Global Problems, Programmable Solutions
FPGA Design Contest 2026
Design. Build. Innovate.
Push the boundaries of FPGA technology in the FPGA Design Contest 2026, featuring two powerful design tracks:
Choose your track. Take the challenge. Make your ideas unstoppable:
- Hardware Design Track with PolarFire Splash Kit
- Create high-performance FPGA solutions with advanced interfaces and deterministic data paths
- Embedded Deisgn Track with PolarFire SoC (Discovery / Icicle Kit)
- Develop intelligent systems using processors, firmware, and software on FPGA platforms
Selected teams receive Microchip FPGA Evaluation Kits at no cost to fast-track innovation and turn concepts into reality.
Stay tuned for updates.
Awards
All finalists will receive a Certificate of Excellence in recognition of their outstanding innovation and technical skill.
Each track will have a Winner and Runner-Up, selected based on design quality, innovation, and performance metrics.
💰 Top Honors
Grand Winner: $2,000
Runner-Up: $1,000
Best overall innovation across all tracks: $1,000
Explore FPGA
PolarFire® SoC Discovery Kit
The PolarFire SoC Discovery Kit is a low-cost, open-source development kit powered by a quad-core, RISC-V application-class processor. This device supports Linux® and real-time applications, a rich set of peripherals and 95K low-power, high-performance FPGA logic elements.
PolarFire® SoC Icicle Kit
This low-cost development platform is an excellent solution for evaluating the five-core RISC-V microprocessor subsystem with its innovative Linux® OS support, real-time execution and low-power capabilities, along the rich set of peripherals available on the PolarFire SoC FPGA.
PolarFire® Splash Kit
This kit enables general-purpose evaluation and development for the PolarFire FPGA. The kit includes Gigabit Ethernet RJ45, PCIe®, USB and LPC FMC connectors and a PolarFire 300K LE FPGA with onboard DDR4 and SPI Flash memory.
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FPGA Design Content 2026
FPGA Design Content 2026
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| VSC8540RT IBIS Model - CQFP68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SST38LF6401RT IBIS Model - CDFP48 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20-EK Schematics | Product Documents | Download | ||
| IBIS MODEL - SST26LF064RT - SM | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8540RT IBIS Model - VQFN68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20-EK - Altium Project | Product Documents | Download | ||
| IBIS MODEL - SST26LF064RT - HHB | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18-EK - Altium Project | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SST38LF6401RT IBIS Model - TSOP48 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20 TFBGA625 Footprint | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20 TFBGA625 Schematic Symbol | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8574RT IBIS Model - CQFP256 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8574RT IBIS Model - PBGA256 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8541RT IBIS Model - CQFP68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8541RT IBIS Model - VQFN68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18 CQFP164 Schematic Symbol | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SST38LF6401ET IBIS Model - TSOP48 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8541ET IBIS Model - VQFN68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| VSC8540ET IBIS Model - VQFN68 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMV71Q21RT CQFP144 IBIS | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20E IBIS Models | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18C IBIS Models | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18 TFBGA Symbol | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18 TFBGA Footprint | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMV71Q21RT CQFP144 Footprint | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMV71Q21RT CQFP144 Schematic Symbol | Product Documents | Download | ||
| ATA6571RT IBIS Model - SOIC14 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| ATA6571RT IBIS Model - CDFP14 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20 Evaluation Kit Schematics | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20-EK - Altium Project | Product Documents | Download | ||
| IBIS MODEL - SAMRH71F20C | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20C CQFP256 Schematic Symbol | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20C CQFP256 Footprint | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18 TFBGA Evaluation Kit Schematics | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707 TFBGA EK AltiumProject | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707-EK_V2 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18-EK - Altium Project - V2 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707-EK | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH707F18 CQFP164 Footprint | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20 TFBGA625 EK Schematics | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMRH71F20 TFBGA625 EK Altium Project | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMD21RT Ibis Model - TQFP64 | Product Documents | Download | ||
| SAMD21RT Ibis Model - CQFP64 | Product Documents | Download |