This paper presents the design and physical implementation of UET-RVMCU, a lightweight RISC-V microcontroller derived from the UETRV-PCore. Aimed at creating an accessible and flexible open-source RISC-V-based microcontroller, UET-RVMCU simplifies the application-class UETRV-PCore by reducing pipeline stages, removing MMU functionality, and integrating GPIO peripherals. The final GDSII layout was generated using an open-source RTL-to-GDS flow (OpenLane). This project demonstrates the feasibility of transforming an application-class SoC into a feature-rich microcontroller suitable for embedded systems, emphasizing low area, design simplicity, and open-source development.
@article{arxiv.2603.28709,
title = {Physical Design of UET-RVMCU: A Streamlined Open-Source RISC-V Microcontroller},
author = {Abdullah Azhar and Uneeb Kamal and Wajid Ali and Saad Gillani and Dr Suleman Sami Qazi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.28709},
year = {2026}
}