SiFive: Creating a RISC-V PC Ecosystem for Linux Application Development

Presented by Yunsup Lee, CTO, SiFive.

New processor architectures require access to development environments to create and optimize software. This presentation describes a next-generation SoC that enables professional developers to create RISC-V applications from bare-metal to Linux-based, including porting of existing applications. The Freedom U740 next-generation SoC combines a heterogeneous mix-and-match core complex with modern PC expansion capabilities and form factor with a suite of included tools to facilitate broad professional software development.

The Linley Fall Processor Conference featured technical presentations addressing processors and IP cores for AI applications, embedded, data center, automotive, and communications. Session topic included AI in Edge Devices, Vector-Processing Cores, Advancing Cloud AI, The New Infrastructure Edge, Heterogenous Computing, SoC Design, In-Memory Compute, and Security.