In today’s market, Bill of Material (BOM) expenses are rising, and developers must endeavor to balance performance and budget. Microchip Technology is launching PolarFire Core FPGAs and SoCs to address the fact that a major segment of the mid-range FPGA market does not require integrated serial transceivers.
The new devices are based on the PolarFire base families and can save customers up to 30% on expenses by streamlining functionality and eliminating integrated transceivers. Core devices give savings without losing functionality, processing capabilities, or quality.
PolarFire Core families are designed for the automotive, industrial automation, medical, communication, defense, and aerospace applications. They provide Single Event Upset (SEU) immunity for mission-critical reliability and a quad-core, 64-bit RISC-V® microprocessor (MPU) for versatile computation capabilities.
Furthermore, the Core devices are designed to be pin-to-pin compatible with the whole PolarFire FPGA line, allowing for a wide choice of design SKUs and increasing value for applications that prioritize cost effectiveness above a variety of needless features.
Whether enabling real-time control, edge processing or safety-critical systems, PolarFire Core devices are designed to deliver the flexibility and longevity engineers need to accelerate innovation. Visit the website to learn more about Microchip’s portfolio of FPGAs and SoCs.
Development Tools
PolarFire Core devices are supported by Microchip’s Libero® SoC Design Suite, SmartHLS™ compiler, VectorBlox™ Accelerator SDK and Microchip’s Mi-V ecosystem of partner platforms for rapid RISC-V application development. They are compatible with currently available PolarFire FPGA and SoC development boards to expedite silicon development.
Pricing and Availability
For additional information and to purchase, contact a Microchip sales representative, authorized worldwide distributor or visit Microchip’s Purchasing and Client Services website, www.microchipdirect.com.
Leadership Comments
“Many FPGA competitors have raised prices recently, creating new challenges for OEMs needing to bring products to market quickly, at the lowest possible cost and power targets,” said Bruce Weyer, corporate vice president of Microchip’s FPGA business unit. “Our PolarFire Core FPGA and SoC families address price and power budget challenges directly, providing market-leading solutions at a favorable price point.”
