Microchip Technology Incorporated (Microchip for short) was founded in 1989 and is a US listed company. Microchip is a leading global supplier of microcontrollers and analog semiconductors, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of consumer products worldwide. Microchip is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, and its wafer factories are located in Tempe, Arizona and Gresham, Oregon. The main competitors are Analog Devices, Freescale (spun off from Motorola), Infineon, Maxim Integrated Products, NXP Semiconductors (spun off from Philips), Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics and Texas Instruments.
Microchip has passed ISO/TS-16949:2002 quality system certification. According to the industry's authoritative research organization Gartner, Microchip's microcontrollers rank first in global 8-bit microcontroller (MCU) deliveries.
Microchip has concentrated all its resources in technology, design, production, sales and other aspects to develop two major products: PIC8-bit microcontrollers (MCUs) and high-quality serial EEPROMs. In order to occupy the market, Microchip's products so far include microcontrollers (PIC microcontrollers, DSPIC/PIC24, PIC32), serial EEPROM, serial SRAM, KEELOQ components, radio frequency (RF) components, thermal components, power and battery management components, as well as linear, interface and mixed signal components. Some interface components also include USB, ZigBee/MiWi, CANbus and Ethernet. These products can design more comprehensive and valuable embedded control system solutions to meet the growing needs of users.
In January 2016, Microchip Technology announced the acquisition of Atmel for US$3.56 billion.