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The SiFive blog is your go-to source for updates on breakthroughs in processor IP, compute density, chip architecture, and innovations whether you're producing killer wearables and consumer devices, optimizing a datacenter, or building next-generation automobiles.

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146 from 29 Nov 2016 to 22 Oct 2026
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2026 10

  1. Beyond the CPU and GPU: SiFive in Datacenter Infrastructure
  2. The Next Leap in Datacenter AI: Orchestrating Custom Accelerators with SiFive Intelligent Control Units (ACUs)
  3. SiFive Perspective: RISC-V SPMP Specification Ratification is a Leap Forward for Embedded Security
  4. Introducing SKL: The SiFive Kernel Library
  5. RISC-V EU Summit 2026: An Ecosystem Coming of Age
  6. Inside the SiFive Performance™ P570 Gen 3: High Performance Efficiency for Next-Generation Consumer and Commercial Applications
  7. P570 Gen 3: A System Perspective
  8. Investing In Our Next Chapter of Growth
  9. The RISC-V Code Models (2026 Edition): medlow, medany, & large
  10. Why the SiFive-NVIDIA Milestone Matters

2025 16

  1. X100 - Securing the System - RISC-V AI at the Edge - SiFive
  2. Building the Future of AI with SiFive X100 as an Accelerator Control Unit (ACU)
  3. Enabling AI Innovation at The Far Edge
  4. The Perfect Solution for Local AI - SiFive Blog
  5. RISC-V for Infrastructure: For Now, It’s All About the Developer
  6. SiFive Celebrates 10 Years as Your Trusted Partner for RISC-V IP Innovation
  7. Breakthrough in Automotive AI: Running BEVFormer on SiFive’s Early Access RISC-V Intelligence XM Platform
  8. Red Hat Brings Their Enterprise Linux On SiFive Hardware
  9. From Berkeley Lab to Global Standard: RISC‑V’s 15-Year Journey
  10. SiFive Storage Solutions: Powering the Next Generation of SSD
  11. How the SiFive HiFive Premier P550 is Accelerating Linux Ecosystem Adoption
  12. SiFive’s New Look: A Reflection of Our Growth and Vision
  13. Cycuity Partners with SiFive & BAE Systems to Strengthen Microelectronics Design Supply Chain Security
  14. How SiFive is Driving AI and Datacenter Innovation
  15. RISC-V Software Updates: Great Progress in 2024 and Much More Ahead in 2025
  16. Thoughts from CES

2024 18

  1. HiFive Premier P550 Development Boards with Ubuntu Now Available—With Great Reviews & Lower Price
  2. SiFive Accelerates RISC-V Vector Integration in XNNPACK for Optimized AI Inference
  3. SiFive Leadership in the Rapidly-Growing Embedded Market
  4. Exploring the Ongoing Debate: Is RISC-V Rigid or Flexible?
  5. The Vital Role of Development Boards in Growing The RISC-V Ecosystem - SiFive
  6. Datacenter Innovation with 870-D - SiFive Blog
  7. LLM Optimization and Deployment on SiFive RISC-V Intelligence Products
  8. Samsung Highlights Work to Bring RISC-V to Tizen
  9. AI Workload Acceleration with SiFive’s New Intelligence XM Series
  10. RISC-V World Tour; Munich, Hangzhou, Santa Clara and Russia??
  11. RISC-V for the Datacenter: Introducing the P870-D - SiFive Blog
  12. What’s Coming Up Next for SiFive
  13. SiFive Enhances RISC-V Automotive Safety Leadership with Critical Functional Safety Certification
  14. SiFive Becomes First IP Supplier to Achieve Automotive ISO/SAE 21434:2021 Product Certification
  15. SiFive Leaders Recognized by the 2024 Electronics Weekly Women Leaders in Electronics Awards
  16. SiFive in Washington: Japan partnership and a stronger semiconductor ecosystem
  17. New Webinar on Creating Agile AI Systems with Open RISC-V Solutions
  18. SiFive Upgrades Automotive Security for the RISC-V Ecosystem with New ISO/SAE 21434 Certification

