Microchip Technology’s PolarFire® Mid-Range FPGAs are engineered to deliver a unique combination of low power consumption, thermal efficiency, and robust security features for mid-range FPGA applications. One of the most notable technical advantages is their exceptionally low static and dynamic power. Built on a non-volatile flash-based architecture, these FPGAs consume significantly less power compared to traditional SRAM-based FPGAs, making them ideal for thermally constrained environments and fanless designs in industrial, medical, defense, and communications sectors.
PolarFire FPGAs offer a balanced mix of logic elements, DSP blocks, and high-speed transceivers, enabling efficient implementation of compute-intensive and data-heavy applications such as image processing, edge AI, and networking. They support SerDes speeds of up to 12.7 Gbps and deliver up to 481K logic elements, depending on the device. The architecture also includes hardened PCIe Gen2/Gen3 blocks and multiple memory interfaces like DDR3, DDR4, and LPDDR4, allowing seamless integration with high-bandwidth external systems.
Security is a core design focus of the PolarFire family. These FPGAs incorporate advanced cryptographic engines, secure key storage, and anti-tamper features, which make them highly suitable for secure communications and defense applications. Features like differential power analysis (DPA) resistance, secure boot, and built-in hardware root of trust help prevent IP theft, cloning, and malicious modifications, which are critical in mission-critical or safety-sensitive deployments. To learn more, visit microchip.com.