Microchip Technology Earns Automotive Electronics Council Qualification for PolarFire System

The low-power solution meets stringent automotive standards for reliability in harsh conditions.

Microchip Technology's PolarFire SoC FPGA chip.
Microchip Technology's PolarFire SoC FPGA chip.
Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology has announced that its PolarFire System on Chip (SoC) FPGAs have received Automotive Electronics Council (AEC)-Q100 qualification.

PolarFire SoC FPGAs provide a programmable logic and processing solution designed for complex applications requiring reliability across extreme automotive temperature ranges.

Features & Benefits:

  • Qualified to AEC-Q100 automotive standard, tested for reliability under extreme conditions.
  • Supports automotive Grade 1 temperature range: -40°C to 125°C.
  • Integrated 64-bit, quad-core RISC-V processor capable of running Linux® and RTOS.
  • Up to 500K logic elements of programmable logic for mid-range density applications.
  • Embedded security and safety features help protect physical, device, design, and data integrity.
  • Single event upset (SEU) immunity improves data integrity and system reliability.
  • Pin-compatible across temperature grades for scalability.
  • Suitable for automotive, aerospace, and military applications.
  • Eliminates the need for active cooling due to power and thermal efficiency.
  • Supported by Libero SoC Design Suite, SmartHLS, VectorBlox, and Mi-V ecosystem tools.
  • Libero SoC Design Suite is TÜV Rheinland-certified and compliant with ISO 26262 ASIL D for automotive functional safety.
  • Compatible development boards and IP cores available for accelerated development.

Meets AEC-Q100 standards and ISO 26262 ASIL D requirements; suitable for use in automotive, aerospace, and military environments.

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