New RISC-V MPU for industrial, automotive, aerospace and IoT applications

Mouser now stocks Microchip Technology's PIC64GX MPU. The MPU is a 64-bit Linux OS-capable processor that offers an innovative, mid-range, embedded compute platform based on the RISC-V ISA for industrial, aerospace, automotive, defence, communications, and IoT applications.

The MPUs bring micro-architecture implementation in a simple, five-stage, single-issue ordered pipeline invulnerable to Meltdown and Spectre anomalies that frequent common, out-of-order machines. The MPU has five RISC-V cores supporting the memory subsystem, enabling a versatile mix of deterministic real-time and Linux functions in a single, multi-core processor cluster. With integrated secure boot, Linux and real-time modes, a large and flexible L2 memory subsystem and a rich set of embedded peripherals, the MPU provides new options for developing secure and power-efficient embedded compute platforms.

The MPUs include integrated 128KB eNVM for boot, platform interrupt controller, and integrated dual PUF. The PIC64GX family provides pin compatibility with Microchip's PolarFire SoC FPGA and an easy-to-use ecosystem of tools and supporting software, including a host of powerful processes to help configure, develop, debug and qualify embedded designs.

Also available from Mouser is the Microchip Technology PIC64GX1000 Curiosity kit. The kit is a complete demonstration platform that allows the user to evaluate the capabilities and performance of the PIC64GX MPUs. This kit includes a curiosity kit board with a PIC64GX device and a 32GB SanDisk ultra-microSD UHS-I card. The kit supports various interfaces, including DDR4, SGMII, USB-UART, mikroBUS, and HDMI.