SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/
-- SiFive, the first fabless provider of customized,
open-source-enabled semiconductors, today announced it has joined
the TSMC (NYSE: TSM) IP Alliance Program, part of the TSMC Open
Innovation Platform®, which accelerates innovation in the
semiconductor design community. As an alliance member, SiFive's
RISC-V based Coreplex IP are made available to its customers to
reduce time-to-market, increase return on investment and reduce
waste in the manufacturing process.
With the significant increases in non-recurring engineering and
design costs required to bring to life new silicon designs, TSMC's
IP Alliance Program makes it easier for fabless chipmakers to
innovate and produce custom semiconductors. By participating in the
TSMC IP Alliance Program, SiFive becomes the first RISC-V solution
provider to make its IP readily available for fabless chipmakers
leveraging the industry's most comprehensive semiconductor IP
portfolio.
"Acceptance into the TSMC IP Alliance is an honor and a
significant validation not only of SiFive, but of the RISC-V
architecture as a whole," said Jack
Kang, vice president of Product and Business Development,
SiFive. "Having the SiFive Coreplex IP platform available through
the program makes designing a chip based on the latest in open
source hardware even easier. We look forward to continued
collaboration with TSMC and the other members of the IP Alliance
ecosystem."
"The TSMC Open Innovation Platform forms the center of our open
innovation model that addresses the needs of our customers looking
to reduce design time and speed time-to-market," said Suk Lee, TSMC senior director, Design
Infrastructure Marketing Division. "The addition of SiFive's IP to
the TSMC IP catalog will streamline the process of fabricating
custom silicon designs based on the RISC-V implementation."
SiFive was founded by the inventors of RISC-V – Andrew Waterman, Yunsup Lee and Krste Asanovic – with a mission to democratize
access to custom silicon. In its first six months of availability,
more than 1,000 HiFive1 software development boards have been
purchased and delivered to developers in over 40 countries.
Additionally, the company has engaged with multiple customers
across its IP and SoC products, started shipping the industry's
first RISC-V SoC in November 2016 and
announced the availability of its Coreplex RISC-V based IP earlier
this year. SiFive's innovative "study, evaluate, buy" licensing
model dramatically simplifies the IP licensing process, and removes
traditional road blocks that have limited access to customized,
leading edge silicon.
About SiFive
SiFive is the first fabless provider of customized
semiconductors based on the free and open RISC-V instruction set
architecture. Founded by RISC-V inventors Yunsup Lee, Andrew Waterman and Krste Asanovic, SiFive democratizes access to
custom silicon by helping system designers reduce time-to-market
and realize cost savings with 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.
MEDIA CONTACTS
Jack Kang
SiFive
(510) 673-1309
jack@sifive.com
Leslie Clavin
SHIFT Communications for SiFive
(415) 591-8440
lclavin@shiftcomm.com
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