For the lowest power consumption, MCUs are still preferred, and for high performance, MPUs are dominant. But that’s changing.

As space exploration and deployments heat up, demand for electronic components able to survive harsh environments and meet stringent radiation immunity and reliability requirements is rapidly growing.

Offering high radiation tolerance, the SAMD21RT MCU from Microchip is capable of operating in the harsh environments found in space. The device, which is based on a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M0+ core running ...

Following American chipmaker Microchip Technology's announcement regarding the closure of its Fab 2 wafer factory in Arizona and pause in its application for US semiconductor subsidies, the industry ...

On February 6, US-based MCU and analog chip developer Microchip Technology released a fourth-quarter net sales prediction that did not meet the average estimates from analysts. In its report for the ...