Alternatives to SiFive
The top AI Chip companies similar to SiFive, ranked by relevance (named competitors first, then how closely their sectors overlap) and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Each links to a full profile with funding and team.
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Rivos36AI ChipSanta Clara, United States$873.1MRivos is a semiconductor startup developing high-performance RISC-V based processors for data centers and AI workloads.
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Intel32Data CenterSanta Clara, United States$5.0BLeading semiconductor manufacturer designing and producing microprocessors for computing devices.
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Synopsys34Electronic Design AutomationSunnyvale, United States$2.0BSynopsys is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and intellectual property (IP) for semiconductor design.
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Arteris IP52SemiconductorsCampbell, United States$9.7MProvider of system IP and SoC integration automation and security for semiconductor development.
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Cerebras Systems70AI ChipSunnyvale, United States$1.7BIndustry-leading AI infrastructure for ultra-fast AI inference and training powered by Wafer-Scale Engines.
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Developing the Omni Processing Unit (OPU) that unifies CPU, GPU, memory, and connectivity for AI workloads.
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Neurophos63AI ChipSan Jose, United States$124.2MNeurophos develops photonic AI chips (OPUs) for extreme efficiency and performance in AI compute.
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Olix Computing61AI ChipLondon, UK$612.0MDeveloping an AI chip with integrated optical components for faster and more efficient AI inference.
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Ventana Micro Systems61AI ChipCupertino, United States$70.4MDeveloper of high-performance RISC-V CPU cores and chiplets for data centers and AI.
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FuriosaAI60AI ChipSeoul, South Korea$405.0MSouth Korean semiconductor company designing AI accelerator chips and software for LLMs and multimodal AI.
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Think Silicon85AI ChipPatras, GreeceFabless semiconductor company designing and licensing graphics IP for embedded systems.
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Tenstorrent59AI ChipToronto, Canada$615.9MDesigns high-performance AI processors and RISC-V based compute solutions.
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d-Matrix58AI ChipSanta Clara, United States$439.0Md-Matrix develops high-performance AI compute platforms and chips designed for efficient inference of large language models and generative AI workloads.
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AI chip startup focused on energy-efficient inference acceleration, acquired by AMD.
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Ambiq Micro57AI ChipAustin, United States$120.0MDesigns and manufactures ultra-low power microcontrollers and processors for IoT and wearable devices.
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Mythic55AI ChipSunnyvale, United States$121.3MDevelops AI chips for edge computing, enabling AI processing on devices.
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Scintil Photonics54AI ChipGrenoble, France$77.0MDevelops laser-integrated silicon photonics for high-speed optical interconnects in AI data centers.
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Rebellions51AI ChipSeoul, South Korea$583.0MRebellions is a South Korean fabless semiconductor startup designing high-performance AI chips for data centers and edge devices.
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TYLsemi51AI ChipSan Jose, United States$43.0MTYLsemi is a chiplet-first silicon company focused on AI infrastructure, delivering production-ready chiplets for connectivity, power, and efficiency to accelerate custom AI accelerator design.
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FMC (Frankfurt Microchip)50AI ChipDresden, Germany$108.0MFMC develops advanced, energy-efficient memory chips for AI applications.
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Ambiq48AI ChipAustin, United States$146.0MDesigns and manufactures ultra-low power microcontrollers and SoCs for IoT and wearable devices.
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Positron AI, .71AI ChipReno, United StatesDevelops energy-efficient AI inference hardware and custom silicon chips to compete with Nvidia.
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YEESTOR43AI ChipShanghai, China$47.8MChinese company specializing in AI-powered storage controllers and integrated storage solutions.
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Cambricon43AI ChipBeijing, China$568.5MCambricon designs and develops AI chips and solutions for various applications.
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AI software company optimizing deep learning models for edge devices.
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Kalray48AI ChipGrenoble, FranceA semiconductor company focused on the development of software and hardware solutions for a wide variety of applications.
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NVIDIA Corp83Professional VisualizationSanta Clara, United States$4.1BGlobal technology company renowned for its GPUs, SoCs, and APIs, driving advancements in AI, gaming, and high-performance computing.
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Broadcom83SemiconductorsPalo Alto, United States$143.1BBroadcom is a global technology leader designing, developing, and supplying semiconductor and infrastructure software solutions.
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Crossbar was a startup developing advanced non-volatile memory technology.
