FPGA Final Year Projects 2026 — IEEE BE, MTech & PhD Guidance | Xilinx · Intel · Lattice · Microchip
ProjectsatBangalore.com is Bangalore's most trusted centre for FPGA final year projects, FPGA IEEE projects 2026, FPGA MTech projects and FPGA research projects for BE, B.Tech, MTech and PhD scholars across VTU, Anna University, JNTU, RGPV and autonomous colleges. We work across all major FPGA vendors — AMD Xilinx (Spartan-7, Artix-7, Kintex-7, Virtex UltraScale+, Zynq-7000, Zynq MPSoC), Intel (Cyclone V/10, Arria 10, Stratix 10, Agilex 7/9), Lattice Semiconductor (iCE40, MachXO3, CrossLink-NX) and Microchip (PolarFire SoC, IGLOO2) — using professional EDA tools and all popular development boards.
Our FPGA projects cover five specialised domains: Computer Vision & Object Detection, Real-Time Image Processing Pipelines, Video Interface & Display Control, RISC-V Soft-Core Processor Design, Industrial Robotics & Motor Control, and Custom Protocol Bridging Logic. Every project is aligned with IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems, IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Embedded Systems Letters 2025–2026 publications.
FPGA Project Levels We Support
- FPGA Mini Projects — BE / B.Tech: VGA display controllers, UART transceivers, ALU design, 4-bit processor, PWM generator
- FPGA Major Projects — MTech / ME: CNN accelerators, RISC-V SoC, real-time image processing pipelines, motor control with FOC
- FPGA Research Projects — PhD: High-throughput neural network inference, hardware security primitives, reconfigurable computing
- FPGA Projects with Source Code — complete RTL (Verilog/VHDL), HLS C++ code, constraint files, bit-file, simulation results
Branches That Benefit from FPGA Projects
- ECE — digital design, signal processing, communication FPGA systems, RF front-end control
- EEE — PWM motor drives, inverter control, smart grid edge compute, energy metering on FPGA
- CSE — RISC-V processor, hardware accelerators, cryptographic engines, network packet processors
- Instrumentation — high-speed data acquisition, PID controllers, sensor interface logic on FPGA
- Biomedical — FPGA ECG signal processing, real-time ultrasound beamforming, medical image compression
FPGA Hardware, Chip Series & Development Boards
All vendors, chip architectures and development boards we work with for IEEE 2026 FPGA final year projects.
Computer Vision & Object Detection on FPGA
Real-time CNN inference, YOLOv5/v8 hardware, face detection and depth estimation accelerated on Xilinx Zynq, Kintex, Alveo and Intel Stratix using Vitis AI and HLS — IEEE 2026 topics for MTech ECE, CSE and PhD scholars.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA Computer Vision Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FPGA-Accelerated YOLOv5 Object Detection Engine Using Vitis AI Quantisation and Systolic Array Dataflow on Alveo U50 | Vitis AI, HLS, C++, Python, Vivado, Alveo U50 | ⚡ Alveo U50 |
| 02 | Real-Time Face Detection and Recognition on FPGA Using Lightweight MobileNet-SSD Accelerator on Zynq-7000 | Vitis HLS, OpenCV, PYNQ Framework, Python | 🔷 PYNQ-Z2 |
| 03 | Stereo Vision Depth Estimation Accelerator for Autonomous Vehicle ADAS Using FPGA-Based Semi-Global Matching | Verilog, Vivado, HLS, Zynq MPSoC | 🔷 Zynq MPSoC |
| 04 | Pose Estimation Hardware Accelerator for Human Activity Recognition Using HLS-Synthesised CNN on Intel Stratix 10 | Intel HLS Compiler, Quartus Prime, OpenCL, ModelSim | 🔵 Stratix 10 |
| 05 | FPGA-Based Licence Plate Recognition System with OpenCV Pre-Processing on ARM and OCR Accelerator in PL | Vitis HLS, Python, Vivado, Zybo Z7, UART | 🔷 Zybo Z7 |
| 06 | Low-Latency Optical Flow Estimation FPGA Accelerator Using Lucas-Kanade Algorithm for Drone Navigation | Verilog, Vivado, Kintex-7, Camera OV7670 | ⚡ Kintex-7 |
Real-Time Image Processing Pipelines on FPGA
