MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC. overview

CHANDLER, Ariz., March 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- System designers of traction power units (TPUs), auxiliary power units (APUs), solid-state transformers (SSTs), industrial motor drives and energy infrastructure solutions require high-voltage switching technology to increase efficiency, reduce system size and weight and enhance reliability. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced the expansion of its SiC portfolio with the release of the industry’s lowest on-resistance...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Feb. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Computing-in-memory technology is poised to eliminate the massive data communications bottlenecks otherwise associated with performing artificial intelligence (AI) speech processing at the network’s edge but requires an embedded memory solution that simultaneously performs neural network computation and stores weights. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) , via its Silicon Storage Technology (SST) subsidiary, today announced that its...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Jan. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Space system designers cannot easily support non-standard voltages or add functions with traditional hybrid-style power converters. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) has eliminated the cost, complexity and customization challenges of these hybrid solutions by offering a discrete-component-based, space-grade DC-DC power converter family that now includes 28V-input, 50-watt (W) radiation-tolerant options. “Our latest 28V-input SA50-28...

Solutions enable encrypted 100/400 GbE, FlexE and Flexible OTN interfaces for 400ZR, Open ZR+ and Open ROADM applications CHANDLER, Ariz. and MAYNARD, Mass., Oct. 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced 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...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Sept. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 to the 112G (gigabits per second) PAM4...

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Edge compute systems need compact programmable devices with low power consumption and a small enough thermal footprint to eliminate fans and other heat mitigation while providing robust compute horsepower. Microchip Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MCHP) 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 and giving them the smallest...

CHANDLER, Ariz., June 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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. (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announced it has extended its FPGA family’s security with the DesignShield development tool that further helps prevent this information from being extracted for malicious purposes. “As...