Unmatched enables developers to create the RISC-V-based software they need for RISC-V platforms. From real-time opera...
Randomness is Secure with SiFive Shield HCA

Randomness is Secure with SiFive Shield HCA

James Prior | Senior Director of Product Marketing Communications
Sep 03, 2020
Building a secure foundation using the concept of randomness seems, on the surface, counter-intuitive. As an aspect of entropy, randomness enables the generation of cryptographic methods to protect data, chips, and systems. By harnessing the nature of randomness as the basis of a secure system, it i...
RISC-V Vector Extension Intrinsic Support

RISC-V Vector Extension Intrinsic Support

Chris Lattner | SVP of Platform Engineering
Sep 03, 2020
The RISC-V Vector extension (RVV) enables processor cores based on the RISC-V instruction set architecture to process data arrays, alongside traditional scalar operations to accelerate the computation of single instruction streams on large data sets. The RISC-V International vector working group is ...