Microchip Technology Incorporated

Microchip Technology Incorporated is a US semiconductor company headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. It was established in 1989 when General Instrument's semiconductor business was separated. Its shares trade on Nasdaq under the ticker MCHP; the company is included in S&P's broad-based US stock index and in the Nasdaq index of large non-financial companies.

Microchip's most familiar products are the microcontrollers associated with families such as PIC and AVR. In addition it makes analog integrated circuits, programmable logic chips (FPGA), memory, timing and connectivity products and security solutions. The company widened its product range by acquiring Atmel in 2016 and Microsemi in 2018. The products appear in industrial, automotive, aerospace, communications and data center settings, that is, in many areas where embedded systems are used.

Those following Microchip stock usually watch industrial and automotive demand, customer inventory levels and the use of manufacturing capacity. On the MCHP page at Lzzo.com the share price is shown in US dollars, and the page also includes a price chart and technical indicators.