Latest System-on-Chip Articles and Videos

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.

September 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz

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.

August 30, 2022 by Chantelle Dubois

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.

August 27, 2022 by Abdulwaliy Oyekunle

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.

August 24, 2022 by Lianne Frith

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.

July 19, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

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.

June 21, 2022 by Jeff Child

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.

June 12, 2022 by Eduardo Corpeño

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.

June 10, 2022 by Jake Hertz

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.

April 30, 2022 by Antonio Anzaldua Jr.

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.

April 20, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

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.

April 20, 2022 by Mouser Electronics

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.

February 09, 2022 by Jake Hertz

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.

December 10, 2021 by Tyler Charboneau

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.

November 08, 2021 by Jake Hertz

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.

September 07, 2021 by Jake Hertz

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.

August 26, 2021 by Jake Hertz