FPGA prototyping harnessed for RISC-V processor cores

edn.com, Apr. 25, 2025 – 

FPGA-based prototyping solutions provider S2C has teamed up with RISC-V processor IP supplier Andes Technology to enhance prototyping capabilities for system-on-chip (SoC) designs. This collaboration aims to bolster capacity and flexibility for modeling, prototyping, and software development work carried out around Andes’ RISC-V cores.

The partnership is built around S2C’s recently launched Prodigy S8-100 FPGA prototyping platform, which is based on AMD’s Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive SoC. “Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive SoC is the industry’s largest FPGA-based adaptive SoC,” said Mike Rather, senior product line manager at AMD. “That empowers engineers to push the boundaries of technology.”

Capacity limitations are a common challenge in FPGA prototyping, which restricts SoC developers’ ability to integrate multiple RISC-V cores along with subsystems like network-on-chip (NoC), DDR, PCIe controllers, and more. Prodigy S8-100 prototyping addresses these challenges by offering a single FPGA version with up to 100 million logic gates.

“The large-capacity FPGA-based prototyping allows early customizations, ultimately accelerating their time-to-market with Andes-based RISC-V SoCs,” said Emerson Hsiao, president of Andes Technology USA.

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