Lecture Description:

The PolarFire SoC from Microchip (Microsemi) is a low power, defense grade and affordable System on
Chip with a deterministic and coherent RISC-V CPU cluster and a deterministic L2 memory subsystem that enables Linux and real-time applications. The PolarFire SoC uses up to 50% lesser power than established industry competitors while providing state of the art security leadership. With its three tiered security structure of secure hardware, design security, and data security, the PolarFire SoC combines security features such as RSA, Tamper Sense, PUF, Bitstream Protection and DPA Resistance to ensure that it is the best hardware for safety critical applications. With a multi-core Linux capable processor, PolarFire SoC enables users to create a fully deterministic realtime system alongside Linux that executes on-time every time. This real time capability makes the PolarFire SoC suitable for a wide variety of time critical applications such as Industrial IoT, smart weapons,
UAVs, and robotics. The PolarFire SoCs range from 25k to 460k logic elements and have 4 to 20 12.5 Gbps transceivers. With package sizes from 11x11mm to 35x35mm, they are suitable for all devices from handheld hardware, and consumer electronics to affordable mid-range processing platforms.
When it comes to software, Microsemi’s powerful Libero Design Suite supports the PolarFire SoCs. The
Libero Design Suite integrates industry standard Synopsys Synplify Pro® synthesis and Mentor Graphics ModelSim® simulation with best-in-class constraints management, Programming & Debug Tools capabilities, and secure production-programming support.