NextSilicon, a fast-rising Israeli semiconductor startup, unveiled plans for a new CPU designed to rival Intel and AMD while expanding its competition with Nvidia in high-performance computing. The company’s “Maverick-2” chip, already being evaluated by Sandia National Laboratories, accelerates precision workloads like nuclear modeling and scientific simulations.
For the first time, NextSilicon disclosed its work on a complementary CPU built using RISC-V — an open computing standard gaining traction across the industry. The startup aims to integrate this processor with Maverick-2 chips to deliver faster, more efficient computing without forcing developers to rewrite existing code.
Sandia’s senior scientist James H. Laros III praised the company’s progress, noting its “impressive” results in boosting computational capabilities. With $300 million in funding and growing recognition in the U.S. research sector, NextSilicon is positioning itself as a serious contender in the global semiconductor race.
