SiFive, Inc.

Manufacturing · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2019–2023

#3,857 top sponsor

Overview

SiFive, Inc. is a Manufacturing employer that has filed 19 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #3,857 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 7 were certified (36.8% approval rate), taking about 257 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Computer Hardware Engineers, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $155,438.

19

PERM filings

36.8%

approval

0

denied

$155,438

median wage

257d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 17 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (76%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India13
  • Denmark1
  • Canada1
  • China1
  • Nepal1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B16
  • F-11

Education

  • Master's11
  • Bachelor's5
  • Doctorate1

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations SiFive, Inc. most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Computer Hardware Engineers 6 $163,361
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5 $156,488
Software Developers, Systems Software 3 $155,000
Software Developers 2 $153,189
Management Analysts 1 $155,000
Sales Engineers 1 $139,838
Human Resources Managers 1 $136,490

Common job titles

Validation Engineer 2 Senior Engineer 2 Senior Staff Architect 1 Engineer II, Software Applications 1 RISC V Microprocessor Core Designer 1 Senior Applications Engineer 1 RISC-V Software Engineer – Embedded Tools 1 Management Consultant 1 Senior Field Application Engineer 1 Senior Verification Engineer 1 Staff Engineer 1 Senior Manager of SoC RTL 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$140,000

25th

$155,438

median

$165,000

75th

$184,163

90th

Law firms used

  • Wolfsdorf Rosenthal LLP19

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23270-383945 Engineer II, Software ApplicationsCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 6, 2025
G-100-23269-381423 Senior Staff ArchitectCertified - Expired Santa Clara, CA Feb 6, 2025
A-23028-94385 Senior EngineerWithdrawn San Mateo, CA Dec 5, 2023
A-22318-57272 Staff SoC Generator EngineerWithdrawn San Mateo, CA Oct 31, 2023
A-22264-25694 RTL Design Engineer - RISC-V CPUCertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Oct 19, 2023
A-22115-45796 HR Business Partner IIICertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Feb 23, 2023
A-21333-78805 Sr. Staff RTL Design EngineerCertified Austin, TX Sep 8, 2022
A-21322-75339 Systems EngineerCertified San Mateo, CA Jul 25, 2022
A-21292-60552 Senior Manager of SoC RTLCertified San Mateo, CA Jun 28, 2022
A-21299-63870 Staff EngineerCertified Austin, TX May 24, 2022
A-21245-39640 Senior Verification EngineerCertified San Mateo, CA Apr 21, 2022
A-21244-39073 Senior Field Application EngineerCertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Apr 4, 2022
A-21211-24997 Senior EngineerCertified-Expired Austin, TX Feb 10, 2022
A-21162-99703 Management ConsultantCertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Dec 6, 2021
A-21139-88447 Validation EngineerCertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Dec 2, 2021
A-20225-87550 RISC-V Software Engineer – Embedded ToolsCertified San Mateo, CA Apr 8, 2021
A-19311-80538 Validation EngineerCertified-Expired San Mateo, CA Jan 19, 2021
A-20132-52615 Senior Applications EngineerWithdrawn San Mateo, CA Oct 7, 2020
A-19312-81178 RISC V Microprocessor Core DesignerCertified San Mateo, CA Jul 23, 2020

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.