Aerospace and Defense Microcontrollers and Microprocessors
Scalable, High-Performance Processing Units for Harsh Environments
For more than three decades, we have been providing leading-edge, highly integrated aerospace and defense solutions for a wide variety of space, aviation, military and harsh-environment applications. We adapt our latest innovative commercial devices, such as 8-bit AVR® microcontrollers (MCUs), 16-bit dsPIC® Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs) and SAM Arm® core-based MCUs and microprocessors (MPUs), to provide radiation-hardened (rad-hard), radiation-tolerant (rad-tolerant) and high-reliability (high-rel) versions with proven, long-term reliability. This portfolio of solutions will reduce your costs, speed up your time to market and improve the performance of your critical systems.
Find the Right Solution for Your Design
Rad-Hard MCUs and MPUs
With an unrivaled flight heritage in space applications using our SPARC® processor-based MPUs, we are meeting the advanced requirements of a new generation of space applications with our Arm® Cortex® core-based rad-hard solutions.
- AT697F SPARC v8 based processor
- SAMRH71F20 Arm Cortex-M7 based MCU
Rad-Tolerant MCUs and MPUs
Our rad-tolerant portfolio is based on our widely deployed commercial AVR, SAM and dsPIC devices. Featuring proven and industry-leading cores and peripherals, these rad-tolerant devices are robust against radiation effects and insure latch up immunity and non-destruction in critical environments.
- ATmegaS128 8-bit AVR-based MCU
- ATmegaS64M1 8-bit AVR-based MCU
- SAMV71Q21RT Arm Cortex-M7 based MCU
- SAM3X8ERT Arm Cortex-M3 based MCU
High-Reliability MCUs and MPUs
We offer high-reliability MCUs and MPUs with extended temperatures of up to −55°C to +125°C. These products are selected for their maturity and their wide and successful deployment in the automotive and industrial markets.
- ATmegaET128 8-bit AVR-based MCU
- ATmegaET64M1 8-bit AVR-based MCU
- dsPIC33EP128GS808-ET dsPIC33-based DSC
- SAMV71Q21ET Arm Cortex-M7 based MCU
Scalable Solutions for Missions with Different Radiation Requirements
Take advantage of the benefits of the first Arm core-based microcontrollers that combine the low-cost and large ecosystem benefits of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) technology with space-qualified versions that offer scalable levels of radiation performance. These solutions will allow you to prototype on a less-expensive COTS device before implementing your design with a space-grade component, reducing your development time and costs.
Resources to Help You Get Started with Your MCU-/MPU-Based Design
Powering MCUs and MPUs
Find out how you can use our power management solutions to reduce the total footprint size of your MCU- or MPU-based design, maximize power density and save valuable PCB space.
Clocking MCUs and MPUs
Create flexible and powerful MCU- or MPU-based systems using our crystal, MEMS oscillator and multiple-output clock generator.
MCU and MPU Design Resources
These evaluation boards are available to support your development of aerospace and defense applications using our MCUs and MPUs:
SAMRH71F20 Evaluation Kit
The SAMRH71F20-EK Evaluation Kit is the hardware platform to evaluate the SAMRH71F20 MCU and its aerospace-specific set of features. It is supported by MPLAB® X Integrated Development Environment, Microchip Studio and other commercially available development environments.
SAM V71 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit
The SAM V71 Xplained Ultra Evaluation Kit is ideal for evaluating and prototyping with the SAMV71Q21RT and SAMV71Q21ET MCUs. It includes an on-board debugger, so no external tools are necessary to program or debug the MCU. It is supported by Microchip Studio Integrated Development Environment.
Software Development Tools
Visit our Embedded Software Center to explore a variety of software solutions, libraries, code examples and other design resources that are designed to speed up your project’s development.
Explore These MCU and MPU Applications and Examples
- Using the LX7720 and SAMRH71 for Motor Control Application in Space
- Reprogramming RTG4™ or PolarFire® FPGAs Using the DirectC Library Running on a SAMRH71F20 MCU
- CAN Networking in Space with the SAMV71Q21RT and SAMRH71F20C MCUs
Other MCU and MPU Devices
8-bit MCUs
PIC® and AVR microcontrollers help you to easily bring your ideas to life, no matter your skill level. Pick from our broad portfolio of uniquely configurable MCUs and start designing quickly using our award-winning integrated development environments with production-ready code generation tools and best-in-class rapid prototyping hardware.
16-bit MCUs and DSCs
PIC24 MCUs and dsPIC DSCs deliver high performance, low power consumption, flexible peripherals and a complete ecosystem of software and hardware tools to simplify your development and speed up your time to market.
32-bit MCUs
Differentiate your design with our 32-bit microcontrollers that provide the performance and functional capabilities to meet the requirements of countless applications. Our broad and scalable portfolio of devices gives you many features and options to create innovative products. Accelerate your development with our comprehensive and easy-to-use integrated development environment.
32-bit MPUs
Find the right performance, low-power options and advanced security capabilities for your application with our 32-bit microprocessors that offer a broad set of peripherals and interfaces to enhance your design. Effortlessly move through the hardware development process by using the available development boards, MPLAB X Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and third-party tools and support.