SiFive is making processors for the generative AI future.
SiFive is making processors for the generative AI future.
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SiFive unveils two new high-performance RISC-V processors

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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SiFive, a RISC-V processor design firm, unveiled two new chip designs aimed at bringing a high-performance computing solution to various industries. 

The announcement of the SiFive Performance P870 and SiFive Intelligence X390 took place at an in-person press and analyst event in Santa Clara, California. SiFive designs chips based on the open RISC-V architecture, which competes with architectures from Arm and Intel. 

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.