Microchip Technology is offering newly certified functional safety packages to enable engineers to develop their products as per the ISO 26262 functional safety standard. The company recently announced the release of ISO 26262 functional safety packages for dsPIC33C digital signal controllers (DSCs), PIC18, and AVR microcontrollers (MCUs) that accelerate the development of safety-critical designs targeting…
Microchip adds to its safety-certified family of maXTouch touchscreen controllers
Networked and connected home appliances enable users and manufacturers to communicate with them via the internet. For example, the user of a kitchen oven might look up a new recipe online or a manufacturer might perform remote diagnostics or over-the-air firmware updates. Displays and touch sensors are essential for enabling this functionality in modern appliances.…
Microchip and Acacia partner to enable 400G pluggable coherent optics for data centers
Bandwidth growth, driven by the expansion of data centers and 5G network build-outs, is expected to drive the need for faster coherent Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) pluggable optics. Consequently, Data Center Interconnect (DCI) and metro Optical Transport Network (OTN) platforms are transitioning from 100/200G to 400G pluggable coherent optical modules to support these hyper-connected…
Microchip launches high-precision, voltage-reference ICs for automotive applications
Extended-temperature-range voltage reference ICs for automotive and industrial applications require low drift along with high reliability and performance. To this end, Microchip Technology announced the release of a high-precision voltage reference (Vref) IC that meets these needs at a cost-effective price. The new MCP1502 is an AEC-Q100 Grade 1 (-40° to +125° C operating temperature…
Microchip joins DARPA toolbox initiative for easier technology access
Microchip Technology announced that it has joined the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Toolbox initiative that gives the organization’s researchers simplified open licensing opportunities with commercial technology vendors. Microchip’s participation will speed innovation across a variety of defense and aerospace development programs by giving qualified DARPA researchers zero-cost access to the company’s Libero design…
Microchip launches fully configurable, digital gate driver for silicon-carbide MOSFETs
As demand for electric buses and other electrified heavy transport vehicles increases to meet lower emission targets, silicon carbide-based power management solutions are providing greater efficiencies in these transportation systems. To complement its broad portfolio of silicon carbide MOSFET discrete and module products, Microchip Technology has announced a new 1200V production-ready digital gate driver —…
Microchip unveils industry’s most compact 1.6T Ethernet PHY
Routers, switches, and line cards need higher bandwidth, port density, and up to 800-gigabit Ethernet (GbE) connectivity to handle escalating data-center traffic driven by 5G, cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications. To deliver the higher bandwidth, these designs need to overcome the signal integrity challenges associated with the industry’s transition…
Microchip adds an HLS design workflow to its PolarFire FPGA portfolio
The need to combine performance with low-power consumption in edge-compute applications has driven demand for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) to be used as power-efficient accelerators while providing flexibility and speeding time to market. However, a large majority of edge compute, computer vision and industrial control algorithms are developed natively in C++ by developers with little…
Microchip’s new CSAC provides precise timing accuracy and stability
Advanced military platforms, ocean-bottom survey systems, and remote-sensing applications all require precise timing for mission success. Chip-scale atomic clocks (CSACs) ensure stable and accurate timing even when Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) time signals are unavailable. Microchip Technology is helping industrial and military system designers to meet this requirement, with its new SA65 CSAC — providing precise…
Microchip’s I2C serial EEPROM comes with support for 3.4 Mbit/s data rate
I2C and SPI are two of the most widely used serial communication buses for embedded systems — and each comes with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. SPI is the faster protocol, but it’s more costly and offers limited scalability. To close this trade-off gap between I2C and SPI in Serial EEPROMs, Microchip Technology has…
Microchip’s low-density PolarFire devices consume half the static power of alternatives
Edge-computing systems need compact programmable devices with low-power consumption and a small thermal footprint to eliminate fans and other heat mitigation while providing reliable compute horsepower. To this end, Microchip Technology has solved this challenge by cutting static power consumption for its mid-bandwidth Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and FPGA System-on-Chip (SoC) devices in half.…
Microchip’s advanced power modules qualified to aerospace standards
In the race to reduce aircraft emissions, developers increasingly are moving toward more efficient designs including electrical systems that replace today’s pneumatics and hydraulics powering everything from on-board alternators to actuators and Auxiliary Power Units (APUs). To enable next-generation aircraft electrical systems, new power conversion technology is required. Microchip Technology has announced its development with…
Microchip launches first, single-chip network synchronization 5G solution
The latest 5G technology requires time sources to be synchronized throughout a packet-switched network 10 times more accurately than 4G requirements. Microchip Technology now makes it possible to achieve 5G performance with the first single-chip, highly integrated, low-power, multi-channel integrated circuit (IC), coupled with the company’s widely adopted and reliable IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol…
Microchip offers 1700V silicon-carbide power solutions
Today’s energy-efficient electric charging systems powering commercial vehicle propulsion — as well as auxiliary power systems, solar inverters, solid-state transformers, and other transportation and industrial applications — all rely on high-voltage switching power devices. To best meet these requirements, Microchip Technology announced the expansion of its silicon-carbide portfolio with a family of high-efficiency, high-reliability 1700V…
Microchip producing Adaptec smart storage adapters
Cloud service providers and server OEMs that are designing storage platforms demand exceptional performance, flexibility, and security for the next generation of data centers. To this end, Microchip Technology has announced the Adaptec Smart Storage PCIe Gen 4 NVMe Tri-Mode SmartRAID 3200 RAID Adapters, Adaptec SmartHBA 2200, and Adaptec HBA 1200 Host Bus Adapters. These…
Microchip’s reference design compliant with recently released Qi 1.3 specification
The Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) recently released the Qi 1.3 specification that requires authentication for improved safety when transmitting up to 15W of power between a transmitter and a receiver. To meet the requirements of the specification, Microchip Technology announced a new Qi 1.3 wireless charging reference design that provides developers of wireless charging systems for…
Microchip’s new Ethernet PHYs enable multi-drop bus architecture
Smart manufacturing is driving efficiencies in automation as digital networks increasingly connect machines, production line equipment, and robotics. Operational technology (OT) and information technology (IT) networks that are critical to the industrial internet of things (IIoT) rely on Ethernet for interoperability and to speed data transmission and ensure security. Microchip Technology‘s new LAN867x family of…
Microchip integrates monitoring and management platform to protect 5G networks
Today’s 5G wireless infrastructure has more complex, higher-density synchronization needs than previous-generation networks and is highly dependent on the integrity of “live-sky” timing signals from the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). Microchip Technology Inc. announced it has integrated its BlueSky GNSS Firewall with its TimePictra 11 synchronization monitoring and management platform to protect 5G networks…
Microchip earns JEDEC qualification for radiation-tolerant FPGA
Developers of small-satellite constellations and other systems used in New Space missions must deliver high reliability and radiation protection while meeting stringent cost and scheduling requirements. Microchip Technology has now given them a faster, more economical production path with the first radiation-tolerant (RT) FPGA that offers the low cost of a JEDEC-qualified plastic package, plus…
New MPLAB cloud tools offer secure workflow to PIC & AVR microcontrollers
Microcontroller (MCU) design is now easier than ever with Microchip Technology‘s new MPLAB cloud tools ecosystem available for PIC and AVR devices. The free, all-in-one cloud platform combines easy, integrated search and discovery of example code, graphical configuration of projects, and code debugging in a collaborative environment. This environment enables enterprise-scale rapid development while simplifying…