Microsemi Corporation's PolarFire™ series is a family of field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) that are designed for embedded applications. These FPGAs are particularly suitable for applications that require low power consumption, high performance, and reliable operation in harsh environments.
Features
Reduced Power Consumption: PolarFire FPGAs use up to 50% less power than similar devices, which makes them perfect for applications with limited power.
High-Performance Computing: With up to 1.6 million logic components and 50 Gbps transceivers, these FPGAs are capable of high-performance computation.
Advanced security features like physically unclonable functions (PUFs), secure boot, and an encrypted bitstream are present in PolarFire FPGAs.
Gigabit Ethernet, PCI Express, and 10G Ethernet are just a few of the many connection standards that the PolarFire series is capable of supporting.
Temperature Range: PolarFire FPGAs are excellent for usage in hostile environments since they can function in a wide temperature range, from -40°C to +125°C.
Extensive Design Tools: The Libero® SoC Design Suite, which comprises synthesis, simulation, and place-and-route tools, is one of the design tools available to support the PolarFire series.
Low-Cost Development Kits: Microsemi makes it simple for designers to start using these FPGAs by providing low-cost development kits for the PolarFire series.
Overall, the PolarFire series embedded FPGAs combine low power consumption with excellent performance, security features, flexible connection, and complete design tools, making them suitable for a variety of applications.
Applications
Medical
Automotive
Industrial Automation
Internet of Things (IoT)
Aerospace and Defense
Networking and Communications
Overall, a variety of applications, especially those requiring low power consumption, high performance, and security features, can use PolarFire series embedded FPGAs.
