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Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by 01100011 on Friday April 16, 2021 @03:57PM (#26838416)
RTFA?

> The SoC can be used for AI and HPC applications and can be further customized by SiFive customers to meet their needs. Meanwhile, elements from this SoC can be licensed and used for other N5 designs without any significant effort.

> The SoC contains the SiFive E76 32-bit CPU core(s) for AI, microcontrollers, edge-computing, and other relatively simplistic applications that do not require full precision.

Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by throwaway4good on Friday April 16, 2021 @04:30PM (#26838731)
So it is a proof of concept / demo of subcomponents someone else may license? Is that a correct interpretation?
Re:SiFive Tapes Out First 5nm TSMC 32-bit RISC-V Chip with 7... by sanxiyn on Friday April 16, 2021 @05:19PM (#26839196)
Yes.