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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.

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

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

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

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...

The SiFive 20G1 Update for 7-Series Core IP

Oct 15, 2020
Faster, More Efficient SiFive 7-Series Core IP Today, we’re announcing the SiFive 20G1 6.0 update, which is focused on improving the 7-Series line of products. Our previous release, SiFive 20G1, was a comprehensive update that spanned from the 7-Series to the 2-Series, including U-, S-, and E-Cores....

The Incredible Opportunity For SiFive

Sep 17, 2020
A note from SiFive President & CEO, Patrick Little I’m honored to join SiFive to lead the brilliant, hard-working team of innovators and engineers who are responsible for creating some of the most impactful architectures in the technology industry. Ten years ago, an inspired team of computer sci...

Randomness is Secure with SiFive Shield HCA

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

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 ...