The Linux-capable PIC64GX has five 64-bit RISC-V cores with CSI-2,HDMI,GigE,and PCIe Gen2 interfaces for high-performance edge computing.



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On July 9th,2024,Microchip Technology&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microchip.com/en-us/about/news-releases/products/microchip-technology-expands-processing-portfolio-to-include-multi-core">announced a new PIC64 portfolio</a>,making them the first single provider of 8-,16-,32-,and 64-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs). The PIC64 addresses the demands of compute-intensive applications like embedded vision in industrial,automotive,communications,IoT,aerospace,and defense markets. The PIC64GX is the first processor in the portfolio. It supports 64-bit Linux operating systems and contains five RISC-V cores.



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"The addition of our 64-bit MPU portfolio allows us to offer low-,mid- and high-range compute processing solutions." — Ganesh Moorthy,CEO and President of Microchip Technology
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The&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/microprocessors/64-bit-mpus/pic64gx">PIC64GX1000</a>&nbsp;is the first member of the PIC64 family. It boasts four U54 64-bit RISC-V CPU cores running up to 625 MHz with L1 and L2 caches. The MPU supports up to 32 GB of DDR4-1333 or LPDDR4-1333. Additionally,a fifth 64-bit E51 RISC-V CPU core acts as an integrated monitor processor.



Microchip says the PIC64GX MPU is the first RISC-V multi-core solution that supports Deterministic Symmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) Linux Applications. This capability enables a versatile mix of Linux-based high-performance and real-time systems.



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PIC64GX block diagram (📷: Microchip)



The video subsystem has MIPI CSI-2 and HDMI 1.4 interfaces. Two MIPI CSI-2 lanes running at 1 Gbps provide connections to cameras and sensors. The HDMI interface outputs at 720p resolution. A video pipeline provides a hardware Debayer filter and automatic white balance.



The PIC64GX1000 contains typical microcontroller low-speed serial interfaces and high-speed interfaces like two Gigabit Ethernet ports and PCIe Gen 2. The PIC64GX family is pin-compatible with Microchip's PolarFire SoC FPGA devices,providing flexibility across a product's development lifecycle.



Microchip also announced a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/microprocessors/64-bit-mpus/pic64-hpsc">PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (PIC64-HPSC)</a>&nbsp;family that focuses on autonomous aerospace applications. These processors offer significantly higher computing capability than existing devices while providing the radiation hardening and fault tolerance expected in a space-grade microprocessor.



You can start with the new PIC64 processors using&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microchipdirect.com/dev-tools/CURIOSITY-PIC64GX1000-KIT-ES?allDevTools=true">Microchip's PIC64GX Curiosity Evaluation Kit</a>. Microchip says the kits are now available,and Octopart shows the&nbsp;<a href="https://octopart.com/search?q=CURIOSITY-PIC64GX1000-KIT-ES&amp;currency=USD&amp;specs=0">CURIOSITY-PICGX1000-KIT-ES</a>&nbsp;price as $150.



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Curiosity PICGX1000 Kit (📷: Microchip)



These kits and PIC64 processors have development support in Microchip's MPLAB® Extensions for VS Code. Multiple embedded Linux distributions and Buildroot are also supported. Alternatively,Microchip also supports Zephyr RTOS (Real-Time Operating System)



Microchip says the first customer availability for the PIC64GX1000 will be in July 2024. Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/microprocessors/64-bit-mpus">Microchip's 64-bit MPU web page</a>&nbsp;to learn more about the PIC64 processors.

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