# NASA selects SiFive for next-generation spaceflight processor

SiFive has been selected by NASA to provide the core CPU for NASA's next-generation High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor, using the SiFive Intelligence X280 RISC-V vector core.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-09-06
- Where: United States
- Status: announced
- Products: RISC-V processor cores
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [NASA](https://endata.com/companies/6403.md) (customer)
- [SiFive](https://endata.com/companies/55784.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220906005374/en/NASA-Selects-SiFive-and-Makes-RISC-V-the-Go-to-Ecosystem-for-Future-Space-Missions), 2022-09-06: "SiFive, Inc., the founder and leader of RISC-V computing, today announced it has been selected by NASA to provide the core CPU for NASA's next generation High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor."

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