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Microchip Technology Acquires VORAGO Technologies
CHANDLER, Arizona, October 9, 2026 — Microchip Technology Incorporated today announced that it has acquired VORAGO Technologies, Inc., a privately held provider of radiation-hardened microcontrollers and microprocessors based in Austin, Texas. The transaction complements Microchip's aerospace, defense, and space solution portfolio with patented HARDSIL® process technology.
AUSTIN, Texas —(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inc. magazine has again named VORAGO Technologies to its 2026 Inc. 5000 list, climbing 65 spots to #2,789 from last year’s ranking. Marking its fifth appearance on the prestigious entrepreneurial list, VORAGO more than doubled its revenue from 2022–2025. The company also placed #32 in the Engineering sector, #300 in Texas, and #88 in the greater Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos region, equating to across-the-board rank increases from 2025.
Austin, Texas - Nov. 17, 2025 - The booming satellite industry just received a massive cost-saving injection paired with unprecedented ease of integration. VORAGO Technologies today announced a world first: the launch of four radiation-tolerant VA4 microcontrollers purpose-built for low Earth orbit (LEO) at a fraction of the cost of traditional space-grade components, with first chips shipping in early Q1 2026.
Austin, Texas - Oct. 14, 2025 - VORAGO Technologies is pleased to announce that Heather Srigley has joined our team as the new Head of Marketing. Heather is a seasoned marketing and communications leader with more than 30 years of experience spanning global enterprises and high-growth startups. Read More.
Austin, Texas - August 22, 2025 - Inc. magazine names VORAGO Technologies to its annual Inc. 5000 list for 2025, marking the company’s third consecutive, and fourth overall, appearance on this prestigious ranking of the fastest-growing private U.S. companies. Read More.
Austin, Texas - Aug 13, 2025 - VORAGO Technologies, a leader in radiation-hardened and extreme-temperature semiconductor solutions, today announced the upcoming availability of the VA5 family, a new generation of dual-core Arm® Cortex®-M55 microcontrollers engineered to meet the rigorous demands of aerospace, defense, and deep space missions. Read More.
Austin, Texas - June 30, 2025 - VORAGO Technologies, a leader in radiation-hardened semiconductor solutions for space, defense, and industrial markets, today announced a formal collaboration with Sidus Space, an innovative space and defense technology company, to validate and advance VORAGO’s next-generation microcontroller technology through their Alpha Customer Program. Read More.
Colorado Springs, Colorado - May 22, 2025 - Frontgrade Technologies, a leader in high-reliability, mission-critical space electronics, and VORAGO, a pioneer in radiation-hardened semiconductor technology, are jointly developing advanced space computing solutions to meet the increasing demands of autonomous, data-intensive space applications. This collaboration will support the rapid development and deployment of scalable computing platforms to address the increasing processing demands of advanced space missions, including on-orbit autonomy, real-time data processing, and AI capabilities. Read More.
Austin, Texas - November 22, 2024 - VORAGO Technologies, a leading provider of radiation hardened and radiation tolerant MCUs and MPUs for Aerospace and Defense, and Collabora, a leader in open source software and support, today announced they are partnering to advance the use of open source to achieve resilience for mission critical applications in space. Read More.
Austin, Texas - November 21, 2024 - VORAGO Technologies today announced it ranked no. 285 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest-growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences, fintech, and energy tech companies in North America, now in its 30th year. VORAGO grew 408% over the past three years. Read More.
Austin, Texas - October 23, 2024 - VORAGO Technologies, a leading provider of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant microcontrollers and microprocessors for aerospace and defense, is pleased to announce the expansion of its global partner ecosystem in support of two key industry needs – advancing edge computing for space and enhancing radiation resilience for non-volatile memory solutions. Read More.
Austin, Texas - September 18, 2024 - The project team consists of USC, Northrop Grumman, HRL Laboratories, Teledyne, Caltech, UCLA, UC Santa Barbara, UC San Diego, Vorago, Global Foundries. Read More.
Austin, Texas - September 9, 2024 - VORAGO announced it has been granted certification by Defense Logistics Agency (“DLA”) for QML, MIL-PRF-38535 manufacturer, class level Q & V Radiation Hardness. Read More.
Austin, Texas - August 14, 2024 - Austin-Based Startup Ranks No. 9 in Engineering with Three-Year Revenue Growth of 408%. Inc. magazine has named VORAGO Technologies to its annual Inc. 5000 list for 2024. Read More.
Austin, Texas - July 16, 2024 - VORAGO Technologies today introduced the VA7230 edge computing microprocessor, the first Arm®-based microprocessor (MPU) with an embedded graphics processor (GPU) targeted at space applications. Read More.
Austin, Texas - June 18, 2024 - AMD and VORAGO Technologies are pleased to announce that AMD Space-Grade Kintex UltraScale FPGAs can be reconfigured by VORAGO’s rad-hard MCUs, increasing reliability and flexibility while adding radiation hardness to existing radiation-tolerant AMD FPGA-based systems. Read More.
Austin, Texas - June 12, 2024 - NOVI LLC and VORAGO Technologies today announced that NOVI’s second generation space rated flight computer featuring an AMD Versal adaptive SoC and VORAGO Arm® Cortex®-M4 has completed testing and is scheduled to fly its first space mission this fall. NOVI’s integrated spacecraft and on-board computer is scheduled to fly on SpaceX Transporter-12 Falcon 9, currently targeted for launch in October 2024. Read More.
Austin, Texas - January 31, 2024 - Motiv Space Systems has completed cold temperature testing on VORAGO’s VA41620 ARM® MCU, confirming extreme cold performance to -185°C. Motiv has leveraged years of technology development in cryogenic electronics and is excited to share this achievement which will open the doors to a new frontier of possibility in cryogenic space environments with VORAGO’s powerful next generation technology. Read More.
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Radiation-hardened microcontrollers for space and defense released by VORAGO
VORAGO Technologies Announces Two New Radiation-Hardened Microcontrollers for Aerospace and Defense
VORAGO Technologies' Arm® Cortex-M4 VA41630 Achieves Full Spaceflight Qualification
VORAGO Technologies announces 4-channel Rad-Hard Latch-up Monitor IC solution, now sampling
The evolving world of radiation-hardened electronics for space
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Latest SpaceX launch carries ARM MCUs for space station experiments – Military Embedded Systems
Radiation testing of CMOS devices required for space use – Military Embedded Systems
Latest SpaceX launch carries ARM MCUs for space station experiments – Military Embedded Systems
ARM and VORAGO Technologies take space electronics to new heights – EE Times
The Challenges and Evolution of CubeSat Electronics - Embedded
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ARMed and ready – Military Embedded Systems
Spacecraft data handling using ARM-based processors – EDN
If you can't stand the heat... - New Electronics
Design considerations for harsh environment embedded systems - Embedded
COTS and mega-constellations, satellite export reforms – Military Embedded Systems
High temp and rad hard Cortex-M0 based MCUs launched - New Electronics