Microchip Technology Demo of AI-powered Face ID on the Polarfire SoC FPGA Using the Vectorblox SDK
Avery Williams, Channel Marketing Manager for Microchip Technology, demonstrates the company’s latest edge AI and vision technologies and products at the 2025 Embedded Vision Summit. Specifically, Williams demonstrates ultra-efficient AI-powered facial recognition on Microchip’s PolarFire SoC FPGA using the VectorBlox Accelerator SDK.
Pre-trained neural networks are quantized to INT8 and compiled to run directly on the FPGA’s embedded RISC-V cores—delivering high performance with no heat sink, no fan, and best-in-class security. This solution is ideal for edge applications requiring low power, high reliability, and robust inference capability.