Flex Logix® Technologies, Inc., the leading supplier of embedded FPGA (eFPGA) IP, architecture, and software, announced today that it has been selected to be part of a team of microelectronic industry leaders, led by Microsoft, to build a chip development platform with the utmost regard for security as demonstrated by the DoD RAMP Project. Flex Logix was chosen for its leading embedded (eFPGA) technology that enables chips to be reconfigurable after tape-out, allowing companies to adapt to new requirements, and change standards and protocols as needed.
“Security can mean a lot of different things. For eFPGA, it means providing a means for keeping circuitry secret by programming the eFPGA in a secure environment,” said Geoff Tate, CEO, and Co-founder of Flex Logix. “We’re honored to be working with Microsoft to bring Flex Logix’s eFPGA technology as part of their Advanced Commercial Capabilities project for the DoD RAMP program.”
The RAMP project intends to address and replace the obsolete practices utilized by the United States Government in support of state-of-the-art custom IC and system-on-chip design especially those associated with physical or “back-end” design. Given the long system lifetime of DoD systems, utilizing eFPGA provides the capability to make silicon changes to update algorithms or modify functionality and saves money by avoiding costly tape-outs and installation of replacement parts.
“Our collaboration with Flex Logix will help to advance flexibility to chip design,” said Mujtaba Hamid, General Manager, Silicon, Modeling and Simulation, Microsoft. “The company’s eFPGA technology has demonstrated success in supporting mission-critical applications and we look forward to bringing this capability to support national security priorities.”
