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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 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...
Supporting A World Leading RISC-V IP Portfolio

Supporting A World Leading RISC-V IP Portfolio

Drew Barbier | Senior Director of Product Marketing
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

Aijaz Qaisar | Sr. Marketing Communications Manager, SiFive
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 (...

SiFive Fosters RISC-V Collaboration and Education in India and Bangladesh Via Symposiums, Tutorials and Workshops

Swamy Irrinki | Senior Director of Marketing at SiFive
Jul 26, 2019
Last year we hosted several SiFive Tech Symposiums in India to help promulgate the RISC-V ecosystem in the region. The enthusiastic reception from those in industry as well as students and faculty at India's most esteemed universities was inspiring. This July and August, we're bringing the SiFive Te...