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With its new portfolio of automotive RISC-V processor cores, SiFive aims to solve challenges in the design of evolving…

With its new portfolio of automotive RISC-V processor cores, SiFive aims to solve challenges in the design of evolving digital cars.

NASA has selected SiFive’s X280 RISC-V device as the CPU core for its upcoming High-Performance Spaceflight Computer…

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

More companies continue to leverage RISC-V, a free open source instruction set architecture, to push innovation in GPUs…

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

The RISC-V architecture continues to gather momentum as organizations make efforts to leverage the open-source ISA…

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.

At Embedded World 2022 today, RISC-V activity heats up as RISC-V International reveals four new spec approvals and SiFive…

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.

Next-gen automotive system design keeps getting more challenging. To help engineers keep pace, three chip vendors are…

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.

At Intel's 2021 Architecture Day, CEO Pat Gelsinger called the company's new computing technology "magic." Here are a few…

At Intel's 2021 Architecture Day, CEO Pat Gelsinger called the company's new computing technology "magic." Here are a few highlights from the event.

Marvell’s newest 5 nm data processing unit (DPU), the OCTEON 10, offers 3x improvement over the previous generation…

Marvell’s newest 5 nm data processing unit (DPU), the OCTEON 10, offers 3x improvement over the previous generation along with the newest ARMv9 Core.

RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture, is making inroads against industry giants, with the support of the…

RISC-V, the open-source instruction set architecture, is making inroads against industry giants, with the support of the RISC-V Foundation.

ARM Vision 2021 defines the company's roadmap for the next ten years of specialized computing with the ARMv9-A.

ARM Vision 2021 defines the company's roadmap for the next ten years of specialized computing with the ARMv9-A.

John von Neumann has revolutionized the world of computing through his work on the Manhattan Project, the von Neumann…

John von Neumann has revolutionized the world of computing through his work on the Manhattan Project, the von Neumann (Princeton) Architecture, and the first IAS computer.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

Researchers at the University of Surrey have come up with a new type of transistor that offers linear behavior and huge upside.

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming…

Ultrasound, with nearly a century of technological history, has seen its third major technological breakthrough coming out of North Carolina State.

In this video we will examine the internal circuitry of an operational amplifier. A thorough analysis of any…

In this video we will examine the internal circuitry of an operational amplifier. A thorough analysis of any professional-quality op-amp would be far too complicated for an introductory video tutorial, but if we focus on the overall architecture and a few specific design techniques, we can learn quite a bit about op-amp functionality without getting lost in the details.

As the co-founders of RISC-V, SiFive's level-up on processors could have significant implications for custom SoC design.

As the co-founders of RISC-V, SiFive's level-up on processors could have significant implications for custom SoC design.

Recently, a study into the architecture has been presented by members of the Wireless Networking and AI&ML research…

Recently, a study into the architecture has been presented by members of the Wireless Networking and AI&ML research groups and described as a “new standard” for telecommunications networks.

Remote work during this pandemic has shed light anew on the virtues of RISC-V, which has just gotten more accessible.

Remote work during this pandemic has shed light anew on the virtues of RISC-V, which has just gotten more accessible.

This article discusses the Perceptron configuration that we will use for our experiments with neural-network training and…

This article discusses the Perceptron configuration that we will use for our experiments with neural-network training and classification, and we’ll also look at the related topic of bias nodes.

Microchip's new RISC-V-based PolarFire SoC family is said to provide 50% lower power than competing mid-range FPGAs.

Microchip's new RISC-V-based PolarFire SoC family is said to provide 50% lower power than competing mid-range FPGAs.