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AEC-Q100 Qualified and Defense-grade PolarFire FPGAs Now Available in Volume Production

“Expanded product offering with robust device certification and characterization gives customers programmable logic solutions ideal for thermally challenging environments Automotive, defense, aerospace and industrial designers who need automotive- and defense-grade programmable logic solutions can now order PolarFire® Field Programmable Gate …

Microchip Releases the First IEEE 802.3bt Power over Ethernet to USB Type-C Power and Data Adapter

“There are many consumer, enterprise and industrial devices today that have a USB Type-C® port as the only input power option. While USB-C® technology can offer high power and high data rate, it limits the range of the installation …

Microchip Announces Space-Qualified COTS-Based Radiation-Hardened Power Converters

“Expansion of SA50-120 family introduces qualified 100V and 120V bus systems for space applications As reliance on communication and weather satellites grows and space research expands in scope and mission, new technology is required to help speed spaceflight system …

Microchip Delivers Accuracy and Energy-efficiency of Current Monitoring in High-temperature Automotive Applications

“New high-side current sense amplifier offers the industry’s lowest offset for AEC-Q100 Grade 0 qualified devices, enabling a more accurate and energy efficient current measurement solution for those applications exposed to extreme temperatures With the proliferation of automation …

Microchip Unveils First Fully Integrated Solution for Vehicle Ethernet Audio Video Bridging

“As connected vehicles increasingly rely on Ethernet for network connectivity, smart technology is helping developers to streamline infotainment system development and quickly adapt to manufacturers’ evolving requirements. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced the first hardware-based audio endpoint solution …

Microchip Accelerates Machine Learning and Hyperscale Computing Infrastructure with the World’s First PCI Express® 5.0 Switches

“Switchtec™ PFX PCIe® Gen 5 high performance switches double the data rate of PCIe Gen 4.0 solutions while delivering ultra-low latency and advanced diagnostics Applications such as data analytics, autonomous-driving and medical diagnostics are driving extraordinary demands for machine …

Microchip Releases Industry’s First 24G SAS/PCIe Gen 4 Tri-mode Storage Controllers into Production

“Smart Storage Platform delivers 3x higher performance than competing solutions Server OEMs and cloud operators designing storage platforms for next-generation data centers need to deliver significantly higher performance through PCIe® Gen 4 x16 CPU interfaces and support for the latest …

Power Control Reference Design Enables a Secondary Side Microcontroller to Control Primary Power

“New AC-DC controller plus Inde-Flux™ transformer technology licensed to Würth Elektronik eiSos simplifies design, reducing size and cost In modern offline AC-DC power solutions, programmability and adaptive control offer the flexibility and intelligence needed by smart home devices …

Microchip Adds 64 Mbit Parallel SuperFlash® Memory to its Family of Radiation-Tolerant COTS-Based Devices for Space Systems

“Complements company’s COTS-based processors and communication interfaces to streamline development of space-qualified and scalable total system solutions To reduce the time, cost and risk of developing spaceflight-qualified systems, designers may start with Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) devices that can later …

Microchip’s Low-Power Radiation-Tolerant (RT) PolarFire FPGA is Available in Engineering Silicon and On a Path to Full QML Class V Spaceflight Qualification

“Customers can prototype with the same FPGA silicon and package that is now headed for space qualification Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it is shipping engineering silicon for its RT PolarFire® Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) while the device …