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Microchip FPGA Workshop Road Show

Microchip FPGA Workshop Road Show

Avnet Silica presents the exclusive Microchip FPGA Workshop Road Show, an event that will involve several locations across Europe.

In particular, in Italy it will be held on Thursday 18th September, in Milan at the Avnet headquarters. These full-day sessions (09:00-16:30) offer hands-on labs, live demos, expert presentations, and in-depth discussions on the latest Microchip FPGA innovations. An engaging opportunity to deepen and connect with experts in the field. Open to all, each participant will receive a discount voucher for a Discovery Kit; for each event there is also a free kit.

What to expect

  • In-depth presentations to learn how FPGAs bring unmatched flexibility, scalability, and innovation to all applications, from industrial to robotics
  • Hands-on labs: how to use Microchip, Libero SoC, and SmartDebug FPGA tools
  • Live demos to explore the potential of AI with VectorBlox and learn about the benefits of the RISC-V-based PolarFire SoC platform with Asymmetric Multiprocessing (AMP) implementation
  • Other topics including low power, reliability and safety

All dates and locations

  • 16th September, Istanbul (Turkey)
  • 18th September, Avnet Office, Milan (Italy)
  • 25th September, Hamburg (Germany)
  • 4th November, Winnersh (UK)
  • 18th November, Avnet Office, Paris/Massy (France)

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