Andes technology releases AndeSight IDE v5.4 for RISC-V software development

Andes Technology announced the release of AndeSight IDE v5.4, a toolchain designed to support AI and embedded software development on RISC-V processors. The update includes native support for BF16 and FP16 data types to handle AI workloads, a unified High-bandwidth Vector Memory (HVM) management library, and automatic conversion of ARM NEON intrinsics to RISC-V Vector (RVV) instructions.
The toolchain supports FP16 and BF16 formats to optimize performance and memory bandwidth for AI tasks. The HVM library enables high-speed, low-latency vector data access across Linux, RTOS, and bare metal platforms. The NEON to RVV conversion facilitates migration to Andes’ vector processors for applications like AI/ML inference and signal processing.
AndeSight  v5.4 introduces Andes AutoOpTune, an AI-driven tool for compiler optimization, allowing developers to target performance, code size, or balanced outcomes with detailed visualizations and reports. The release also enhances debugging with trace support for Uni-Processor and Symmetric Multi-Processor RISC-V systems, featuring Eagle-Eye and Zoom-In views, timeline visualization, code coverage analysis, performance profiling, and backward stepping on traced code.
Dr. Charlie Su, President and CTO of Andes Technology, stated that AndeSight IDE v5.4 integrates hardware, software, and ecosystem components to support development on AndesCore processors, aiming to strengthen the RISC-V software ecosystem.
More details about AndeSight IDE v5.4 is presented at the Andes RISC-V CON Hsinchu on June 10, 2025, from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM at the Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel.