SiFive unveils two new high-performance RISC-V processors
SiFive, a RISC-V processor design firm, unveiled two new chip designs aimed at bringing a high-performance computing solution to various industries.
The announcement of the SiFive Performance P870 and SiFive Intelligence X390 took place at an in-person press and analyst event in Santa Clara, California. SiFive designs chips based on the open RISC-V architecture, which competes with architectures from Arm and Intel.
The SiFive Performance P870 and SiFive Intelligence X390 offer low power consumption, compute density, and vector compute capability. These processors aim to provide a significant performance boost for data-intensive computing applications in the fields of consumer electronics, automotive technology, and infrastructure.
SiFive executives highlighted the company’s commitment to driving high-performance RISC-V innovation and bridging the gap with other instruction set architectures. They emphasized the rapid expansion of the RISC-V ecosystem, which is fueled by the growing demand for semiconductors in sectors such as consumer electronics and infrastructure.
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SiFive CEO Patrick Little said in a statement, “The flexibility of SiFive’s RISC-V solutions allows companies to address the unique computing requirements of these segments and capitalize on the momentum around generative AI, where we have seen double-digit design wins, and for other cutting-edge applications.”
The SiFive Performance P870 is designed for high-performance consumer applications and can also be used alongside a vector processor in data
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