Performance Enhanced Managed FPGA

The Performance Enhanced Managed Field Programmable Gate Array (PEM-FPGA) is a system component that contains an FPGA, microprocessor, and security features, packaged within a Multichip Module (MCM) that provides important services, such as dynamic partial reconfiguration, defragmentation, secure bitstream decryption, and anti-tamper management. These features make this enhanced FPGA a sustainable, upgradeable component for use in a wide variety of DoD applications. Innovations include the use of a microprocessor to manage the FPGA, perform full and partial reconfiguration, defragmentation, and security functions. The algorithms running on the microprocessor are implemented in a standard high level language (i.e., C/C++), easing the upgrade and maintenance cycle as new techniques become available. Security features include basic key management, programmable decryption algorithms for bitstream security, and Anti-Tamper management. Leveraging our team’s experience as one of the Nation’s leading aerospace network innovators (MIL–STD–1553, AS 1773, IEEE 1393), and our expertise in MCM development and production, Space Photonics, Inc. (SPI) is in a unique position to successfully develop the PEM- FPGA system component.