Microchip Technology Inc. is a leading provider of microcontroller, digital signal controller, analog and serial EEPROM devices, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.

Microchip designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of high performance components for high volume, cost-effective embedded control solutions. Microchip's product solutions feature compact size, integrated functionality, and ease of development.

Microchip has an experienced executive management team committed to listening to our customers and a corporate culture dedicated to continuous improvement. The company currently employs more than 3,400 employees around the world, and our sales offices are situated throughout Asia, Europe and the Americas. Microchip is the #1 supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers, based on worldwide unit shipments since 2002 (Gartner Dataquest, 2002 Microcontroller Market Share and Unit Shipments, Tom Starnes, June 2003).