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Microchip Technology Inc. manufactures the popular PICmicro®
field-programmable RISC microcontrollers, which serve 8- and 16-bit embedded
control applications, and a broad spectrum of high-performance linear and
mixed-signal, power management and thermal management devices. The Company
also offers complementary microperipheral products including interface
devices; microID® RFID devices; serial EEPROMs; and the patented KEELOQ®
security devices. This synergistic product portfolio targets thousands of
applications and a growing demand for high-performance designs in the
automotive, communications, computing, consumer and industrial control
markets. The Company's quality systems are ISO 9001 (1994 version) and
QS9000 (1998 version) certified. Microchip is headquartered in Chandler,
Arizona with design facilities in Mountain View, California and Bangalore,
India; semiconductor fabrication facilities in Tempe and Chandler, Arizona
and Puyallup, Washington; and assembly and test operations near Bangkok,
Thailand. Microchip employs approximately 2,950 people worldwide and has
sales offices throughout Asia, Europe, Japan and the Americas. More
information on the Company can be found at
http://www.microchip.com/
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