Hardware-accelerated image filtering, edge detection, histogram equalisation, medical image compression and satellite image processing pipelines on Artix-7, Kintex, Zynq, Cyclone V and iCE40 — Verilog, VHDL and HLS.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA Image Processing Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Real-Time Sobel Edge Detection and Gaussian Blur Pipeline on FPGA Using Pipelined Verilog with OV7670 Camera Interface | Verilog, Vivado, ModelSim, OV7670, VGA, Basys 3 | 🔷 Basys 3 (Artix-7) |
| 02 | FPGA-Based Medical Image Compression Using 2D-DWT SPIHT Algorithm for Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Transmission | VHDL, Quartus Prime, ModelSim, DE1-SoC | 🔵 DE1-SoC (Cyclone V) |
| 03 | Histogram Equalisation and Contrast Enhancement Pipeline on FPGA for Low-Light Surveillance Camera Images | Verilog, Vivado HLS, AXI4-Stream, Zynq-7000 | 🔷 Zybo Z7 |
| 04 | High-Throughput Hyperspectral Image Anomaly Detection Using FPGA-Accelerated RXD Algorithm on Kintex UltraScale | Vitis HLS, C++, Vivado, Kintex UltraScale | ⚡ Kintex UltraScale |
| 05 | FPGA Hardware Accelerator for Real-Time ECG Signal Processing Using FIR Filter Bank and R-Peak Detection | Verilog, Vivado, Fixed-Point Toolbox, Arty A7-35T | 🔷 Arty A7-35T |
| 06 | Lattice iCE40-Based Ultra-Low-Power Image Capture Pipeline for IoT Wildlife Camera with On-Device Motion Trigger | Verilog, Lattice Radiant, iCEcube2, IceStick | 🔹 IceStick (iCE40) |
Video Interface & Display Control on FPGA
HDMI/VGA controllers, MIPI CSI-2 camera interfaces, multi-display timing generators, video overlay engines and OLED/LCD display drivers on Zynq, Artix, Cyclone and CrossLink-NX — for ECE MTech and embedded systems projects.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA Video Display Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FPGA HDMI 1.4 Transmitter Controller with AXI Video DMA and On-Screen Overlay for Smart Display Applications | Vivado, Verilog, AXI4, HDMI IP, Zynq MPSoC | 🔷 Zynq MPSoC |
| 02 | Lattice CrossLink-NX MIPI CSI-2 Camera Bridge to HDMI Output with Real-Time Colour Space Conversion | Verilog, Lattice Radiant, CrossLink-NX Eval Board | 🔹 CrossLink-NX |
| 03 | Multi-Resolution VGA Controller with Character Generator and Sprite Engine for Retro Gaming on Artix-7 FPGA | Verilog, Vivado, BRAM, VGA DAC, Arty A7 | 🔷 Arty A7-35T |
| 04 | FPGA-Based Dual-Camera Video Stitching Engine for 180° Panoramic Display Using Warp Correction and Blending | Vitis HLS, Vivado, AXI-Stream, Kintex-7 | ⚡ Kintex-7 |
| 05 | Intel Cyclone 10 FPGA Display Controller with LVDS Interface and Ambient-Adaptive Backlight for Industrial HMI Panel | Verilog, Quartus Prime, ModelSim, DE10-Lite | 🔵 DE10-Lite (MAX 10) |
| 06 | Microchip PolarFire SoC FPGA-Based Video Analytics Edge Node with MIPI Camera and H.264 Hardware Encoder | Verilog, Libero SoC, RISC-V Soft-Core, PolarFire SoC | 🟡 PolarFire SoC |
RISC-V Soft-Core Processor Design on FPGA
Custom RISC-V RV32I/RV64 processors, pipelined CPU microarchitectures, SoC integration with peripherals, caches, branch predictors and hardware security extensions — implemented on Artix-7, Zynq, Cyclone V, PolarFire SoC and iCE40.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA RISC-V Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 5-Stage Pipelined RISC-V RV32IMC Processor with Hazard Detection, Forwarding and UART Peripheral on Artix-7 | Verilog, Vivado, ModelSim, GCC RISC-V Toolchain, Arty A7 | 🔷 Arty A7-100T |
| 02 | RISC-V RV64 Out-of-Order Superscalar Processor with Tomasulo Algorithm and Branch Prediction on Virtex UltraScale+ | SystemVerilog, Vivado, Verilator, Spike ISS | ⚡ Virtex UltraScale+ |
| 03 | Microchip PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit RISC-V Linux Subsystem with Custom Hardware Accelerator AXI4 Peripheral | Verilog, Libero SoC, Buildroot Linux, AXI4, PolarFire | 🟡 PolarFire SoC |
| 04 | RISC-V SoC with Physical Memory Protection (PMP) and Hardware Security Monitor for Trusted Execution on FPGA | Verilog, Vivado, GCC, RISC-V OpenSBI, Zynq-7000 | 🔷 Zybo Z7 |
| 05 | Lattice iCE40-Based Ultra-Low-Power RISC-V Microcontroller with Custom Instruction Set Extension for ML Inference | Verilog, Lattice Radiant, iCE40, GCC RISC-V, IceStick | 🔹 IceStick (iCE40) |
