SiFive speeds up computing chip designs as it staffs up

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Chip technology firm SiFive Inc on Thursday said it has sped up its computing core designs by 40per cent and now has a headcount of 700 employees, with plans to double its staff by next year.The Silicon Valley startup is aiming to challenge the dominance of Arm Ltd in supplying key parts of computing chip

Chip technology firm SiFive Inc on Thursday said it has sped up its computing core designs by 40per cent and now has a headcount of 700 employees, with plans to double its staff by next year.

Arm licenses its technology to major firms like Apple Inc and Qualcomm Inc and is being purchased by Nvidia Corp in a deal worth more than US$54 billion, though the deal faces regulatory hurdles because firms like Qualcomm have objected to it. The estimated 40per cent speed boost from SiFiv's previous design, called the P550, has come in only five months, while Arm in the past has announced new computing cores about once a year. SiFive Chief Executive Patrick Little said he believes he can close the gap with his firm's much larger competitor.

 

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