Microchip launches radiation-tolerant chip scale atomic clock for LEO

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Microchip Advances Space-Grade Timing with Enhanced Radiation Tolerance and Extended Temperature Performance

August 13, 2026 8:00 AM EDT

CHANDLER, Ariz., Aug. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The growing New Space market is fueling demand for smaller, less expensive space hardware to support short-duration missions for applications such as satellite-to-cellular communications, alternative navigation and Earth imaging. Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) today announces it expanded its atomic clock portfolio with the radiation-tolerant Space CSAC-SA65, a Chip Scale Atomic... More