Microchip Technology

Microchip Named to Forbes 2000 List of World's Largest Companies

harminka — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:50:11 -0500

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, announced that it has been recognized by the following national business and electronics organizations for product and workplace leadership.

RadarFind Selects Microchip Temp. Sensor for Medical Equipment

harminka — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:26:04 -0500

RadarFind Corporation, a health care technology company offering a patented Real Time Location System (RTLS) for tracking medical equipment and patients, features intelligent RFID tags and readers with temperature-sensing capabilities. In addition to locating medical devices and patients, hospitals can further leverage RTLS as an essential tool to enhance patient safety, control costs and comply with regulations.

Microchip could aid in future disease diagnosis

seher — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:41:35 -0500

A tiny, highly sensitive device that could give medics a head start in testing for a range of diseases is being developed by engineers at the University of Leeds.

Microchip technology meets biology to improve disease diagnosis

seher — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:08:07 -0500

A tiny, highly sensitive device that will give medics a head start in testing for a range of diseases has been developed by engineers at the University of Leeds.

Microchip Introduces 12-bit DAC in 6-pin SOT-23

harminka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 12:29:00 -0600

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the MCP4725 Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC)—the industry’s first DAC to combine integrated EEPROM and 12-bit resolution in a miniature, 6-pin SOT-23 package.

Microchip Technology Unveils New PIC32 Family

harminka — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:52:46 -0600

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the PIC32 family of 32-bit microcontrollers (MCUs). The PIC32 family adds more performance and more memory while maintaining pin, peripheral and software compatibility with Microchip’s 16-bit MCU/DSC families.

Microchip Technology Announces Q2FY08 Financial Results

harminka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:12:50 -0500

Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today reported results for the three months ended September 30, 2007. Net sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 were $258.6 million, down 2.1% sequentially from sales of $264.1 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and down 3.5% from sales of $267.9 million in the prior year’s second quarter.

Microchip Technology Announces the Sale of Fab 3 in Puyallup, Washington

harminka — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:03:17 -0500

Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the sale of its idled Fab 3 in Puyallup, Washington. The sale was completed on October 19, 2007, after the Company had received an unsolicited offer during September, 2007 for the facility.

Microchip Introduces Non-Volatile SPI Digi Pots

harminka — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:35:52 -0500

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced the MCP4141/2, MCP4241/2, MCP4161/2 and MCP4261/2 (MCP41XX/42XX) non-volatile digital potentiometers.

Microchip Technology Expands High-Current LDO Family

harminka — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:50:37 -0500

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced an expansion of its high-current, ceramic output capacitor-stable low dropout regulator (LDO) family.

Microchip Adds 12-bit ADC to High-Performance USB, LCD & GP 8-bit PIC MCUs

harminka — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:04:47 -0500

Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today announced 12 new high-performance, 8-bit Flash microcontrollers (MCUs), including Microchip’s first USB and LCD MCU families to include an on-chip, high-speed 12-bit Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) peripheral.

Thumb-size microsystem enables cell culture and incubation

harminka — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 12:11:56 -0500

Integrating silicon microchip technology with a network of tiny fluid channels, some thinner than a human hair, researchers at The Johns Hopkins University have developed a thumb-size micro-incubator to culture living cells for lab tests.