Microsemi Explained

Microsemi Corporation
Type:Public
Traded As:NASDAQ:
Foundation:
Culver City, CA, United States
Founders:Arthur Feldon
Steve Manning
Fate:Acquired by Microchip Technology
Location City: Aliso Viejo, CA, United States
Key People:James J. Peterson, CEO & Chairman
Paul H. Pickle, COO & President
Area Served:Worldwide
Industry:Semiconductor
Networking equipment
Products:FPGA, System on a chip, RAID, host adapter, NVMe controllers, Power over Ethernet, Time server, Atomic Clock, PLL, Frequency synthesizer, MMIC, Varactor, PIN diode, Audio processor, Ethernet Switch, Ethernet PHY, Transceiver, GaN Transistors, SiC MosFET, power module
Revenue: $1,655 million USD (2016)[1]
Operating Income: $53.70 million USD (2016)
Net Income: ($32.60) million USD (2016)
Num Employees:4,400 (2016)

Microsemi Corporation was an Aliso Viejo, California-based provider of semiconductor and system solutions for aerospace & defense, communications, data center and industrial markets.

In February 2018, it was announced that Chandler, Arizona-based Microchip Technology was acquiring the company for over US$10 billion, pending regulatory approval.[2] In May 2018, it was announced that Microchip had completed its acquisition of Microsemi.[3] In August 2018, Microchip discovered that Microsemi shipped large orders to distributors on discount before the closing of the acquisition and had a culture of excessive extravagance, casting some doubt on the future prospect of the acquisition.[4]

History

1959 to 1970: Early years

Microsemi was founded in February 1959[5] in Culver City, California[6] as MicroSemiconductor. It incorporated in Delaware on September 27, 1960.[7] A trade catalog and price lists from this early period can be found at the Smithsonian Institution.[8] In March 1963, A. Feldon represented Microsemiconductor Corp in the Advisory Panel of Suppliers at the IEEE session on "Components for Miniaturized Electronic Assemblies".[9]
According to the Missiles and Rockets magazine, in 1964 "Molecular packaging of integrated circuits has been suggested by Microsemiconductor Corp. This would involve the same process the company uses for diodes it supplies to the Improved Minuteman program."[10] Microsemiconductor is cited in 1965 as supplier of miniature silicon diodes that are "ideal to use as beam profile detectors or to measure depth-dose distribution of small collimated beams." by University of California's Ernest O. Lawrence Radiation Laboratory.[11] In 1966, two of the company's engineers, E.S. Resnond and M.W. Stillwell, published a Production Engineering Measures Study, on High Voltage Oscillators.[12] As of 1969, Microsemiconductor's address was still 11250 Plaza Court, Culver City, CA 90230.
On August 13, 1969, Standard Resources Corporation, from Copiague, New York, a close-end management investment company, filed at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission a request to merge with Microsemiconductor.[13] This request disclosed that the major shareholders of Microsemiconductor as of May 31, 1969, were Arthur Feldon (31%), Steve Manning (31%) and Thomas C. Hall (10%). At the end of the proposed merger the company would retain the name Microsemiconductor. At the time, J.M. Kaplan's JemKap Inc owned 37.7% of the outstanding common shares of Standard, which would make him the owner of 18.9% of the surviving company. Standard Resources and Microsemiconductor merged in November 1969.[14]

1971 to 2000: The Philip Frey Jr years[15]

According to the Orange County Business Journal, "In 1971, the New York operation was spun off and Philip Frey Jr. was brought on from Teledyne Inc.'s semiconductor division in Hawthorne to head Microsemiconductor. At the time, the company had annual sales of about $500,000, almost entirely to defense industry customers. In 1972, the company moved from Culver City to Santa Ana, California. Microsemi still was almost exclusively a defense business in 1987, but by then sales were close to $50 million. That same year, the company did a $35 million convertible bond offering, the proceeds of which were used to acquire about a dozen companies, most of them struggling "bargain" buys. When the acquisitions began straining profitability, Frey didn't waste a lot of time admitting his mistake. In 1989, Microsemi began selling them off. Sales, which hit a then-high of $104 million in 1989, fell to $83 million by 1991. But they've grown almost every year since and are expected by analysts to exceed $150 million for the fiscal year just ended. (1996)"[6]

