Arteris and SiFive Partner to Accelerate RISC-V SoC Design of Edge AI Applications

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Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP) and SiFive have announced a strategic partnership to enhance Edge AI product innovation for both consumer electronics and industrial applications. This collaboration leverages SiFive's RISC-V processor IP and Arteris' system IP to create solutions that improve interoperability and accelerate the development of Edge AI SoCs. The newly launched SiFive 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform, featuring a SiFive X280 processor and Arteris Ncore interconnect IP, aims to streamline product development while optimizing performance and power efficiency. This partnership positions both companies to effectively address the growing demands for complex SoCs in the AI-driven market.

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• Strategic partnership enhances interoperability of RISC-V processor IP and system IP.
• Accelerates the development of Edge AI solutions, potentially leading to increased market share.
• SiFive 22G1 X280 platform available, integrating core technologies for improved product development.

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The collaboration will provide a greater choice of integrated and optimized solutions with leading SiFive RISC-V processor IP and Arteris system IP

Highlights:

• Arteris and SiFive partnership enhances the interoperability of leading RISC-V processor IP with leading system IP
• Focus on accelerating Edge IP consumer electronics and industrial applications
• The SiFive 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform availability
  

CAMPBELL, Calif. and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Arteris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIP), a leading provider of system IP which accelerates system-on-chip (SoC) creation, and SiFive, Inc., the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, today announced their partnership to help speed up Edge AI electronic product innovation for consumer electronics and industrial applications.

The combination of the SiFive Intelligence™ processor IP and Arteris Ncore interconnect IP accelerates the path for customers to realize Edge AI SoCs. SiFive Intelligence X280, a multi-core capable RISC-V processor, provides a unique blend of performance, power efficiency, and an intuitive programming model, and enables various data-driven applications, including AI inference, image processing, data center acceleration and other use cases. Arteris Ncore cache coherent interconnect IP is a configurable and scalable network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect for heterogeneous cache coherent systems-on-chip (SoCs). The coupled solution delivers interoperability to speed up the development of Edge AI SoCs with high performance and power efficiency while reducing project schedules, integration complexity and costs.

As a result of their interoperability and integration collaboration, SiFive has developed the SiFive 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform, incorporating a SiFive X280 processor IP and an Arteris Ncore cache coherent interconnect IP, which is available to run on the AMD Virtex™ UltraScale+™ FPGA VCU118 Evaluation Kit.

“As companies push the performance of application-specific SoCs that not only include a growing number of processors, but also tremendously complex network-on-chip requirements, our collaboration with Arteris enables us to deliver optimized RISC-V solutions that meet and beat our customers’ compute goals,” said Phil Dworsky, global head of strategic alliances at SiFive. “There is a growing class of complex SoCs that require a combination of best-in-class processor IP with both non-coherent and coherent NoCs, and we look to extend our technical collaboration going forward to accelerate the development of intelligent edge devices.”

In addition to the SiFive X280 processor and the Arteris Ncore interconnect, the SiFive 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform integrates an interesting mix of peripherals to facilitate software development on a RISC-V Vector-enabled platform. SiFive also provides the Freedom SDK for Linux for software development with SiFive IP.

“Our goal is to follow the processor IP choices of our customers and be the leading system IP provider of the emerging RISC-V ecosystem,” said Frank Schirrmeister, vice president of solutions and business development at Arteris. “Our collaboration with SiFive supports our mission to be a catalyst for SoC innovation so our mutual customers can focus on dreaming up what comes next, creating innovative consumer electronics and industrial edge AI/ML products.”

For more information regarding the 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform, please contact SiFive at sales@sifive.com.

About Arteris

Arteris is a leading provider of system IP for the acceleration of system-on-chip (SoC) development across today’s electronic systems. Arteris network-on-chip (NoC) interconnect IP and IP deployment technology enable higher product performance with lower power consumption and faster time to market, delivering better SoC economics so its customers can focus on dreaming up what comes next. Learn more at Arteris.com.

About SiFive

As the pioneers who introduced RISC-V to the world, SiFive is transforming the future of compute by bringing the limitless potential of RISC-V to the highest performance and most data-intensive applications in the world. SiFive’s unrivaled compute platforms have enabled leading technology companies around the world to innovate, optimize and deliver the most advanced solutions of tomorrow across every market segment of chip design, including artificial intelligence, machine learning, automotive, data center, mobile, and consumer. With SiFive, the future of RISC-V has no limits. For more information, please visit SiFive.com.

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Arteris Media Contact:
Gina Jacobs
Arteris
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newsroom@arteris.com

SiFive Media Contact:
Allison DeLeo
Racepoint Global for SiFive
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SiFive@racepointglobal.com

FAQ

What is the partnership between Arteris and SiFive about?

The partnership focuses on enhancing Edge AI product innovation by combining SiFive's RISC-V processor IP with Arteris' system IP.

What is the SiFive 22G1 X280 Customer Reference Platform?

It is a newly launched platform that integrates a SiFive X280 processor and Arteris Ncore interconnect IP, designed to accelerate the development of Edge AI systems-on-chip.

How does the Arteris and SiFive partnership benefit the Edge AI market?

The collaboration aims to provide optimized solutions that enhance performance and power efficiency for Edge AI applications in consumer electronics and industrial sectors.

What technologies are integrated in the SiFive 22G1 X280 platform?

The platform integrates SiFive's X280 processor IP and Arteris' Ncore cache coherent interconnect IP, along with various peripherals for software development.