The fact that it is open source and has made significant progress against the ARM architecture with extensive contributions increases the interest in RISC-V architecture. The developments on the platform also caught the attention of NASA.
NASA and SiFive partnership
According to the statement, SiFive processors will be used in high-performance flight computers that NASA will use in new period space missions. SiFive is currently the largest contributor to the RISC-V architecture.
SiFive continues to grow
As part of the agreement, SiFive is supplying the SiFive X280 processor, which consists of 8 SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector cores and 4 SiFive RISC-V cores. With vector extensions and smart extensions, the SiFive processor makes significant contributions to artificial intelligence and machine learning. It can also operate at very low energy consumption.
The SiFive X280 processor can offer 100 times more cognitive capabilities than NASA’s current flight computers. Apart from NASA, SiFive had the chance to take part in the computer systems of different federal institutions.
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