S2C, a global provider of FPGA-based prototyping solutions, and Andes Technology, supplier of high-performance RISC-V processor IP, have announced a strategic partnership aimed at advancing FPGA-based prototyping for System-on-Chip (SoC) development. The collaboration integrates Andes’ customizable RISC-V cores with S2C’s newly launched Prodigy S8-100 prototyping platform.
Built on the AMD Versal Premium VP1902 adaptive SoC, the Prodigy S8-100 platform offers up to 100 million logic gates in a single device and can scale up to 400 million logic gates with multi-FPGA configurations. This significantly expands the capacity for prototyping complex SoC designs, including subsystems such as Network-on-Chip (NoC), DDR, and PCIe controllers, which have traditionally been constrained by the limits of earlier FPGA solutions.
The enhanced capacity allows for full-system validation in hardware, enabling software development and performance modeling to begin before final silicon is available. The platform is also compatible with S2C’s extensive library of daughter cards, supporting various applications including networking, storage, multimedia, and general I/O.
“Our collaboration with Andes supports a growing need for high-capacity, flexible prototyping platforms that can handle the increasing complexity of modern SoC designs,” said Ying J Chen, Vice President at S2C. “The Prodigy S8-100 is designed to meet these requirements and help developers bring their solutions to market faster.”
Emerson Hsiao, President of Andes Technology USA, added, “This partnership allows our customers to prototype and validate their designs—especially those using custom extensions through our ACE framework—early in the development process. It supports faster time-to-market for advanced RISC-V SoCs.”
Mike Rather, Senior Product Line Manager at AMD, noted that the Versal VP1902 adaptive SoC is well-suited for complex design challenges, offering high performance and scalability for emulation and prototyping.
The new solution will be showcased at Andes RISC-V Con on April 29, 2025, in San Jose, where S2C will demonstrate the capabilities of the Prodigy S8-100 platform.
