Microchip Technology addresses the need for edge computing systems that require compact programmable devices with low power consumption and a small enough thermal footprint to exclude fans and other thermal mitigation by halving the static power consumption of bandwidth FPgas and FPGA SoC devices and providing minimal thermal footprint, optimal performance and computational horsepower. While generating powerful computational horsepower.
Bruce Weyer, vice president of Microchip's FPGA business unit said:"Our new PolarFire FPGAs and FPGA SoCs reduce system cost for our customers while enabling them to solve difficult thermal management challenges without sacrificing bandwidth," "The award-winning PolarFire FPGA platforms already offer the best combination of power and performance in the industry, and now we have reduced power consumption by up to 50% or more while maintaining the best performance on these platforms by introducing lower density products. No other program in this category can match. "
Due to their ultra-low power consumption, the company's latest low density PolarFire FPgas (MPF050T) and PolarFire SoC (MPFS025T) have performance/power metrics that exceed any currently available low density FPGas or SoC FPGA alternatives, With fast FPGA architecture and signal processing capabilities, it is the industry's only risC-V architecture based enhanced application-level processor with 2MB L2 cache and LPDDR4 memory support. 25K logic element Multi-core RISC-V SoC and 50K logic element FPGA expand the product portfolio and open up new application opportunities. They are well suited for low-power intelligent embedded vision applications and thermally constrained automotive, industrial automation, communications, defense, and Internet of Things systems where power consumption and performance are unaffected.
The new devices complement the company's suite of devices for total system solutions for applications such as intelligent embedded vision, machine learning, aerospace and defense, security and embedded computing. They also offer plug-and-play solutions for power and timing designs. Key customers are using these devices to solve a variety of design challenges
Nick Ma, CEO and CTO of Mirway said:"As one of the world's leading suppliers of video converter hardware and software, we have been working hard to meet demanding market requirements while working with our customers to develop exciting new use cases," "Microchip's PolarFire FPGA solution expands our opportunities to innovate with the USB 3.2 video capture product line. It offers the ideal size, industry low power consumption, and a unique combination of mid-range transceivers, logic, DSP, and RAM resources."
SWaP(size, weight and power) is a very important consideration when designing thermal imaging systems." "These are key differentiating capabilities for our customers. Microchip's SmartFusion®2 and PolarFire FPGas in the current and next generation portfolio with very low power budgets give us the best balance of small size factors, power efficiency and processing resources needed to support embedded algorithms such as shutterless compensation and image enhancement." Xenics is a pioneer in infrared imaging technology, with 20 years of history, offering first-class short-wave, medium-wave and long-wave infrared imagers, cores and cameras.
Michael Yamposkly, founder and CEO of Kaya Instruments, said, "Kaya Instruments prides itself on designing industrial-grade, small-size, low-power cameras that deliver the best quality video in the most challenging and harsh conditions." "The PolarFire FPGA-based Iron camera leverages the FPGA's small size and low power performance to deliver a compact form factor that can fit in tight Spaces, while demonstrating the superior quality of a state-of-the-art global shutter CMOS sensor with excellent low-light performance."
