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Microchip’s PolarFire® FPGA’s Single-Chip Crypto Design Flow “Successfully Reviewed” By the United Kingdom Government’s National Cyber Security Centre

“Security is now an imperative for all designs in every vertical market. Today, system architects and designers received further evidence of the security of their communications, industrial, aerospace, defense, nuclear and other systems relying on Microchip Technology’s (Nasdaq: MCHP …

New Gigabit Ethernet Switch with AVB/TSN and Integrated PHYs for Industrial Automation

“The LAN9662 includes a Real-Time Engine to process high-speed cyclical data in flight. Industrial automation and digital transformation are driving market growth for scalable and standardized networking solutions to address the needs of commercial Operational Technology (OT) deployments. To provide …

Using Pin Multiplexing to Reduce Pin Usage on 8-Bit Microcontrollers

“This post will cover two examples of using multiplexing on General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) pins to reduce a project’s pin usage. The first example uses the technique “Charlieplexing” and the second uses timing peripherals and interrupts to quickly …

Microchip Introduces Its First Automotive-Qualified 10BASE-T1S Ethernet Devices

“The LAN8670/1/2 family of Ethernet PHYs simplifies architecture to connect low-speed devices into a standard Ethernet network CHANDLER, Ariz., July 13, 2023 — Automotive designers are looking to replace legacy gateway subsystems with technology that can migrate applications to …

New Cesium Atomic Clock Provides Autonomous Precise Time of 100 ns Holdover for Months

“Microchip’s 5071B is a compact commercial timing product offering ease of deployment across multiple industries. From everyday applications such as mobile phones and banking to complex underwater defense missions, the need for synchronized precise timing and frequency solutions is …

Microchip Slashes Time to Innovation with Industry’s Most Power-Efficient Mid-Range FPGA Industrial Edge Stack, More Core Library IP and Conversion Tools

“The new imperatives of the intelligent edge – power efficiency, security and reliability – are forcing system architects and design engineers to find new solutions. For the growing number of system designers switching to PolarFire FPGAs and SoCs, Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq …

Microchip Extends its Radiation-Tolerant Family of Gigabit Ethernet PHYs

“The new VSC8574RT PHY supports both copper and fiber interfaces for added flexibility in space applications The space industry is shifting its connectivity interfaces from traditional dedicated networks to Ethernet solutions that provide added flexibility and simplify the design process …

Microchip Releases Updated Programmer and Debugger Development Tools

“Next-generation MPLAB® ICD 5 and MPLAB PICkit™ 5 in-circuit debuggers/programmers offer new ways to program and connect As programming and debugging continue to be vital—and manually time consuming—processes for embedded designers, Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) has launched …

New Long-Reaching USB 3.2 Compatible Reclocker/Redriver Devices for Automotive and Industrial Applications

“Microchip’s EQCO510 and EQCO5X31 devices offer a solid two-channel solution to send high-speed data signals up to 15 meters in both directions. The standard universal serial bus or USB connection is an industry mainstay that transfers data between two …

Silicon Carbide E-Fuse Demonstrator Provides a Faster, More Reliable Method for Protecting Power Electronics in Electric Vehicle Applications

“Microchip’s E-Fuse demonstrator is available in six variants for 400–800V battery systems High-voltage electrical subsystems throughout Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) require a mechanism to protect the high-voltage distribution and loads in the event …