On July 1, 1982, Jemkap Inc acquired 48.6% of Microsemiconductor Class A Stock.,[16] and Microsemisemiconductor acquired the Siemens Components Group in Scottsdale, Arizona.[17] [18]

Microsemiconductor renamed itself to Microsemi, in February 1983.[19]

On March 9, 1986, Microsemi, at the time a supplier of "high-performance semiconductor diodes in a variety of military, industrial and commercial products", issued 2.5 million shares of common stock. Up until this time, Jacob M Kaplan of New York owned or controlled 38.4% of the company shares, and was 94 years-old.[20] Microsemi raised $26 million in the stock sale.[21] Jacob Merril Kaplan, who was a philanthropist, died in Manhattan, NY on July 20, 1987.[22]

Microsemi was originally traded Over the Counter, commonly traded as MicrSm.[23] On March 1, 1990, Microsemi joined the NASDAQ exchange.[24]

On March 1, 1987, Microsemi sold $35M in convertible debentures.[25]

Between 1986 and 1990 Microsemi acquired over 60% of the shares of 11 companies.

In June 1991 Microsemi created two join-ventures in Taiwan for packaging in Taiwan its component dies made in Santa Ana, California.[26] Microsemi established its presence in Ireland in 1992 through the acquisition of a facility in Ennis Co. Clare. The Ennis facility's key competencies are the development, manufacturing and high reliability testing of semiconductors to meet stringent aerospace, satellite, medical and security standards.

In July 1992 Microsemi acquired Unitrode's semiconductor products division.

In February 1993 Microsemi's stock crashed 54%, because of a cash crunch. "Microsemi has been restructuring for several years as defense budget cuts have slowed its sales. In 1989, the company said it planned to sell or close 10 subsidiaries not related to its core business of manufacturing computer chips for use in electronics equipment ranging from military weapons to heart pacemakers. The company sold four subsidiaries, shut down one, combined two and retained three. The company took $20.5 million in write-offs during the past three years in connection with the restructuring."[27]

In April 1994 Microsemi formed a joint venture in China with Shanghai Electrical Apparatus, with 60% of the joint-venture belonging to Microsemi.[28]

Linfinity, whose CEO was Jim Peterson,[29] was the first Integrated Circuit company acquired by Microsemi, in 1999.

2000 to 2018: The James J. Peterson years

On November 30, 2000, Microsemi promoted Jim Peterson to president and CEO. Jim Peterson was previously the president of Linfinity.[30]

In 2001 Microsemi relocated its headquarters from Santa Ana, California to Irvine, California.[31]

Between 2006 and 201, Microsemi acquired a mix of space/hi-reliability focused companies (MDT, TSI, Babcock, Spectrum Microwave), defense/security focused companies (Endwave,[32] White Electronics, Arxan, Brijot, AML), and also companies focused in discrete and IC power products for commercial applications (Advanced Power Technology, PowerDsine, Nexsem), as well as communications focused companies (PowerDsine, VT Silicon, Zarlink) a programmable logic company (Actel) and an ASIC design house focused on analog mixed-signal (ASIC Advantage).

In 2011 Microsemi relocated its headquarters from Irvine, California to Aliso Viejo, California.[33]

In August 2012, Microsemi marked its 20 years of operations in Ireland by naming Ennis its European headquarters. It also announced the inaugural Microsemi Scholarship in engineering at the University of Limerick. In addition, the company funded a high-profile science and aerospace engineering programme in St. Flannan's school in Ennis.[34] Microsemi works closely with the Industrial Development Authority (IDA Ireland), which is responsible for attracting and developing overseas investment in Ireland. Support from IDA Ireland was a key factor in the company's decision to invest in the region.[35]

Between 2012 and 2013 Microsemi acquired Timing companies (the timing business of Maxim Integrated Products, Symmetricom) in addition to Zarlink.

