Business UpdateJun 11, 2026, 08:01 AM
Microchip Nantes Facility Achieves QML Class Y Certification
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Microchip Technology announced that its Nantes facility in France has expanded its Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) MIL-PRF-38535 certification scope to include QML Class Y. This enhancement reinforces the company's commitment to high-reliability semiconductor solutions for aerospace and defense, enabling additional packaging technologies like non-hermetic solutions for next-generation military and space programs. The Nantes site, which has held QML Classes Q and V since 1999, also supports qualification and testing of its PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (PIC64-HPSC) microprocessors.
Key Highlights
- Microchip's Nantes facility expanded its QML MIL-PRF-38535 certification scope to include Class Y.
- The Nantes site previously maintained QML Classes Q and V certification since 1999.
- Class Y certification enables additional packaging technologies, including non-hermetic solutions.
- This supports advanced semiconductor architectures for next-generation military and space programs.
- The Nantes facility also holds ESCC QML and AS9100:2018 certifications.
- It is equipped to support qualification and testing of PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (PIC64-HPSC).
- Microchip has over 60 years of space heritage in high-reliability solutions.
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