On 23rd March, the Third Annual Automotive Cyber Security Summit will take place at The Baronette Renaissance Detroit-Novi Hotel. The event will see Brian M Sutton, Embedded Systems Engineering Lead at Microsemi, share his expertise in a presentation titled, ‘Connected Car Security: How Much is Enough?’

Microsemi has announced its Secured Production Programming Solution (SPPS) for its FPGAs. The solution securely generates and injects cryptographic keys and configuration bitstreams into Microsemi's FPGAs in order to prevent cloning, reverse engineering, malware insertion, leakage of sensitive IP such as trade secrets or classified data, overbuilding and other security threats.

Microsemi Corporation has announced the release of the latest version of Libero SoC, version 11.7, a comprehensive suite of FPGA design tools used with the company’s FPGA products. The latest software release includes a number of features to enhance ease-of-use and efficiency for designers, as well as advanced security and evaluation tools, for its RTG4 FPGAs, SmartFusion2 SoC FPGAs and IGLOO2 FPGAs.

Microsemi Corporation and STAR-Dundee have announced their collaboration to provide SpaceWire and SpaceFibre network technology using Microsemi's RTG4(TM) high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGAs. STAR-Dundee specialises in supporting users and developers of SpaceWire and SpaceFibre, which are data-handling networks for onboard satellites and spacecraft.

Microsemi Corporation has announced a unique series of patented Powermite1 MUPT Transient Voltage Suppression (TVS) diode products. The series caters to market trends toward increased aircraft electrification, greater reliability and higher fuel efficiency, which are on the rise. This is consequently driving the need for increasingly capable, lighter and smaller TVS solutions that provide superior protection against transient overvoltage occurren...

Microsemi Corporation has announced its DIGI-G4, the company's latest DIGI Optical Transport Network (OTN) processor enabling the transition to 400G OTN switching solutions is available in mass production. With multiple carriers' trials underway, Microsemi is enabling the industry to begin the 400G capacity upgrade in metro transport networks.

Microsemi Corporation has announced an extremely low power sub-GHz RF transceiver for industrial, security and medical applications. In addition to its best-in-class low power characteristics, the ZL70550 combines high performance wireless capability, a high level of integration and an extremely small footprint at competitive pricing.

Microsemi Corporation has introduced two members to its IGM (Integrated Grand Master) product portfolio, the IGM-1100o (outdoor version) and the IGM-1100x (support external antennas), as well as capacity enhancements to its IGM-1100i (indoor version). The offerings broaden outdoor and indoor deployment options for mobile network operators when a cost effective, precise timing master is needed, including small cells and backhaul to eNodeBs for wir...

Microsemi Corporation has announced the availability of its PDS-104GO outdoor Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch, expanding the company’s industry-leading PoE product offering to enable the connection of four powered devices to a network.

Expanding its portfolio of IEEE 1588 products, Microsemi has announced two single-channel ultralow jitter network synchronisers (ZL30721 and ZL30722) and a dual-channel version (ZL30723). The synchronisers feature Microsemi’s leading IEEE 1588 software and are footprint compatible with the company’s ZL30621, ZL30622 and ZL30623 SyncE devices, offering a simple and cost-effective migration path from G.8262 SyncE compliance to IEEE 1588...

Microsemi Corporation has announced the opening of its Aviation Centre of Excellence in Ennis, Ireland. The 1,900 square-foot research and development facility will support the design, development and manufacturing of Microsemi’s new product line of high reliability aviation Intelligent Power Solutions (IPS).

Microsemi have announced that they will be giving a technical presentation at HW/Expo, a hardware developers’ conference taking place near Cambridge, UK, in April 2016. Peter Trott, a Senior FAE at Microsemi will explain and demonstrate SmartFusion2, a System-On-Chip device that is being widely used to ensure network security in industrial, military and medical systems.

Microsemi Corporation has announced a high power Monolithic Microwave Surface Mount (MMSM) series-shunt SP2T PIN diode reflective switch, the MPS2R10-606. The device is optimised for High Frequency (HF),Very High Frequency (VHF) and Ultrahigh Frequency (UHF) high power Transmit/Receive (T/R) switching in applications such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) receive arrays and first responder, military, aviation and marine radio communications. Th...

Microsemi has revealed that it’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Lois Acquisition, successfully merged with and into PMC-Sierra, completing Microsemi’s acquisition of PMC. Under Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, no vote of PMC’s stockholders was required to consummate the merger.

Microsemi Corporation has announced its SyncServer S6xx series of Network Time Protocol (NTP) servers, providing a highly secure, accurate and flexible timing and frequency platform for synchronising network elements and mission-critical electronics systems in enterprise IT applications such as IP telephony and physical security and government instrumentation applications such as satellite communications and defense operational infrastructure.

Microsemi Corporation has announced qualification of its AEC-Q100 grade 1 automotive-grade FPGAs. In addition to outlining the criterion for electronic components to ensure that end systems meet automotive reliability levels, the grade 1 industry standard specification validates Microsemi’s IGLOO2 FPGAs as offering the highest junction temperature in its class―up to an impressive 125º ambient (135ºC junction).

Microsemi Corporation has announced it has quadrupled the Precision Time Protocol (PTP) client capacity of its TimeProvider 2700PTP grandmaster (GM) clock and TimeProvider 2300edge master clock that provides synchronisation to LTE networks.

Microsemi Corporation has announced the company has joined theOpenPOWER Foundation, an open technical membership organization based on IBM’s POWER microprocessor architecture founded in 2013 to enable data centres to rethink their approach to technology.

Microsemi Corporation has announced the availability of a new device in its recently launched family of sensor interface integrated circuits (ICs) based upon inductive sensing technology - the LX3302. Microsemi’s LX3302 is specially designed for applications within the automotive, industrial and commercial aviation markets.

A definitive agreement has been reached between Microsemi Corporation and PMC-Sierra, under which Microsemi will acquire PMC for $9.22 in cash and 0.0771 of a share of Microsemi common stock for each share of PMC common stock through an exchange offer. The transaction is valued at approximately $2.5bn and represents a 77.4% premium to the closing price of PMC’s stock as of 30th September 2015.