# Frontgrade Gaisler awarded ESA contract to qualify GR716B microcontroller

The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded Frontgrade Gaisler a contract under the ARTES Core Competitiveness programme to qualify the GR716B microcontroller for flight. The prototype is expected later this year.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2024-06-27
- Status: announced
- Products: GR716B radiation-hardened microcontroller for spacecraft avionics
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [European Space Agency](https://endata.com/companies/19997.md) (customer)
- [Frontgrade Gaisler](https://endata.com/companies/78294.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [frontgrade.com](https://www.frontgrade.com/news/frontgrade-gaisler-awarded-esa-contract-qualify-spacecraft-avionics-microcontroller-flight), 2024-06-27: "We are thrilled to receive this significant contract from ESA."

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