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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.

The SiFive Tech Symposiums are Heading To Portland and Seattle This Month – See You There!

Oct 17, 2019
We’re confirming seats in Portland and Seattle for the Pacific Northwest leg of our worldwide 2019 SiFive Tech Symposiums. We are pleased to have Mentor, A Siemens Business as our co-host, and Lauterbach, a leader in microprocessor development tools, as our partner in both cities. The Portland sympo...
Making It Easy To Get It Right

Making It Easy To Get It Right

Sep 26, 2019
Today, SiFive is excited to announce the general availability of the Q3 2019 Engineering Update, packed with new features, tools, and improvements. In the first SiFive quarterly update, we discussed the transition from the “Information Age” to the “Experience Age.” In the Q3 Engineering Update, SiFi...
Supporting A World Leading RISC-V IP Portfolio

Supporting A World Leading RISC-V IP Portfolio

Sep 17, 2019
The second SiFive quarterly engineering release has arrived, and includes some great new Trace & Debug features. Static source code analysis may not offer a complete view of real world operation. Real time analysis enabled via tracing permits a deeper insight into the interactions of software an...
Israel is Evolving as a High-Tech Hub, and RISC-V is Playing a Vital Role

Israel is Evolving as a High-Tech Hub, and RISC-V is Playing a Vital Role

Sep 13, 2019
Israel, and specifically the city of Tel Aviv, is said to have one of the highest densities of startups per capita in the world. At our SiFive Tech Symposium, we heard from some of the brightest minds residing at the epicenter of this high-tech hub. They shared their visions for the industry as wel...
NVDLA Deep Learning Inference Compiler is Now Open Source

NVDLA Deep Learning Inference Compiler is Now Open Source

Sep 11, 2019
Designing new custom hardware accelerators for deep learning is clearly popular, but achieving state-of-the-art performance and efficiency with a new design is a complex and challenging problem. Two years ago, NVIDIA opened the source for the hardware design of the NVIDIA Deep Learning Accelerator (...
Collaboration, Inspiration and Progressive RISC-V Based Innovation in India and Bangladesh is Increasing at a Steady Pace

Collaboration, Inspiration and Progressive RISC-V Based Innovation in India and Bangladesh is Increasing at a Steady Pace

Sep 05, 2019
Our SiFive Tech Symposiums and Workshops in India and Bangladesh were a huge success, and an inspirational endeavor as well. We hosted events in six cities total, including symposiums in Noida/Delhi, Pune, Bangalore and Hyderabad, and workshops in Chennai and Bangladesh’s capital city of Dhaka. Att...