SiFive develops and licenses processor cores based on the open RISC-V instruction set. Its Essential series targets microcontrollers and embedded control in IoT chips, while the Performance and Intelligence lines serve application processors and AI workloads. Founded by the creators of RISC-V at the University of California, Berkeley, SiFive sells IP to semiconductor companies that need alternatives to proprietary cores and works with the RISC-V International ecosystem.
Focus: risc-v cores, processor ip.
Tags: risc-v · processor ip · embedded · automotive · ai