Microchip's power management solutions include DC-DC controllers and regulators, MOSFETs and MOSFET drivers, voltage supervisors and references and power modules that enable you to increase power density, extend battery life and provide high performance in the most demanding applications.

The production release of a family of SiC power devices that offer proven ruggedness and the performance benefits of wide-bandgap technology, has been announced by Microchip. Complemented by Microchip’s broad range of microcontrollers (MCUs) and analogue solutions, the SiC devices join a growing family of reliable SiC products.

  Microchip are giving the Electronic Specifier readers the chance to win an AVR-IoT WG Development Board (AC164160) and make it easy to deploy IoT devices to Google Cloud IoT Core’s artificial intelligence and machine learning infrastructure.

Have you ever realised that you need higher PWM resolution for your application but don't want to purchase a new part?

Microchip Technology provides an extensive product portfolio of 8, 16 and 32-bit microcontrollers and digital signal controllers to help our customers select the device which best suits the needs of their application.

Twelve new Successive Approximation Register (SAR) Analogue-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), together with a companion differential amplifier designed specifically for the new portfolio of SAR ADCs have been announced by Microchip. Designed to operate in high temperatures and high electromagnetic environments, the MCP331x1(D)-xx family includes one million samples per second (Msps).

A unified software framework has been introduced by Microchip with the release of MPLAB Harmony version 3.0 (v3), extending support for SAM MCUs. The powerful development environment is progressively adding support across Microchip’s entire portfolio of 32-bit PIC and SAM MCUs, giving developers more options to meet different end application requirements.

Microchip is giving the Electronic Specifier readers the chance to win a SAM R34 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit for LoRaWAN development (ATSAMR34-XPRO). Microchip's SAM R34 Xplained Pro Evaluation Kit is a hardware platform used to evaluate the ATSAMR34 low power LoRa Sub-GHz SiP, designed to enable long range wireless connectivity while extending system battery life.

The imaging and video solution, PolarFire FPGA, has been announced by Microchip to address the challenges of developing complex computer algorithms which enable systems to capture and display information and high-resolution images. The PolarFire FPGA imaging and video solution delivers capabilities superior to alternative technologies to support resolution as high as 4K in small, low-power form factors necessary for a wide variety of imaging and ...

It has been announced that Microchip has developed what they believe to be the industry’s smallest IEEE 802.15.4-compliant module that combines an ultra-low-power microcontroller (MCU) with a sub-GHz radio, accelerating time to market and providing long-lasting battery life in wireless-networked sensors.

Microchip has announced an automotive-qualified USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC, offering up to ten times faster data rates over existing USB 2.0 solutions and reducing indexing times to improve the user experience in vehicles. To support the rising adoption of USB Type-C in the smartphone market and enable universal connectivity in vehicles, the USB7002 SmartHub IC includes interfaces for USB Type-C connectors.

In partnership with Microchip, we are offering you the chance to win a Microchip MPLAB PICkit 4 In-Circuit Debugger (PG164140). The MPLAB PICkit 4 In-Circuit Debugger allows fast and easy debugging and programming of PIC and dsPIC flash microcontrollers, using the powerful graphical user interface of MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The MPLAB PICkit 4 programmes faster than its predecessor with a 32-bit 300MHz SAME70 MCU and come...

From coffee makers to thermostats to irrigation systems, PIC microcontrollers (MCU) are at the heart of millions of embedded applications. As developers migrate next-generation PIC MCU-based applications to the cloud, they currently must overcome complexities associated with communications protocols, security and hardware compatibility.

An IEEE 802.15.4-compliant module that combines an ultra-low-power microcontroller (MCU) with a sub-GHz radio was unveiled this morning (February 26) at embedded world in Nuremberg. It accelerates time to market and provides long-lasting battery life in wireless-networked sensors.

A new Ethernet bridge which provides new options for embedded and automotive platform designers who are seeking Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) 3.1 Low-Power Sub-State (LPSS) L1.1 and L1.2 for power savings has been introduced by Microchip with the LAN7430/1.

As the LoRa (Long Range) technology ecosystem accelerates, security remains an area for improvement in the market due to vulnerabilities that leave the network and application server keys accessible in the memory of modules and microcontrollers (MCUs) paired with a LoRaWAN stack. If keys are accessed in a LoRaWAN device, a hacker can impersonate it and authorise fraudulent transactions, which can result in a scalable attack with substantial ...

As each new generation of devices scale, Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) designs are increasing in complexity and resource utilisation, making designer productivity essential to accelerating time to market. Microchip Technology, via its Microsemi Corporation subsidiary, has announced the release of Libero SoC version 12.0.

It has been announced by Microchip, via its Microsemi Corporation subsidiary, that its AcuEdge ZLK38AVS Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) has introduced far-field voice pickup and the flexibility to build devices with multiple mic array configurations. The solution reduces BOM costs while addressing the requirements of small-form-factor designs. 

As optical networks are transitioning from 100G to flexible transmission rates that scale up to 600G to support hyper-connected architectures, new flexible multi-rate optical transmission devices and software are needed. Microchip Technology, through its subsidiary, Microsemi, and Acacia Communications, are supporting this critical transition.

The zero-drift operational amplifier, MCP6V51, has been launched by Microchip. The new device provides ultra-high precision measurement while minimising the increasing influence of high-frequency interference. The MCP6V51 offers a wide operating range and on-chip Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filters.