Renesas Electronics and SiFive Collaborate on Next-Generation High-End RISC-V Solutions for Automotive Applications-EEWORLD

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On April 21, Renesas Electronics, a major supplier of semiconductor solutions, and SiFive, a supplier of RISC-V processors and silicon solutions, announced a strategic partnership to jointly develop next-generation high-end RISC-V solutions for automotive applications. In this collaboration, SiFive will license its RISC-V core IP portfolio to Renesas.

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“RISC-V is an important element in providing additional features and options to new and existing customers,” said Takeshi Kataoka, Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Solution Business Unit at Renesas Electronics Corporation. “We are pleased to collaborate with SiFive as a key partner to develop next-generation semiconductor solutions based on our expertise in the automotive field and SiFive’s advanced RISC-V technology.”

“We are excited to collaborate with Renesas on the development of next-generation automotive solutions powered by the SiFive Intelligence Platform,” said Patrick Little, Chairman and CEO of SiFive. “SiFive’s roadmap of advanced, high-performance RISC-V processor cores and AI accelerators will meet automotive application needs, delivering significant core performance and enhanced AI capabilities to enable scalable, workload-accelerating solutions.”

With its diverse product portfolio of industry-leading microcontrollers (MCUs), system-on-chips, analog and power components, Renesas provides automotive solutions including ADAS, autonomous driving (AD), electric vehicles (EVs) and Internet gateways (CoGW) to global customers. With an eye on future travel that is safe, comfortable and environmentally friendly, Renesas Electronics continues to explore and optimize the next-generation high-performance RISC-V core for automotive applications, expand its high-end SoC and MCU development capabilities, and continue to provide innovative and reliable automotive solutions to global customers.

The SiFive Intelligence platform, based on the SiFive RISC-V vector processor with AI ISA extensions, uses a differentiated software tool chain to develop scalable solutions for AI and ML applications. SiFive RISC-V processors are pre-integrated with advanced trace, debug, and security solutions compatible with industry tools, simplifying heterogeneous integration and migration. In addition, the SiFive RISC-V portfolio has been silicon-proven and can be used in leading and advanced manufacturing plants, providing more choices for customers and partners.

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