Development of a RISC-V Based SoC Architecture using Open Source Tools for FPGA Technology

The global market for SoCs has reached USD 199.46 billion, reflecting their growing importance in processor design industries. Our project aims to design an SoC using LiteX, an open-source framework, to avoid the use of highly proprietary tools. LiteX is a customizable open-source platform that simplifies the creation of FPGA-based SoCs. The design process begins with defining the core SoC architecture, including components RAM, ROM, main memory, peripherals, a bus system, and RISC-V cores, followed by memory mapping to optimize performance. The SoC is then integrated and programmed on the iCESugar FPGA Board.

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