Satellite communication systems use complex modulation schemes to achieve the blazingly fast data rates required to deliver video and broadband data. To attain this, they must deliver high RF output power while simultaneously ensuring the signals retain their desired characteristics. The new GMICP2731-10 GaN MMIC power amplifier from Microchip Technology helps meet both of these…
Microchip releases radiation-hardened MOSFET for space applications
Power supplies in space applications operate in environments that require enhanced radiation technology to withstand extreme particle interactions and solar and electromagnetic events. These events degrade space-based systems and disrupt operations. To meet this requirement, Microchip Technology Inc. announced the qualification of its M6 MRH25N12U3 radiation-hardened 250V, 0.21 Ohm Rds(on), metal–oxide–semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) for commercial…
Microchip ensures FPGA security with new DesignShield development tool
Mission-critical and other high-assurance systems deployed worldwide are under rapidly evolving threats from cybercriminals who attempt to extract Critical Program Information (CPI) via the FPGAs that power them. Microchip Technology Inc. is extending its FPGA family’s security with the DesignShield development tool that further helps prevent this information from being extracted for malicious purposes. “As…
Microchip adds security features to its Trust Platform Design Suite
In 2019, Microchip Technology released its Trust Platform for its CryptoAuthentication family, bringing the industry’s first pre-provisioned solutions for hardware-based secure elements to companies of all sizes that want an easy way to implement secure authentication. Today, the company is further enhancing this service with the latest enhancements to its Trust Platform Design Suite (TPDS) — its dedicated…
Microchip’s SyncServer S600 Series now protects against cybersecurity threats
Mission-critical networks and other essential enterprise infrastructure can only maintain reliable operation if they continuously receive accurate timing information from network time servers, but these servers can be vulnerable to Global Positioning System (GPS) jamming and spoofing, a cybersecurity threat. Microchip Technology Inc. announced a solution to this problem with the integration of its BlueSky technology…
Microchip launches precise-timing grandmaster with gateway clock
For today’s critical infrastructure providers — including 5G wireless networks, smart grids, data centers, cable, and transportation services — a fundamental need exists for a redundant, resilient, and secure timing and synchronization solution. To this end, Microchip Technology Inc. announced its TimeProviderÒ 4100 Release 2.2 grandmaster, which provides a new level of resiliency with the introduction of…
Microchip releases first IEEE 802.3bt PoE to USB Type-C power adapter
There are many consumer, enterprise, and industrial devices that have a USB Type-C port as the only input power option. While USB-C technology can offer a high power and data rate, it limits the range of the installation to a maximum of three meters from an AC outlet. As the Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) becomes more prevalent…
Microchip’s PolarFire FPGAs now available in volume production
Automotive, defense, aerospace, and industrial designers who need automotive, and defense-grade programmable logic solutions can now order PolarFire Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) in volume production quantities. Microchip Technology announced it is shipping PolarFire FPGAs qualified for both the Automotive Electronics Council Q100 (AEC-Q100) specification Grade T2 (-40° to 125° C TJ) and military temperature grade (-40°…
Microchip launches world’s first PCI Express 5.0 Switches
Applications such as data analytics, autonomous-driving, and medical diagnostics are driving extraordinary demands for machine learning and hyperscale compute infrastructure. To meet these demands, Microchip Technology Inc. has announced the world’s first PCI Express (PCIe) 5.0 switch solutions — the Switchtec PFX PCIe 5.0 family — doubling the interconnect performance for dense compute, high-speed networking, and NVM…
Microchip introduces industry’s first Gen 4 Tri-mode Smart Storage controllers
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 NVMe SSDs and 24G SAS infrastructure. To this end, Microchip announced the release of the first products to deliver these capabilities. The Smart Storage PCIe…
Microchip launches accelerator software development kit
Through its Smart Embedded Vision initiative, Microchip Technology Inc. is meeting the growing need for power-efficient inferencing in edge applications. The company is making it easier for software developers to implement their algorithms in PolarFire field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). As a significant addition to the solutions portfolio in this segment, Microchip’s VectorBlox Accelerator Software Development Kit…
Microchip unveils next-generation AVR MCU family
Microchip Technology Inc. recently announced its next-generation AVR DA family of microcontrollers (MCUs) – its first Functional Safety Ready AVR MCU family with Peripheral Touch Controller (PTC). Featuring core independent peripherals, advanced analog and on-chip communications, the MCU family fulfills the requirements of higher-performance microcontrollers for better real-time control, as well as enhanced human machine interface…
Microchip launches first space-qualified, COTS-based Ethernet transceiver
Ethernet is slowly gaining an upper hand in spacecraft as it speeds up hardwired communication, facilitates interoperability between spacecraft and satellites, and supports higher data rates. To this end, Microchip Technology Inc. recently launched the industry’s first space-qualified Ethernet transceiver. This new transceiver can tolerate radiations via a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution. COTS is widely…
Microchip Unveils Industry’s First MCU with Integrated 2D GPU and DDR2 Memory
Microchip Technology has introduced the industry’s first MCU with an integrated 2D Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and up to 32 MB integrated DDR2 memory. This combination enables the customers to increase their application’s color resolution and display size by up to 12 inches with easy-to-use MCU-based resources and tools like the MPLAB Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and MPLAB Harmony software framework. The 32-bit PIC32MZ DA microcontroller family fills the graphics performance gap between MCUs and microprocessor units for customers who wish to continue using the familiar design environment. The devices offer MPU-like graphics capabilities along with seamless integration and programming model of Microchip’s PIC32 and MPLAB IDE and Harmony software framework.
Invention Story of Microchip
We all are a part of the tech savvy century where our lives are comforted by various machines. Whether it is cell phones, laptops, motion detectors, digital watches, ATMs or videogames, technology is all around us. The diverse inventions have certainly made our lives simpler, easier and entertaining. But do you know what is common in all these machines? The common thing is the electronic heart of these machines- integrated circuit. As vital as a heart is to human body, the integrated circuit is a lifeline of these machines. Let’s have a rendezvous with people who offered this electronic heart to the world. Jack Kilby is one of the heroes from the success story of microchip. Among very few who really thought of giving something to the society that could truly transform the way it works, Kilby was one of them. He had an important role in offering a breakthrough to the technological world.