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by kfreds 1372 days ago
Note that we specifically chose the Lattice ice40 UltraPlus 5K because:

- It is supported by an open-source FPGA toolchain

- Has an in-package non-volatile configuration memory (NVCM) that is lockable. This is where we'll eventually keep the FPGA configuration bitstream, including the unique per device secret.

After some reverse-engineering work we're also able to program and lock NVCM with open tooling, as opposed to having to use Lattice's proprietary one.