SiFive, the originator of the first open-source chip platform, is amassing tools and cores necessary to build custom chips based on the free and open RISC-V instruction set architecture (ISA). A number of companies are making their IPs available through SiFive’s DesignShare model that is aimed at significantly reducing the upfront engineering costs needed to develop a custom chip.
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