QuickLogic and YorChip developing eFPGA-based UCIe chiplets

Author: EIS Release Date: Sep 6, 2023

QuickLogic, the eFPGA IP developer, and YorChip, a  startup specialising in UCIe-compatible IP, have hooked up to develop  FPGA chiplets optimised for low power consumption and low cost edge IoT and AI/ML markets

 

The partnership leverages QuickLogic’s eFPGA IP technology to create a UCIe-compatible FPGA chiplet ecosystem. A wide adoption of eFPGA-based UCIe (Unified Chiplet Interconnect Express) enabled chiplets is expected.

 

 

This ecosystem will enable customers to connect any UCIe-compatible third-party chiplet, such as a CPU or AI/ML chip, to create a customized system. The ecosystem is also suitable for interoperability testing and joint promotion.

 

 

Customers who wish to go full SoC will still be able to license QuickLogic’s eFPGA and YorChip’s UCIe IP and use chiplets to prototype and do early market production.

 

“We are pioneering a new era of FPGA chiplet integration that fills a market gap and empowers customers with cutting-edge solutions for the evolving edge IoT and AI/ML markets,” said Brian Faith, CEO of QuickLogic.

 

UCIe is supported by AMD, Arm, Google Cloud, Intel, Meta, Microsoft, Qualcomm, Samsung, and TSMC. This partnership aligns with the growing trend towards open standards for chiplets.

 

The first FPGA chiplets from the QuickLogic and YorChip partnership are expected to be available in early 2025. The chiplets will range in size from 40K LUTs to over 1M LUTs, making them suitable for a wide range of applications.