In today’s market, bill of materials (BOM) costs continue to rise, and developers need to optimize between performance and budget. Given that a large portion of the mid-range FPGA market does not require integrated serial transceivers, Microchip Technology Inc. (Microchip Technology) has officially launched PolarFire® Core field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and system-on-chips (SoCs). The new devices are derivatives of the basic PolarFire family, reducing customer costs by up to 30% by optimizing functions and removing integrated transceivers. Core devices provide the same industry-leading low power features as classic PolarFire technology, as well as proven safety and reliability, while achieving cost savings without sacrificing functionality, processing power or quality.
Designed for the automotive, industrial automation, medical, communications, defense and aerospace markets, the PolarFire Core family features single-event upset (SEU) immunity to meet mission-critical reliability requirements and integrates a quad-core 64-bit RISC-V® microprocessor (MPU) to provide flexible computing power. In addition, Core devices are designed to be pin-compatible with the full range of PolarFire FPGAs, providing flexibility across a wide range of design SKUs, adding value for applications that prioritize cost-efficiency over redundant features.
Bruce Weyer, corporate vice president of Microchip’s FPGA business unit, said: “Recent price increases by many FPGA competitors have created new challenges for OEMs who need to quickly launch products at the lowest cost and power targets. Our PolarFire Core FPGA and SoC families directly address price and power budget challenges, providing market-leading solutions at an affordable price.”
Whether implementing real-time control, edge processing or safety-critical systems, PolarFire Core devices are designed to give engineers the flexibility and durability they need to accelerate innovation.