In November 2013, Jim Peterson promoted Paul Pickle to COO and president, retaining the CEO position, and accumulating the position of chairman of the board.[36]

In 2014 Microsemi established a design group in Cork, Ireland, through the acquisition of Mingoa,[37] which is focused on advanced system-on-chip (SoC) software and solutions with an emphasis on ARM processor-centric designs.

Between 2014 and 2015, Microsemi acquired communications and data-center focused companies (Mingoa, Centellax, Vitesse, PMC-Sierra).

In March 2016, Microsemi announced the divestiture of the defense-focused business units acquired between 2009 and 2011.[38]

In April 2016 Microsemi announced the divestiture of its Broadband Wireless Division, which was previously part of PMC-Sierra for $21 million.[39]

In October 2017, Microsemi announced the acquisition of the timing business of Vectron International from Knowles for $130 million.[40]

In March 2018, Microsemi's PolarFire FPGA was named "2017 Product of the Year" by Electronic Products China and 21ic.com.[41]

In March 2018 Microchip Technology announced it would acquire Microsemi for approximately $10 billion.[2]

Products

Microsemi has been producing various electronic products, including high-performance and radiation-hardened analog mixed-signal integrated circuits, FPGAs, SoCs and ASICs; power management products; timing and synchronization devices and precise time solutions, voice processing devices; RF solutions; discrete components; enterprise storage and communication solutions, security technologies and scalable anti-tamper products; Ethernet solutions; Power-over-Ethernet ICs.[42] [43]

Microsemi has provided semiconductor solutions for numerous U.S. space programs dating back to the launch of the first Atlas rocket. Several of Microsemi's space products were used in the historic landing of the Mars Curiosity Rover in 2012.[44] Microsemi products were also used for mission critical applications such as launch systems, avionics, telemetry, navigation, drive control, mission computers, cameras and other instruments.[44]

FPGAs and SoCs
Storage
Ethernet and Network processors
Optical Products
Power over Ethernet
Audio and Voice
Timing & Synchronization
Power Management
Power Discretes and Modules
RF Transceivers
WLAN RF Front End
RF/Microwave Discretes
Circuit Protection

Acquisitions[45]

1980s acquisitions

1990s acquisitions

2000s acquisitions

2010s acquisitions

Awards

Controversies

James Peterson education claims

In 2009 Barry Minkow, co-founder of the Fraud Discovery Institute, published a report claiming that James Peterson, Microsemi's president and CEO, had not obtained a bachelor's degree or Master of Business Administration as he had listed on his biography on STEC Inc.’s regulatory filings (as part of his board position with that company) and on a US government security clearance application. Peterson responded with a public statement saying he "categorically" denied the reports. The next day, the registrar of Brigham Young University advised that they had double-checked and had no records of Peterson ever having obtained any degrees. An independent inquiry was made on behalf of the board by the law firm Munger, Tolles & Olson, which confirmed that in fact Peterson had not earned either degree. As a penalty for misrepresenting his academic credentials, Peterson paid Microsemi a fine and forwent his 2008 bonus.[115]

Backdoor

In 2012, a backdoor was found in Microsemi's ProASIC3.[116]

Offices

Microsemi was headquartered in Aliso Viejo, California and had offices in California (Camarillo, Cupertino, Garden Grove, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa); Boulder, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Beverly, Lawrence, and Lowell, Massachusetts; Allentown and Reading, Pennsylvania; Austin and Dallas, Texas; Ottawa, Canada; Macau, Shanghai and Shenzhen, China; Herlev, Denmark; Bruges, Belgium; Ennis, Ireland; Hod HaSharon, Israel; Manila and Cabuyao, Philippines; Caldicot, United Kingdom; and Hyderabad, India.[117] This list does not include properties acquired together with PMC-Sierra.

