Microsemi Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microchip Technology Inc., today announced its newest network synchronization integrated circuit (IC) product family for Synchronous Ethernet (SyncE) and IEEE™ 1588 timing and line card applications. Targeted for upcoming 5G wireless equipment and network infrastructure, the new product family provides advanced phase measurement and adjustment capabilities which simplify next-generation transport and wireless equipment design. […]
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Webinar: The RISC-V ecosystem is ready for prime time. Get started here!
This webinar was presented live on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Click below to watch on demand. The RISC-V ISA (instruction set architecture) is redefining the embedded processor marketplace. The open architecture of the RISC-V ecosystem has developed critical mass. Be on the leading edge of what is the next big thing. Attend this […]
Cryptographic microprocessor adds advanced security features to FPGAs
Microsemi Corporation and The Athena Group, Inc. (Athena), a leading provider of security, cryptography, anti-tamper and signal processing intellectual property (IP) cores, today announced Athena’s TeraFire® cryptographic microprocessor is included in Microsemi’s new PolarFire™ field programmable gate array (FPGA) “S class” family members. As the most advanced cryptographic technology offered in any FPGA, the TeraFire […]
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Optical Transport Network processors enable high-capacity fronthaul connections for 4G/5G centralized radio access networks
Microsemi Corporation today announced a new mobile fronthaul solution, built on its DIGI-G4 family of Optical Transport Network (OTN) processors, that will enable high capacity fronthaul connectivity for converged 4G and 5G centralized radio access networks (C-RANs). The solution, which will be highlighted at The Optical Networking and Communication Conference & Exhibition (OFC) March 21-23, breaks new ground by […]
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Mid-range, power- and security-optimized FPGAs aim to make FPGAs great again
The number of FPGA manufacturers is relatively small so — like suppliers in any number of electronic components and systems markets — increased competition has lead to an even more increasing need to develop products with differentiating features. Now add in the IoT-inspired move from homogeneous to heterogeneous computing where we see intelligence being pushed to the […]
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Transient Voltage Suppressor diode: What is it?
Transients are sudden high-frequency overvoltages that can destroy a chip. A silicon Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) is a circuit protection component that either attenuates (reduces) or filters a transient voltage spike (overvoltage), thus protecting your circuit. Another type of TVS diverts a voltage spike away from your circuit (also known as shunting, clamping, or bypassing.) […]
FPGA motor controller gets resolver interface and Sinc3 filter
Microsemi Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, today announced new enhancements to its field programmable gate array (FPGA)-based deterministic multi-axis motor control solution, with two new intellectual property (IP) offerings, a Resolver interface and a Sinc3 filter, both to support designs using resolver sensors. In addition, the company […]
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MMIC amps, wideband switches target radar and test applications
Microsemi Corporation announced six new monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) products, including four wideband low noise MMIC amplifiers (MMA040AA , MMA041AA, MMA043AA and MMA044AA) and two wideband gallium arsenide (GaAs) MMIC switches (MMS006AA and MMS008AA). The new MMIC products are ideally suited for test and measurement, electronic warfare and radar applications. “Our new high linearity MMIC amplifiers and switches represent Microsemi’s significant […]
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Open instruction set architecture core available on SoC FPGAs with RISC-V design support software
Microsemi Corporation today announced it is the first field programmable gate array (FPGA) provider to offer a comprehensive software tool chain and intellectual property (IP) core for RISC-V designs. The company’s RV32IM RISC-V core is available for Microsemi’s IGLOO™2 FPGAs, SmartFusion™2 system-on-chip (SoC) FPGAs or RTG4™ FPGAs, with an Eclipse-based SoftConsole integrated development environment (IDE) hosted on a Linux platform and the Libero SoC Design […]
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Single-port GbE and FE PHYs have open-source Linux drivers
Microsemi Corporation today announced the availability of highly compact single-port SimpliPHY™ Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and Fast Ethernet (FE) PHYs with supporting open-source Linux drivers. The new PHYs, including VSC8541 and VSC8531…
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