# Microchip wins $50M NASA contract for spaceflight processor

Microchip Technology received a $50 million contract from NASA to design and manufacture the High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor for future space missions.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-08-17
- Where: United States
- Value: $50.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor, radiation-hardened system-on-chip
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md), [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Microchip Technology](https://endata.com/companies/23471.md)
- [NASA](https://endata.com/companies/6403.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [electronicdesign.com](https://www.electronicdesign.com/technologies/embedded/article/21248869/electronic-design-microchip-lands-deal-to-develop-new-spaceflight-processor-for-nasa), 2022-08-17: "The company landed a $50 million contract to design and manufacture the so-called High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (HPSC) processor that will replace the decades-old, space-grade chips currently used in NASA spacecraft."

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