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Microchip Technology Incorporated

Microchip designs, manufactures, sells and supports semiconductors, including microcontrollers, FPGAs, analog, power, connectivity, and clock and timing components, for industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. ↗

HeadquartersChandler, AZ ↗
Founded1989 ↗
LeadershipSteve Sanghi, Chair, CEO and President ↗
Department of War obligations$18 million in prime contracts since fiscal 2022 ↗
OwnershipPublic (NASDAQ: MCHP) ↗

Customers

  • Microchip has more than 100,000 customers worldwide. ↗

Deals since 2020

Oct 202609

Microchip Technology buys VORAGO Technologies

Privately held provider of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant microcontrollers (MCUs) and microprocessors (MPUs), based in Austin, Texas.

C4ISR and electronicscomponents and materialsspaceSource
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Other acquisitions

  • Microchip bought Atmel in January 2016 for $3.56 billion. ↗
  • Microchip acquired Microsemi in May 2018. ↗
  • Microchip acquired Micrel on August 3, 2015 for about $839 million. ↗
  • Microchip completed its acquisition of Silicon Storage Technology in April 2010 for about $292 million. ↗
  • Microchip acquired New Zealand-based Tekron International in October 2020. ↗

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