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NASA Taps SiFive’s RISC-V Core for its Spaceflight Processor

NASA Taps SiFive’s RISC-V Core for its Spaceflight Processor

NASA has selected SiFive’s X280 RISC-V device as the CPU core for its upcoming High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC) project.


News Sep 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
LeapFive Eyes High-performance Realm with 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC

LeapFive Eyes High-performance Realm with 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC

Setting out to enter the high-end processing niche within RISC-V, startup LeapFive has unveiled a quad-core 1.8 GHz RISC-V SoC.


News Aug 30, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois
RISC-V Universe Grows with New GPUs, CPUs, and Development Kits

RISC-V Universe Grows with New GPUs, CPUs, and Development Kits

More companies continue to leverage RISC-V, a free open source instruction set architecture, to push innovation in GPUs and real-time CPU devices.


News Aug 27, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Amid Chip Shortages, Companies Bet on RISC-V

Amid Chip Shortages, Companies Bet on RISC-V

The RISC-V architecture continues to gather momentum as organizations make efforts to leverage the open-source ISA technology and innovate with new RISC-V solutions.


News Aug 24, 2022 by Lianne Frith
Bourns SM453229A-381N7Y AEC-Q LAN Transformers | New Product Brief

Bourns SM453229A-381N7Y AEC-Q LAN Transformers | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


RISC-V Shines at Embedded World With New Specs and Processors

RISC-V Shines at Embedded World With New Specs and Processors

At Embedded World 2022 today, RISC-V activity heats up as RISC-V International reveals four new spec approvals and SiFive unveils a new version of its X280 processor.


News Jun 21, 2022 by Jeff Child
An Introduction to RISC-V—Understanding RISC’s Open ISA

An Introduction to RISC-V—Understanding RISC’s Open ISA

This article is a primer into the basics of RISC-V. The open architecture philosophy is exposed, along with a technical description of the modular ISA, and some commercial RISC-V microprocessor implementations.


Microchip Pushes First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Mass Production

Microchip Pushes First RISC-V-based SoC FPGA to Mass Production

Microchip continues the push for RISC-V hardware by reaching milestones with its PolarFire system-on-a-chip (SoC) field-programmable gate array (FPGA) and Mi-V ecosystem.


News Jun 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz
Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Automotive IC Solutions Roll for Enhanced Security and ADAS

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are serving up solutions aimed at enhanced security, ADAS, and simplified door control.


Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas Locks Onto ECU Design With Virtualization Solution

Renesas’ latest electronic control unit (ECU) virtualization platform takes on incorporating robust automotive micro-controllers for vehicle motion and zone control applications.


News Apr 29, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle
Silicon Labs BG22 Wireless SoC Explorer Kit | New Product Brief

Silicon Labs BG22 Wireless SoC Explorer Kit | New Product Brief

This New Product Brief (NPB) is part of a video series highlighting the features, applications, and technical specs of newly-released products.


SILICON LABORATORIES EFR32FG23 Flex Gecko Wireless SoCs | Featured Product Spotlight

SILICON LABORATORIES EFR32FG23 Flex Gecko Wireless SoCs | Featured Product Spotlight

This Featured Product Spotlight is part of a video series exploring the specifications, applications, and market context of new products.


Ep. 43 | Mark Papermaster: The EE and Exec Behind Apple, IBM, Cisco, and AMD’s Success

Ep. 43 | Mark Papermaster: The EE and Exec Behind Apple, IBM, Cisco, and AMD’s Success

What hasn’t Mark Papermaster accomplished? He’s the engineer and exec who impacted Apple’s iPhones and iPods, the IBM Power PC, and has led AMD's remarkable rejuvenation from a company that “may have lost their way” to surpassing Intel’s market cap.


Intel Pledges Support for RISC-V and “Openness in Technology”

Intel Pledges Support for RISC-V and “Openness in Technology”

A major player has joined the effort to build out the world’s largest and most successful open-source ISA.


News Feb 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz
The 2021 RISC-V Summit Charts the Wildfire Expansion of Open-source Hardware

The 2021 RISC-V Summit Charts the Wildfire Expansion of Open-source Hardware

If 2021's RISC-V Summit told us anything, it's that the open-source hardware movement isn't slowing down anytime soon.


News Dec 10, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau
An “Industry First” 5G NR Small Cell SoC Spurs Open RAN Technology Forward

An “Industry First” 5G NR Small Cell SoC Spurs Open RAN Technology Forward

Radio Access Networks (RAN) technology was limited and expensive; however, Open RAN (O-RAN) is hoping to create easier and more compatible 5G technology. Pushing 5G Open RAN forward is Picocom's 5G New Radio (NR) SoC.


News Dec 06, 2021 by Jake Hertz
Imperas Clears the Haze Around RISC-V Processor Verification

Imperas Clears the Haze Around RISC-V Processor Verification

MIPS is tapping Imperas to simplify the process of testing and verifying RISC-V processors. What goes into verification when it comes to RISC-V?


Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

Kneron’s RISC-V AI Chip Intends to Bring L1 and L2 Autonomy to “Any Vehicle”

The push for autonomous vehicles has seen a lot of momentum for 2021. Aiming to keep it going is a new AI chip from Kneron that claims to bring the capacity for autonomous driving capabilities to any vehicle.


News Nov 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz
RISC-V Gains Traction in the Data Center

RISC-V Gains Traction in the Data Center

RISC-V is often associated with embedded projects. Now, the open-source ISA may be a more common player in higher-end computing markets.


News Sep 07, 2021 by Jake Hertz
AI Accelerator Chip with 1000 RISC-V Cores Shakes Up Data Center Inference

AI Accelerator Chip with 1000 RISC-V Cores Shakes Up Data Center Inference

As the need for AI and data center processing keeps rising, a new AI accelerator has risen to the challenge. After years of development, Esperanto has announced its ET-SoC-1 ML inference chip.


News Aug 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz