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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.

Part 2: High-Bandwidth Core Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V

Part 2: High-Bandwidth Core Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V

Shubu Mukherjee | Chief SoC Architect, SiFive
Jan 21, 2020
This is the second in a series of blogs about Domain-specific accelerators (DSAs), which are becoming increasingly common in SoCs. Part #1 addressed the challenges associated with data transfers between DSAs and the core complex, and showed how RISC-V offers a unique opportunity to optimize fine-gra...
Part 1: Fast Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfer with RISC-V

Part 1: Fast Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfer with RISC-V

Shubu Mukherjee | Chief SoC Architect, SiFive
Jan 13, 2020
This is the first in a series of blogs about Domain-specific accelerators (DSAs), which are becoming increasingly common in systems-on-chip (SoCs). A DSA provides higher performance per watt than a general-purpose processor by optimizing the specialized function it implements. Examples of DSAs inclu...
Our SiFive Tech Symposiums in Pakistan Drew Over 2,500 Attendees!

Our SiFive Tech Symposiums in Pakistan Drew Over 2,500 Attendees!

Shivaram Venkatesh Nellaiappan | Sr. Marketing Engineer at SiFive
Nov 14, 2019
SiFive’s Tech Symposiums in Pakistan were a huge success, with the participation of more than 2,500 people from across the country. One of the symposiums was held at the NED University of Engineering and Technology in Karachi, and the other took place at the University of Engineering and Technology ...
Incredibly Scalable High-Performance RISC-V Core IP

Incredibly Scalable High-Performance RISC-V Core IP

James Prior | Senior Director of Product Marketing Communications
Oct 24, 2019
Introducing the new SiFive U8-Series Core IP SiFive is pleased to introduce the SiFive U8-Series Core IP, an incredibly scalable high-performance microarchitecture for modern SoC designs. The SiFive U8-Series is the highest performance RISC-V ISA based Core IP available today, based on a superscal...
SiFive Shield: An Open, Scalable Platform Architecture for Security

SiFive Shield: An Open, Scalable Platform Architecture for Security

James Prior | Senior Director of Product Marketing Communications
Oct 23, 2019
Securing The RISC-V Revolution SiFive Shield is an open, scalable platform architecture designed to enable whole SoC security for RISC-V designs. The needs of modern SoC design dictate the need for a scalable solution for security, offering a low trusted computing base with clear root-of-trust and ...
Making It Easy To Get It Right

Making It Easy To Get It Right

Drew Barbier | Senior Director of Product Marketing
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...