Microchip Technology (Asia General Manager and Korea Representative Han Byung-don) has been recognized for its reliability by being designated as a US Combined Army and Navy (JAN) transistor, passing tests at speeds from 10 mrad to a maximum of 100 krad and ensuring high reliability for applications operating in harsh environments.

Microchip announced on the 21st that its JAN transistor portfolio has been tested and certified according to the Enhanced Low Dose Radiation Sensitivity (ELDRS) requirements of military standards, including MIL-STD-750, Test Method 1019, MIL-PRF-19500/255, /291, /355, /376, and /391.

These military transistors are manufactured to withstand varying ranges of radiation exposure and are being used as part of the U.S. Joint Army & Navy (JAN) designation system for detailed components procured for military applications. The specified transistors ensure that electronic components used in critical military and aerospace applications can operate reliably even in environments with extreme radiation exposure.

Microchip has a 60-year history in the aerospace and defense industry and operates fabs dedicated to the manufacturing and testing of aerospace and defense semiconductors.

Microchip's fab located in Ennis, Ireland, is a facility for rugged screening and reliability testing for the MIL-PRF-19500 standard.

In addition, Microchip’s fab in Lawrence, Massachusetts is a DLA-certified facility capable of performing its own ELDRS according to MIL-STD-750, Test Method 1019.

Through this, Microchip provides the flexibility to allow customers to conduct tests according to specified Radiation Hardness Assurance (RHA) levels, depending on the program requirements of the components and end applications.

"Microchip's products have undergone rigorous in-house testing at our fabs in Ennis and Lawrence, and as a result, have been certified to operate smoothly with maximum performance and high reliability even in harsh environments," said Leon Gross, Vice President of Discrete Products at Microchip. "We are committed to developing and manufacturing products that streamline the design process according to our customers' specific requirements." “Microchip, the first company to offer radiation-enhanced bipolar junction transistors (BJTs) with total ionization dose (TID) ratings, recently added ELDRS characterization tests in close collaboration with DLA,” he said.

Microchip has a broad portfolio of high-reliability solutions for the aerospace and defense markets, including radiation-resistant (RT), radiation-enhanced (RH), MCUs, FPGAs, and Ethernet PHYs, power devices, RF products, and timing solutions, as well as discrete components ranging from bare dies to system modules.

In addition, to provide better service to customers, we offer a variety of components listed on the QPL. For more detailed information about Microchip's aerospace and defense solutions, please visit the Microchip website.