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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.

Breakthrough in Automotive AI: Running BEVFormer on SiFive’s Early Access RISC-V Intelligence XM Platform

Breakthrough in Automotive AI: Running BEVFormer on SiFive’s Early Access RISC-V Intelligence XM Platform

Jul 02, 2025
Pavel Chupin, Senior Director of AI Software, SiFive We’re excited to share the successful deployment of the BEVFormer model on SiFive’s Intelligence XM IP, an early access RISC-V-based AI acceleration solution. This milestone highlights the potential of open-standard hardware to handle complex per...

Red Hat Brings Their Enterprise Linux On SiFive Hardware!

May 20, 2025
Ian Ferguson, VP of Vertical Markets I have worked with processor technology for well over 30 years. It was clear to me from the first product I worked with (88k from Motorola Semiconductor) that hardware was unable to make an impact on an industry without relevant, effective software support. From ...

From Berkeley Lab to Global Standard: RISC‑V’s 15-Year Journey

May 18, 2025
Fifteen years ago, a bold idea was forged in a university lab: what if chip design could be democratized? What if a modern, open-standard instruction set architecture (ISA) could empower engineers and innovators around the world, free from the constraints of proprietary licensing? That idea became R...
SiFive Storage Solutions: Powering the Next Generation of SSD

SiFive Storage Solutions: Powering the Next Generation of SSD

May 14, 2025
Dev Mandya, Senior Director, Strategic Business Development for SiFive The storage market was among the earliest to recognize and embrace the value proposition of the RISC‑V architecture. At the heart of this shift was the appeal of an open standard — one that offered a faster track to innovation wh...

How the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 is Accelerating Linux Ecosystem Adoption

May 11, 2025
Martyn Stroeve, VP, Marketing SiFive From Yocto to Fedora, the HiFive P550 isn’t just powering code—it’s powering a movement The SiFive HiFive Premier P550 is a powerful showcase for what high-performance RISC-V hardware can achieve, and it’s rapidly becoming the reference point for Linux distributi...

SiFive’s New Look: A Reflection of Our Growth and Vision

Apr 30, 2025
Martyn Stroeve, VP, Marketing SiFive Since SiFive launched in 2015, our logo has become a recognized symbol in the industry, synonymous with leadership and cutting-edge chip IP. In our early days, we balanced two missions: building SiFive and championing RISC-V, an open-standard architecture that em...