2023 11

  1. Unlock the Possibilities with HiFive Unmatched RISC-V Development Boards - SiFive
  2. SiFive’s Performance P470 Receives Best in Show Award at the RISC-V Summit
  3. The Road Ahead - SiFive Blog
  4. Arm IPO Underscores the Ongoing Compute Supercycle
  5. ASIL B Ready Certification for SiFive Automotive Solutions
  6. Expanding the RISC-V Ecosystem, with PX5, IAR and SiFive
  7. Ansys Joint Webinar: SiFive Maximizes Compute Density With Its RISC-V Processor Cores
  8. SiFive Expands U.S. Presence with New Office in Boston
  9. Unleashing the Potential of RISC-V: A Recap of the SiFive Tech Forum
  10. Meet us at embedded world
  11. SiFive Makes a Splash at the RISC-V Summit with 10+ Talks, Demos, and a Surprise Product Reveal

2022 15

  1. SiFive Expands Presence in India to Keep Up with the Company’s Ultra-fast Growth
  2. SiFive’s Shubu Mukherjee Recognized Along with Fellow Authors with SIGGMICRO’s Test of Time Award
  3. SiFive Intelligence X280 as AI Compute Host: Google Datacenter Case Study
  4. Introducing SiFive Automotive Products
  5. SiFive's RISC-V Leadership Strengthens with New Vector Solutions
  6. Introducing the Latest SiFive® Intelligence™ X280 Processor Innovation - the Vector Coprocessor Interface Extension (VCIX)
  7. SiFive Ranks in Top 10 Percent of Inc.’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America List
  8. SiFive arrives on the pitch in Cambridge
  9. Introduction To SiFive Vector Processors
  10. 10 Important Things To Know About SiFive Vectors
  11. Introduction To The SiFive Intelligence X280
  12. SiFive - The Market Leader In RISC-V Vectors
  13. The Investment Heard Around The World
  14. RISC-V is Ready for Great Challenges - SiFive Blog
  15. The Rapid Rise of RISC‑V

2021 11

  1. When You Reach The Summit, Keep Climbing
  2. Accelerating the Future of RISC-V
  3. RISC-V is Inevitable
  4. RISC-V Chiplets, Disaggregated Die, and Tiles
  5. Delivering on the Promise of Industry-Leading RISC-V Processors - SiFive Blog
  6. The Heart of SiFive is Performance, Intelligence, & Essential
  7. What’s new in AI & ML from SiFive
  8. SiFive RISC-V Proven in 5nm Silicon
  9. SiFive Vector Processing Solutions To Be Highlighted at Linley Spring Processor Conference 2021
  10. SiFive Core IP 21G1
  11. SiFive collaborates with new Intel Foundry Services to enable innovative new RISC-V computing platforms

2020 16

  1. SiFive Strengthens Foothold in Storage Applications for Data-Centric AI Computing
  2. The Heart of RISC-V Development is Unmatched
  3. RISC-V Vector Extension Intrinsic Support
  4. Randomness is Secure with SiFive Shield HCA
  5. OpenFive's Customizable Silicon-Focused Solutions
  6. SiFive Core IP 20G1
  7. Cloud Accelerated Idea To Silicon - SiFive Blog
  8. Introducing SiFive Insight
  9. The RISC-V Revolution is Going Strong in Ahmedabad
  10. Our SiFive Tech Symposiums in Costa Rica and Mexico Underscore the Global Adoption of the RISC-V ISA in Industry and Academia
  11. Part 4: High-Performance Interconnect for Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V
  12. Part 1: High-Bandwidth Accelerator Access to Memory: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V
  13. Part 3: High-Bandwidth Accelerator Access to Memory: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V
  14. With SiFive, We Can Change the World
  15. Part 2: High-Bandwidth Core Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfers with RISC-V
  16. Part 1: Fast Access to Accelerators: Enabling Optimized Data Transfer with RISC-V