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Microchip Technology Announces Completion of Microsemi Acquisition. 2018-05-29. globenewswire.com. 2018-05-29.
  4. Web site: SEITZ . Patrick . Microchip Technology Inherits Mess From Microsemi Deal .
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  8. Web site: Trade catalogs from MicroSemiconductor Corp.. CollectionsSearchCenter. Smithsonian Institution. 25 March 2016.
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  19. Web site: Microsemi Form 10-K For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. sec.gov. Securities and Exchange Commission. 29 March 2016.
  20. News: Microsemi to Issue 2.5 Million Shares of Common. 29 March 2016. LA Times. 1986-03-09.
  21. News: Microsemi's Stock Sale Brings in $26 Million. 30 March 2016. LA Times. 1986-04-06.
  22. News: Saxon. Wolfgang. Jacob Kaplan, Philanthropist, Is Dead. 30 March 2016. New York Times. 1987-07-20.
  23. News: THE NAMES BEHIND THE O-T-C SYMBOLS. 28 March 2016. New York Times. February 12, 1984.
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  26. News: TAKAHASHI. Dean. Microsemi Forms 2 Joint Ventures With Taiwanese. 28 March 2016. LA Times. June 4, 1991.
  27. News: Takahashi. Dean. Microsemi Stock Takes a Nose Dive : Finances: A cash crunch and problems with a bank loan lower value of shares 54%. The company is now cutting costs.. 30 March 2016. LA Times. 1993-02-24.
  28. News: Microsemi Forms Semiconductor Venture With Firm in China. 28 March 2016. LA Times. April 22, 1994.
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  30. News: Microsemi Names New CEO, Reports Profitable Quarter. 25 March 2016. LA Times. 2000-11-30.
  31. News: Microsemi moves headquarters. Orange Country Register. 2011-11-08.
  32. Web site: Microsemi Acquires Defense and Security Business from Endwave. April 30, 2009.
  33. Microsemi Corporation Relocates Headquarters to Aliso Viejo, Calif. . . August 11, 2011. 2011-12-24.
  34. News: Flynn. Pat. US firm names Co Clare plant as European headquarters. The Irish Times. 2012-08-08.
  35. News: Microsemi Marks 20 Years in Ireland and Names Ennis as its European Headquarters. 29 March 2016. IDA Ireland. 2012-08-07.
  36. Web site: Microsemi Announces New Executive and Board Positions. 25 March 2016.
  37. News: Scouras. Ismini. Microsemi Bolsters FPGA Stance With Mingoa Acquisition. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 28 July 2014.
  38. Web site: Microsemi Announces Definitive Agreement to Divest Business to Mercury Systems, Inc. . 2016-03-25 . 2016-03-23.
  39. Web site: MaxLinear, Inc. Acquires Wireless Access Assets from Microsemi Corporation. Microlinear.com. 28 April 2016.
  40. Web site: Microsemi to Acquire Timing Business of Vectron International from Knowles for $130 Million. everythingRF.com. 30 October 2017.
  41. Web site: Microsemi's PolarFire FPGA Named "2017 Product of the Year" by Electronic Products China and 21ic.com. 23 March 2018.
  42. Web site: Microsemi Announces Definitive Agreement to Divest Business to Mercury Systems, Inc. . 2016-03-25.
  43. Web site: Product Directory. Microsemi. 29 March 2016.
  44. Web site: Microsemi Space Solutions on Board Historic Mars Rover Mission.
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  47. News: Microsemi Buys Firm to Expand Customer Base. 28 March 2016. LA Times. July 10, 1986.
  48. News: Microsemi Sells 2 More Units in Streamlining Bid. LA Times. July 2, 1993.
  49. News: Microsemi's Latest Buy Is a Santa Ana Company. LA Times. July 27, 1986.
  50. News: Microsemi Will Acquire Rectifier Assembly Unit. LA Times. June 9, 1987.
  51. News: Microsemi Completes 6th Buyout in 2 Years. 28 March 2016. LA Times. July 21, 1987.
  52. News: Microsemi to Purchase 20% Stake in Diodes Inc.. 28 March 2016. LA Times. August 4, 1987.
  53. News: Semiconductor Firm Sells 25% Share in Diodes Inc.. 28 March 2016. LA Times.
  54. News: Microsemi Corp. Buys 60% of Semiconductor Maker. 28 March 2016. LA Times. 18 September 1987.
  55. News: Microsemi Completes Its Acquisition of Omni. 28 March 2016. LA Times. September 22, 1987.
  56. News: Microsemi Selling Omni to Technology Marketing. 28 March 2016. LA Times. December 2, 1993.
