Microchip’s PolarFire® SoC FPGA Icicle kit enables the broad RISC-V-based Mi-V ecosystem for the industry’s lowest-power FPGA
The rising adoption of the free and open RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) is driving the need for an affordable, standardized development platform that embeds RISC-V technology and leverages the diverse RISC-V ecosystem. To meet this need, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) is offering the industry’s first RISC-V based System on Chip (SoC) Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) development kit for PolarFire SoC FPGA—the industry-leading low-power, low-cost, RISC-V-based SoC FPGA. Microchip’s Icicle Development Kit for PolarFire (SoC) FPGAs brings together numerous Mi-V partners to accelerate customer design deployment and commercial adoption across a variety of industries.
Designers who want to deploy a programmable RISC-V-based SOC FPGA
are now able to start development and evaluate the broad network of RISC-V
ecosystem products such as Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS), debuggers, compilers,
System On Modules (SOMs) and security solutions. The Mi-V RISC-V Partner
Ecosystem is a continuously expanding, comprehensive suite of tools and design
resources developed by Microchip and numerous third parties to fully support
RISC-V designs.
Microchip’s
Icicle Kit for PolarFire SoC and Mi-V ecosystem enables PolarFire SoC FPGAs
with:
·
RISC-V
processor complex from SiFive and embedded trace macro from UltraSoC
·
Development
tools from Adacore, Green Hills Software, Mentor Graphics and
·
Commercial
RTOS solutions such as Nucleus and VxWorks that complement Microchip’s Linux® and
bare-metal solutions
·
Middleware
solutions from DornerWorks, Hex Five, Veridify Security and wolfSSL
· SOM and design services from organizations such as Antmicro, ARIES Embedded, Digital Core Technologies, Emdalo Technologies, Sundance DSP, and Trenz Electronic
The Icicle Kit is centered around a 250K Logic Element (LE)
PolarFire SoC device and includes a PCIe® connector, mikroBUS™
socket, dual RJ45 connector, Micro-USB connector, CAN bus connector, Raspberry
Pi® header, JTAG port and SD Card interfaces, which allow
developers a full-featured platform for development. The board is supported by
Microchip’s fully designed, validated and tested power management and clocking
devices, an Ethernet PHY (VSC8662XIC), USB controller (USB3340-EZK-TR) and
current sensors (PAC1934T-I/JQ).
PolarFire SoC FPGAs deliver up to 50 percent lower total power
than competing devices. By using SoC FPGAs, developers also have greater
opportunities for customization and differentiation through the devices’
inherent upgradability and ability to integrate functions on a single chip. The
PolarFire SoC FPGA family is available in a variety of packages and sizes to
match the performance and power tradeoffs for the application, enabling
customers to implement their solutions in package sizes as small as 11 × 11 mm.
Microchip’s Icicle Kit for PolarFire SoC FPGAs is ideally suited for smart embedded
imaging, IoT, industrial automation, defense, automotive and communication
applications.
Availability
Microchip’s Icicle Kit for PolarFire SoC FPGAs (MPFS-ICICLE-KIT-ES) is available today starting at $489.00. PolarFire FPGAs are in production today with early samples of the SoC FPGA available today. For additional information, or to purchase the kit, contact a Microchip sales representative or authorized worldwide distributor.
New Delhi, September 17, 2020