NextSilicon: Maverick-2 and RISC-V Development

A Dataflow AI and CPU combo

October 23, 2025

Jon Peddie

NextSilicon’s dual development of Maverick-2 and the Arbel CPU defines a technical and strategic effort to bridge traditional HPC and modern AI. By integrating dataflow acceleration with RISC-V flexibility, the company positions itself to supply compute infrastructure for applications that demand accuracy, scalability, and energy efficiency across research and enterprise domains. Figure1. Dataflow Maverick 2 AIB AIB (Source: NextSilicon NextSilicon, founded in 2017 in Tel Aviv, develops HPC architectures for computing and AI workloads. The company is now releasing its Maverick-2 processor alongside a RISC-V CPU development project. NextSilicon targets precision scientific workloads and algorithmically complex data models rather than

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