2019 16

  1. Our SiFive Tech Symposiums in Pakistan Drew Over 2,500 Attendees!
  2. Incredibly Scalable High-Performance RISC-V Core IP
  3. SiFive Shield™: An Open, Scalable Platform Architecture for Security
  4. Making It Easy To Get It Right
  5. Supporting A World Leading RISC-V IP Portfolio
  6. Israel is Evolving as a High-Tech Hub, and RISC-V is Playing a Vital Role
  7. NVDLA Deep Learning Inference Compiler is Now Open Source
  8. SiFive Fosters RISC-V Collaboration and Education in India and Bangladesh Via Symposiums, Tutorials and Workshops
  9. Dhrystone Performance Tuning on the Freedom Platform - SiFive Blog
  10. Three New Core Series Now Available in SiFive Core Designer
  11. Freedom in Software and in the Metal
  12. When Hardware Roadmaps Look Like Software Roadmaps
  13. The RISC-V Revolution is Sweeping Across the APAC Region and Australia
  14. Freedom Studio Version 2019.03
  15. Freedom Everywhere — Back for Everyone!
  16. The Revolution Evolution Continues - SiFive RISC-V Technology Symposium - Part I

2018 12

  1. You Will Not Get Fired for Choosing RISC-V
  2. Getting Started with Zephyr RTOS v1.13.0 On RISC-V - SiFive
  3. An Open Source Release of the Freedom U540-C000's Bootloader
  4. Interrupts on the SiFive E2 Series
  5. Intel Capital Investment Boosts Vision for the Future
  6. RISC-V QEMU Part 2: The RISC-V QEMU port is upstream
  7. Dover Microsystems Brings Real-Time Chip Security to SiFive’s DesignShare
  8. The SiFive Download - The Next Revolution is Here!
  9. All Aboard, Part 11: RISC-V Hackathon, Presented by SiFive
  10. Welcome Aboard, Sunil Shenoy!
  11. All Aboard, Part 10: How to Contribute to the RISC-V Software Ecosystem
  12. A Look Back: 7th RISC-V Workshop

2017 19

  1. RISC-V QEMU Part 1: Privileged ISA v1.10, HiFive1 and VirtIO
  2. All Aboard, Part 9: Paging and the MMU in the RISC-V Linux Kernel
  3. All Aboard, Part 8: The RISC-V Linux Port is Upstream!
  4. Analog Bits Clocks into the DesignShare Ecosystem
  5. All Aboard, Part 7: Entering and Exiting the Linux Kernel on RISC-V
  6. Welcome - The SiFive Download, Part III
  7. All Aboard, Part 6: Booting a RISC-V Linux Kernel
  8. Introducing the U54-MC RISC-V Core IP – The First RISC-V Core with Linux Support
  9. All Aboard, Part 5: Per-march and per-mabi Library Paths on RISC-V Systems
  10. The DesignShare Ecosystem Grows with the Addition of UltraSoC’s Embedded Analytics IP
  11. Welcome - The SiFive Download, Part II
  12. All Aboard, Part 3: Linker Relaxation in the RISC-V Toolchain
  13. Our New Partnership with Rambus and the DesignShare Economy
  14. All Aboard, Part 2: Relocations in ELF Toolchains
  15. All Aboard, Part 1: The -march, -mabi, and -mtune arguments to RISC-V Compilers
  16. All Aboard, Part 0: Introduction
  17. RISC-V GCC is upstreamed!
  18. Women in Open Source: You DO Belong Here
  19. Stronger Together – Collaborating with OnChip to Expand the Open-Source Hardware Ecosystem

2016 2

  1. Custom Chips For Under $100K
  2. The Best “Three-Month Project” Ever