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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’s Performance P470 Receives Best in Show Award at the RISC-V Summit

SiFive’s Performance P470 Receives Best in Show Award at the RISC-V Summit

Nov 17, 2023
We’d like to thank our moms, the Academy and …well ok, maybe it’s not the Oscars but the 2023 RISC-V Summit was filled with innovation, collaboration, and a SiFive award for one of our most popular products! The SiFive Performance P470 RISC-V processor was awarded Embedded Computing Design’s Best in...

The Road Ahead

Oct 26, 2023
The progress RISC-V has made in the past few years is amazing. The leap from being an ISA deployed for basic embedded cores to powering high performance applications in consumer products, datacenters, autonomous vehicles, and next generation wearables, has come faster and stronger than anyone antici...

Arm IPO Underscores the Ongoing Compute Supercycle

Sep 14, 2023
SiFive congratulates Arm on its IPO, which represents a momentous step forward for the entire semiconductor ecosystem. This IPO has brought more awareness to the public about the critical role of computing architectures, specifically the instruction set architecture (ISA), and the need for high-qual...

ASIL B Ready Certification for SiFive Automotive Solutions

Jul 06, 2023
SiFive recently received its official ASIL-B Ready Functional Safety Certificate from the SGS-TUV organization, and to understand the implications, I discussed this achievement with SiFive’s industry recognized Automotive Functional Safety experts, Priyanka Thachakuzhiyil Viswanathan, Director Func...

Expanding the RISC-V Ecosystem, with PX5, IAR and SiFive

May 30, 2023
I recently had a great conversation with Bill Lamie, President/CEO of PX5, and Rafael Taubinger, Sr. Product Marketing Manager at IAR, regarding the recent port of the industrial-grade PX5 RTOS to the SiFive HiFive Rev B RISC-V development board (powered by a 32-bit SiFive RISC-V embedded microcont...

Ansys Joint Webinar: SiFive Maximizes Compute Density With Its RISC-V Processor Cores

May 22, 2023
You are invited to attend an upcoming webinar where Ansys will talking with SiFive's Phil Dworsky to discuss the pursuit of maximum compute density in our RISC-V processor cores. The presentation will cover topics such as managing dynamic power throughout the design process and creating efficient po...