MEDIA ALERT: SiFive to Speak at Linley Processor Conference
MEDIA ALERT: SiFive to Speak at Linley Processor Conference
Jack Kang to discuss the many applications for RISC-V, from microcontrollers to Linux
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: SiFive, the leading provider of commercial RISC-V processor IP.
WHAT: Jack Kang, vice president of product at SiFive, will present "RISC-V Core IP: From Microcontrollers to Linux" at the Linley Spring Processor Conference 2018. RISC-V has emerged as a compelling alternative to existing ISAs. Recent developments have seen RISC-V products announced for a wide variety of markets, ranging from microcontrollers all the way to vector computing for AI and machine learning. Kang will discuss what makes RISC-V so well suited for these diverse markets. He will also provide an update on current silicon RISC-V devices, market opportunities for RISC-V adoption, upcoming plans for RISC-V, and what this all means for system designers and architects.
SiFive also will demo its latest development board, HiFive Unleashed, during the opening day reception starting at 4:40 p.m. PDT on April 11, 2018.
WHEN: 1:30 to 3 p.m. PDT, Thursday, April 12, 2018
WHERE: The Linley Spring Processor Conference 2018, April 11-12, 2018, at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, 5101 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, Calif. 95054
About SiFive
SiFive is the leading provider of market-ready processor core IP based on the free and open RISC-V instruction set architecture. Founded by RISC-V inventors Andrew Waterman, Yunsup Lee and Krste Asanovic, SiFive helps SoC designers reduce time-to-market and realize cost savings with customized, open-architecture processor cores, and democratizes access to optimized silicon by enabling system designers to build customized RISC-V based semiconductors. SiFive is located in Silicon Valley and has venture backing from Sutter Hill Ventures, Spark Capital and Osage University Partners. For more information, visit www.sifive.com.
CONTACT: Leslie Clavin, SHIFT Communications for SiFive, 415-591-8440, sifive@shiftcomm.com
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