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News
08 September 2022
SiFive RISC-V CPU cores to go to space
NASA taps SiFive and Microchip for its High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC)
SiFive has announced that its RISC-V-compatible CPU cores will be the backbone of NASA's new High-Performance Spaceflight Computer (HPSC). The new chip will be developed under a three-year contract between NASA and SiFive and Microchip.
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PC Hardware
Announced in Chinese media
Microchip has been caught on the hop after the Chinese media announced that its government had approved its $8.35 billion bid to buy Microsemi.
Published in
News
02 March 2018
Microchip to buy Microsemi
Military chipmaker to be bought
Microchip is writing a cheque to buy Microsemi which is the most significant US commercial supplier of military and aerospace semiconductor equipment, for about $8.35 billion.
13 October 2014
Microchip warns of chip doom
Downturn imminent