  57. News: Microsemi Buys East Coast Firm for Planned Die-Processing Plant. 28 March 2016. LA Times. September 10, 1987.
  58. News: Olmos. David. Growing Microsemi Buys One Firm, Increases Its Stake in Another to 80%. 29 March 2016. LA Times. 1988-01-16.
  59. News: Microsemi to Sell General Microcircuits. 28 March 2016. LA Times. January 16, 1998.
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  61. News: Other News. 28 March 2016. LA Times. July 8, 1992.
  62. News: Microsemi to Expand. LA Times. October 15, 1996.
  63. News: Microsemi Buys Firm. 28 March 2016. LA Times. September 12, 1997.
  64. News: O.C.'s Microsemi Corp. to Buy BKC Semiconductors. 28 March 2016. LA Times. 22 January 1998.
  65. News: Microsemi Restructure Will Mean Massachusetts Layoffs. 28 March 2016. LA Times. November 6, 1999.
  66. News: Microsemi Invests in Xemod. 28 March 2016. LA Times. January 30, 1998.
  67. News: Microsemi Finishes Buying Linfinity. 28 March 2016. LA Times. April 16, 1999.
  68. News: Microsemi Buys Unit of Narda Microwave. 28 March 2016. LA Times. June 29, 1999.
  69. News: MICROSEMI ACQUIRES INFINESSE HBT UNIT. 29 March 2016. Telecompaper. 2000-05-17.
  70. News: Microsemi buys two firms to expand military/aero portfolio. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2001-06-12.
  71. News: Microsemi Corporation Closes Acquisition of Advanced Power Technology. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2006-04-28.
  72. News: Microsemi Completes Acquisition of Israel's PowerDsine. Haaretz. 29 March 2016.
  73. News: Microsemi to Acquire MDT Corporation. 29 March 2016. GlobeNewswire. 2007-11-28.
  74. News: LaPedus. Mark. Microsemi buys TSI Micro. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2008-01-08.
  75. News: Microsemi Acquires Nexsem, Inc.. 29 March 2016. GlobeNewswire. 2009-06-08.
  76. Web site: Mercury Systems Completes Previously Announced Acquisition of Embedded Security, RF and Microwave, and Custom Microelectronics Businesses from Microsemi Corporation. www.mrcy.com. 6 May 2016.
  77. News: Mokhoff. Nicolas. Microsemi acquires VT Silicon. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2010-09-14.
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  79. News: LaPedus. Mark. Microsemi buys Actel for $430 million. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2010-10-04.
  80. News: Microsemi to acquire AML Communications. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414223358/http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9MI5SG01.htm. dead. April 14, 2016. 29 March 2016. The Associated Press. Bloomberg Business. 2011-04-21.
  81. News: Microsemi Acquires the Technology and Related Assets From Brijot Imaging Systems, Inc.. 29 March 2016. GlobeNewswire. 2011-07-19.
  82. News: Microsemi Acquires ASIC Advantage, Inc.. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409214711/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS106925+06-Jul-2011+GNW20110706. dead. 2016-04-09. 29 March 2016. Reuters. 2011-07-06.
  83. News: Microsemi Corporation to Acquire Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.. 29 March 2016. Yahoo! Finance. 2011-09-22.
  84. News: Microsemi buys Maxim's telecom timing IC biz. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2012-01-19.
  85. News: Microsemi Successfully Completes Acquisition of Symmetricom. 29 March 2016. Design & Reuse. 2013-11-26.
  86. News: Scouras. Ismini. Microsemi Bolsters FPGA Stance With Mingoa Acquisition. 29 March 2016. EETimes. 2014-07-28.
  87. News: Microsemi to Acquire Centellax. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2014-09-10.
  88. News: Dealbook. Microsemi to Acquire VItesse Semiconductor for $389 Million. 29 March 2016. New York Times. 2015-03-18.
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  90. Web site: Acquisitions. Microsemi Corporation. 15 March 2018.
  91. Web site: 2008 Internet Telephony Product of the Year Awards. TMCnet.com. Technology Marketing Corporation. 29 March 2016.
  92. News: Microsemi's PowerDsine PD9000G Midspan Family Wins TMC Labs 2009 Innovation Award. 29 March 2016. GlobeNewswire. 2009-10-13.
