Microchip’s RTG4™ FPGAs with Lead-Free Flip-Chip Bumps Achieve Highest Space Qualification

CHANDLER, Ariz., Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Satisfying mission assurance requirements for the most critical space programs, Microchip Technology’s (Nasdaq: MCHP) Radiation-Tolerant (RT) RTG4™ Field- Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) with lead-free flip-chip bumps have earned the Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) Class V status. As designated by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), QML Class V is the highest level of qualification for space components and a necessary step to satisfy mission assurance requirements on the most critical space missions such as human-rated, deep space and national security programs. Because QML qualifications are standardized based on specific performance and quality requirements governed by the DLA, customers can streamline their design and certification processes by using QML-qualified products.