New SiFive RISC-V core P650 with 40% IPC increase
Some context: RISC-V Summit is next week, and RISC-V international has just approved a batch of important extensions[0]. With these extensions, RISC-V is not missing anything relative to ARM and x86 ISAs in terms of functionality.<p>I expect a lot of tape-outs to happen this month, as core vendors were probably holding for the announced ratifications, in fear of last minute changes. Next year is going to be exciting.<p>[0]: <a href="https://riscv.org/announcements/2021/12/riscv-ratifies-15-new-specifications/" rel="nofollow">https://riscv.org/announcements/2021/12/riscv-ratifies-15-ne...</a>