The era of universal processor architectures is giving way to workload-specific designs optimized for performance, power, and scalability. As data-centric applications in artificial intelligence (AI), ...

There is a facility to compile functions to native code and this gives the largest speed increase without going to exceptional lengths. If you want a function to be compiled all you have to do is add ...

RISC-V supported standard extensions. Hints to help the compiler make better decisions. Reasons why to avoid writing "clever code." 1. These are the standard ...

IAR Embedded Workbench for RISC-V v3.11 and Andes CoDense™ extension of the AndeStar™ V5 RISC-V processors help embedded developers to shrink their code size and increase their applications’ ...

HI! I'm Elliot Alexander, a London-based Computer Scientist with a background in software engineering. I've worked across the security and high-performance computing space, and am experienced in all ...

If you wanted to make a CPU, and you’re not AMD or Intel, there are two real choices: ARM and RISC-V. But what are the differences between the two, and why do companies choose one over the other?

Why it matters: RISC V pioneer SiFive has gone through several iterations, but has now solidified a business model that essentially positions it as a direct competitor to Arm. If they can continue to ...

The company appears well positioned to challenge CPU incumbents with high performance RISC-V CPUs and Vector Extensions to the open ISA architecture. The RISC-V CPU Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) ...

UPPSALA, Sweden--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IAR Systems®, the world leader in software and services for embedded development, has just announced the full support of their latest release of IAR Embedded ...