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Mobileye78AutomotiveJerusalem, Israel$1.4BGlobal leader in autonomous driving technology and ADAS chips, providing vision-based sensing and AI software for vehicles worldwide.
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Celestial AI72NeocloudSanta Clara, United States$505.0MMarvell Technology is a global leader in data infrastructure semiconductor solutions, enabling the movement, processing, storing, and securing of the world's data.
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Developer of neuromorphic chips and bio-inspired vision sensors and software.
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Hailo70Edge ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$425.0MHailo develops AI processors for edge devices, enabling on-device generative AI.
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PsiQuantum70Quantum ComputingPalo Alto, United States$3.6BBuilding a fault-tolerant quantum computer using photonics and silicon manufacturing.
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Astrus49AI ChipToronto, Canada$8.3MAI-powered software tooling that empowers analog designers to create advanced microchips.
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Lightelligence69AI HardwareWaltham, United States$220.7MDevelops optical chips and software for AI computing, accelerating computations with light.
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Velaura AI68SemiconductorsSanta Clara, United States$110.0MVelaura AI develops ultra-low power silicon and software technologies for AI infrastructure, focusing on energy efficiency for data centers and physical AI applications.
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GF (GlobalFoundries)67SemiconductorMalta, United States$3.3BA leading semiconductor manufacturer providing advanced chip manufacturing services.
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eSilicon66SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$100.0MCustom silicon design and manufacturing for advanced networking and data center applications.
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Designs, develops, manufactures, and sells high-performance, high-efficiency server and storage technology and green computing solutions.
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Habana Labs66ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$105.0MDevelops AI and Deep Learning processors for data centers and cloud environments.
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Groq66AI HardwareMountain View, United States$2.4BGroq develops a high-performance AI inference chip and compiler for ultra-low latency AI applications.
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Next Silicon65ComputingTel Aviv, Israel$235.0MRethinking compute architectures for future processing needs with novel VLSI designs.
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Unconventional AI64AI HardwareSan Francisco, United States$475.0MNeuromorphic AI computing hardware designed for ultra-efficient, brain-inspired computation.
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NeuroBlade62SemiconductorTel Aviv, Israel$110.5MSemiconductor hardware company accelerating data analytics query processing speed and scale.
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Silicon Box62SemiconductorSunnyvale, United States$502.5MAdvanced semiconductor integration and packaging for high-performance computing and AI.
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Retym62SemiconductorSan Jose, United States$130.4MSemiconductor startup developing novel DSP innovations for AI-driven networks and data centers.
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Speedata62EnterpriseSan Jose, United States$158.0MDevelops the C200 Analytics Processing Unit (APU), an ASIC for massive-scale analytics.
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DustPhotonics62Data CenterYokneam Illit, Israel$82.0MSilicon photonics technology for hyperscale data centers and AI applications.
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Efficient Computer62SemiconductorsPalo Alto, United States$60.0MDevelops low-energy AI processors with spatial dataflow architecture for extended device operation.
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Autotalks62SemiconductorSan Diego, United States$75.0MQualcomm is a global leader in wireless technology innovation, developing and commercializing foundational technologies for mobile and other industries.
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Expedera61AI HardwareSanta Clara, United States$38.0MExpedera provides scalable Neural Processing Unit (NPU) semiconductor IP for edge AI inference.
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Eridu60Artificial IntelligenceSaratoga, United States$200.0MDeveloping a new network switch architecture to break through AI networking bottlenecks.
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ChipMind40AI ChipTel Aviv, Israel$25.0MAI-powered platform for optimizing chip design and verification.
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Rapidus60SemiconductorTokyo, Japan$15.5BA Japanese advanced semiconductor manufacturer focused on developing and mass-producing next-generation 2nm logic chips.
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Etched60AI InfrastructureCupertino, United States$1.1BEtched is building the hardware for superintelligence by burning the transformer architecture into their chips.
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Annapurna Labs59StorageTel Aviv, Israel$40.0MAnnapurna Labs invents the next generation of cloud computing infrastructure, focusing on compute, machine learning, storage, and networking.
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Altair58SemiconductorHod Hasharon, Israel$100.0MA Sony Group Company, Altair Semiconductor is a leading provider of cellular IoT chipsets, enabling the Internet of Things vision.
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BLAISE58InsuranceSan Jose, United States$146.0MAI computing company providing programmable edge AI hardware and software solutions.
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