| 06 | Intel Cyclone V DE1-SoC RISC-V Soft-Core Integration with Hard ARM Cortex-A9 for Heterogeneous Computing | Verilog, Quartus Prime, Platform Designer, ModelSim | 🔵 DE1-SoC (Cyclone V) |
Industrial Robotics & Motor Control on FPGA
FPGA-based Field-Oriented Control (FOC) for BLDC/PMSM motors, PID servo loops, multi-axis CNC step-direction generators, robot joint torque controllers and encoder interface logic — on Zynq, Artix, Cyclone V, Arria 10 and PolarFire.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA Robotics & Motor Control Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | FPGA-Based Field-Oriented Control (FOC) for Three-Phase PMSM Drive with Space Vector PWM and Current Loop on Zynq | Vitis HLS, Vivado, AXI PWM, ADC SPI, Zybo Z7 | 🔷 Zybo Z7 |
| 02 | Real-Time PID Position Controller for 6-DOF Robot Arm Joint Servos Using FPGA with Quadrature Encoder Decoding | Verilog, Vivado, EtherCAT Slave IP, Artix-7 | 🔷 Arty A7-100T |
| 03 | FPGA Multi-Axis CNC Step-Direction PWM Generator with G-Code Interpreter on Soft-Core RISC-V for Laser Cutter | Verilog, Vivado, RISC-V, UART, Artix-7 | 🔷 Basys 3 |
| 04 | Intel Arria 10-Based High-Speed Torque Control for Industrial Robot Joints Using EtherCAT Real-Time Communication | Verilog, Quartus Prime, EtherCAT IP, Arria 10 | 🔵 Arria 10 |
| 05 | Microchip IGLOO2 FPGA-Based Stepper Motor Micro-Stepping Controller for Precision Medical Infusion Pump | Verilog, Libero SoC, IGLOO2, SPI ADC, ModelSim | 🟡 IGLOO2 |
| 06 | FPGA-Based Sensorless BLDC Motor Speed Control Using Back-EMF Zero-Crossing Detection with Hall Sensor Fusion | Verilog, Vivado, Fixed-Point Maths, DE10-Lite | 🔵 DE10-Lite |
Custom Protocol Bridging Logic on FPGA
AXI4/AHB/APB bus fabric, SPI/I2C/UART/CAN/Ethernet MAC/PCIe bridging, TSN time-sensitive networking, SpaceWire and custom high-speed serial protocol controllers — on Artix, Kintex, Virtex, Cyclone V, Agilex and MachXO — using Verilog, VHDL and HLS.
| # | IEEE 2026 FPGA Protocol Bridging Project Topic | Tools & Frameworks | Hardware |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | AXI4-to-SPI Master Bridge IP Core for Multi-Sensor IoT Gateway on Zynq with DMA-Backed Burst Transfer Support | Verilog, Vivado, AXI4, ILA Debug, PYNQ-Z2 | 🔷 PYNQ-Z2 |
| 02 | FPGA Gigabit Ethernet MAC Controller with UDP/IP Offload Engine for Low-Latency Financial Market Data Feed | Verilog, Vivado, Tri-Mode Ethernet IP, Kintex-7 | ⚡ Kintex-7 |
| 03 | CAN FD to EtherCAT Protocol Bridge on FPGA for Industrial Automation Gateway with Deterministic Sub-Microsecond Latency | Verilog, Quartus Prime, EtherCAT Slave, Arria 10 | 🔵 Arria 10 |
| 04 | Lattice MachXO3-Based PCIe-to-I2C/SPI Transparent Bridge for BIOS Configuration in Server Platform Management | Verilog, Lattice Radiant, MachXO3, ModelSim | 🔹 MachXO3 |
| 05 | IEEE 802.1AS Time-Synchronised Networking (TSN) Controller on FPGA for Automotive In-Vehicle Network with gPTP | SystemVerilog, Vivado, Xilinx TSN IP, Virtex UltraScale+ | ⚡ Virtex UltraScale+ |
| 06 | Intel Agilex 7 PCIe Gen4 x16 Host Interface DMA Engine with Descriptor Ring for High-Bandwidth AI Accelerator Cards | SystemVerilog, Quartus Prime, PCIe IP, Agilex 7 | 🔵 Agilex 7 |
All FPGA project titles above are aligned with IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Embedded Systems Letters and IEEE Access 2025–2026. Contact us to receive the full IEEE base paper, RTL source code outline, simulation results template and implementation roadmap for any topic.
FPGA Project Lab Gallery — Bangalore
Our dedicated FPGA lab — Xilinx Vivado and Vitis HLS workstations, Intel Quartus Prime setups, Lattice Radiant stations, oscilloscopes, logic analysers, JTAG debug probes, Basys 3, Arty A7, Zybo Z7, PYNQ-Z2 and Alveo U50 boards — ready for BE, MTech and PhD scholars.
Xilinx Vivado Lab
Intel Quartus Setup
Vitis AI / HLS Station
Dev Board Lab — Basys 3 / Arty / Zybo
Motor Control & Robotics
RISC-V SoC Design
Image Processing Pipeline
Protocol Debug & LA
ModelSim Simulation
Lattice Low-Power Lab