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Microchip's Nantes Facility in France Achieves QML Class Y Certification, Expanding High‑Reliability Capabilities

  • Microchip Technology's Nantes, France facility has expanded its Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) MIL-PRF-38535 certification scope to include Class Y, adding to its existing Q- & V-class qualifications.
  • The addition of Class Y certification enables the site to support non-hermetic packaging technologies, higher integration levels, & advanced semiconductor architectures for next-generation military & space programs.
  • The Nantes site has maintained QML certification for Classes Q & V since 1999, holds ESCC QML & AS9100:2018 certifications, & strengthens Microchip's European manufacturing footprint for high-reliability devices.
  • The facility supports qualification & testing for the PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (PIC64-HPSC) series of 64-bit radiation-hardened & radiation-tolerant microprocessors.
  • Microchip's U.S. San Jose site is qualified for MIL-PRF-38535 Classes Q, V, & Y for advanced digital & space applications, while the Garden Grove site supports Class Q for analog & mixed-signal devices.
  • The Lawrence, Mass. facility provides capabilities under MIL-PRF-19500 & MIL-PRF-38534 Classes H & K for discrete & hybrid microelectronics, & the Ennis, Ireland site is certified to MIL-PRF-19500 for discrete manufacturing.
  • Microchip offers over 60 years of space heritage with a portfolio including Radiation-Tolerant (RT) & Radiation-Hardened (RH) MCUs, MPUs, FPGAs, power devices, RF products, timing solutions, & discrete components.