Further expanding SiFive's lead in RISC-V AI IP, the company today launched its 2nd Generation Intelligence family, featuring five new RISC-V-based products designed to accelerate AI workloads across thousands of potential applications. The lineup includes two entirely new products—the X160 Gen 2 and X180 Gen 2—alongside upgraded X280 Gen 2, X390 Gen 2 and XM Gen 2. These new products all feature enhanced scalar, vector and, specifically with XM, matrix processing capabilities designed for modern AI workloads.

The X160 Gen 2 and X180 Gen 2 target far edge compute and IoT applications, achieving high efficiency in a compact footprint and delivering advanced AI functionality to the deeply embedded edge, which is heavily constrained by power and area. Target industries include automotive, autonomous robotics, industrial automation, and smart IoT.