Microsemi Space Solutions On Board Juno Spacecraft

Over the next few months, Juno's mission and science teams will complete the transition to the final 14-day science orbit and initiate formal collection of scientific data. Microsemi's radiation-tolerant field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) from the RTSX-SU and RTAX-S product families are in use within the space vehicle's command and control systems, and in various instruments which have now been deployed and are returning scientific data. Microsemi's high and low voltage radiation-hardened power supply modules support guidance and controls systems on board the Juno spacecraft. In addition, a broad range of Microsemi's portfolio of high-reliability discrete diode and transistor technologies are used in many of the mission critical avionics and platform functions.

"We are honored yet again to support NASA's mission as we leverage Microsemi's nearly 60 years of experience providing high-reliability semiconductor solutions for groundbreaking U.S. space programs," said James J. Peterson, chairman and CEO of Microsemi. "This demonstrates the high quality of our radiation-tolerant and radiation-hardened products, as well as our commitment to our space customers who depend on our expertise to complete their missions even in the most hostile and inhospitable environments."

Microsemi has been providing its innovative space solutions for a variety of U.S. space programs dating back to the launch of the first Atlas rocket in 1957. The company continues to develop new products and technology for future missions as part of its broad portfolio of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant products, expanding its ability to cater to the needs of a growing spacecraft market.

Juno is led by Principal Investigator Scott J. Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute. Caltech's Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages Juno for Bolton.

Microsemi Leading Space Innovation for More than Half a Century
With one of the industry's most comprehensive portfolios of space products, Microsemi provides radiation-tolerant FPGAs, radiation-hardened mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), radiation-hardened DC-to-DC converters, precision time and frequency solutions, linear and POL hybrids, custom hybrid solutions, and radiation-hardened discretes including the broadest portfolio of JANS Class diodes and bipolar products. Microsemi is committed to supporting its products throughout the lifetime of its customer programs. The company continues to innovate and expand its portfolio, most recently adding its new LX7730 radiation-tolerant telemetry controller IC providing key functions for sensor monitoring, attitude and payload control, as well as its RTG4™ high-speed signal processing radiation-tolerant FPGA family. The RTG4's reprogrammable flash technology offers complete immunity to radiation-induced configuration upsets in the harshest radiation environments, requiring no configuration scrubbing, unlike SRAM FPGA technology. For more information about Microsemi's space products, visit http://www.microsemi.com/applications/space.

About Microsemi
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq: MSCC) offers a comprehensive portfolio of semiconductor and system solutions for aerospace & defense, communications, data center and industrial markets. Products include high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, setting the world's standard for time; voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; enterprise storage and communication solutions, security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs and midspans; as well as custom design capabilities and services. Microsemi is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California and has approximately 4,800 employees globally. Learn more at www.microsemi.com.

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