  93. https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2010/09/08/428917/200766/en/Microsemi-Solar-Bypass-IC-Receives-SOLAR-Industry-Award.html SOLAR Industry Award, for LX2400 IDEALSolar
  94. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsemi-earns-ztes-2011-best-delivery-support-award-137407333.html 2011 Best Delivery Support Award
  95. http://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2011/01/21/438245/211595/en/Photo-Release-Electronic-Products-Presents-Product-of-the-Year-Award-to-Microsemi-for-SmartFusion-Intelligent-Mixed-Signal-FPGAs.html Electronic Products 2011 Product of the Year Award
  96. News: Microsemi's TRRUST-Stor™ Solid State Drive Earns Editor's Choice Award from Military Embedded Systems Magazine. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2012-10-11.
  97. News: Microsemi Wins ITsAP's Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the Creation of Educational Infrastructure Category. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2013-12-18.
  98. News: Microsemi Wins EDN China's Innovation Award for its SmartFusion2 SoC FPGA. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2013-11-13.
  99. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b73dbv85a3A Innovative Product/Technology, OC Tech Alliance, 2013
  100. http://www.ocbj.com/news/2013/feb/09/taking-more-microsemi/ CFO of the Year Awards
  101. http://www.elektraawards.co.uk/elektraawards2016/2014-winners Renewable Energy Design Award
  102. News: Microsemi's James J. Peterson Wins "Outstanding CEO in Technology" Award from OC Tech Alliance. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2014-10-13.
  103. News: Microsemi's Highly Integrated IGLOO2 FPGAs Recognized with DesignVision Award at 2014 DesignCon Conference. 29 March 2016. Microsemi. 2014-03-13.
  104. http://investor.microsemi.com/2015-12-17-Team-Led-by-Microsemi-Wins-European-Commissions-Innovation-Award-Competition-for-FP7-Projects European Commission Innovation Award
  105. http://www.rambusblog.com/2015/08/31/security-microsemi-fpgas-awarded-rambus-cryptography-research-dpa-logo-certification/ Cryptography Research DPA Logo Certification
  106. [Public Outstanding Technology Company, OC Tech Alliance]
  107. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsemi-wins-edn-chinas-innovation-award-for-best-telecom--networking-product-300104284.html Innovation Award for Best Telecom & Networking Product
  108. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/microsemi-wins-2016-estnet-innovative-productsoftware-application-award-300230947.html Innovative Product/Software Application Award
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  110. Web site: Global Semiconductor Alliance Announces 2016 Award Recipients. Business Wire. 9 December 2016.)--The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA). 9 December 2016.
  111. News: Microsemi Honored as M2M Network Equipment Technology Company of the Year by IoT Breakthrough Awards. 5 January 2017. PRNewswire. 5 January 2017.
  112. News: Microsemi Wins China Electronic Market Magazine's Editor's Choice Award for its Adaptec Series 8E Adapter Solutions. 3 May 2017. PRNewswire. 3 May 2017.
  113. News: Microsemi's PolarFire FPGA Named "Product of the Year" by Electronic Products Magazine. 4 January 2018. PRNewswire. 4 January 2018.
  114. News: Leading Lights 2018: The Winners. 15 May 2018. Light Reading. 15 May 2018.
  115. News: Microsemi CEO Didn't Get Degrees, School Confirms (Update2) . Bloomberg . December 4, 2008.
  116. Breakthrough silicon scanning discovers backdoor in military chip . 9–12 September 2012 . Leuven, Belgium . Sergei . Skorobogatov . Christopher . Woods . Cryptographic Hardware and Embedded Systems Workshop (CHES 2012) . 10.1007/978-3-642-33027-8_2 . ...we were able to extract the secret key to activate the backdoor. This way an attacker can disable all the security on the chip, reprogram crypto and access keys, modify low-level silicon features, access unencrypted configuration bitstream or permanently damage the device..
  117. Web site: Microsemi Annual Report 2015.

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