microchip technology inc. (nasdaq: mchp) is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and flash-ip solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. microchip serves over 70,000 customers in more than 65 countries who are designing high-volume embedded control applications in the consumer, automotive, office-automation, communications and industrial-control markets worldwide. headquartered in chandler, arizona, microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality.