Microchip Technology, the Chandler-based producer of microcontrollers, said Friday it has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Zilog, a San Jose, Calif.-based semiconductor company.

Microchip Technology met profit expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter after twice lowering its forecasts because of the Iraq war and the deadly SARS outbreak.

Executive Vice President Ganesh Moorthy has been promoted to chief operating officer of Microchip Technology, a Chandler-based producer of microcontrollers and analog semiconductors.

Executive Vice President Ganesh Moorthy has been promoted to chief operating officer of Microchip Technology, a Chandler-based producer of microcontrollers and analog semiconductors.

Chip maker Microchip Technology Inc. said Tuesday it is no longer interested in buying Atmel Corp., another chip maker, and is withdrawing a slate of directors it had nominated to its board.

Microchip Technology, the Chandler-based semiconductor company that makes microcontrollers used in many consumer and industrial products, said it will expand its product line to include higher-end, more capable chips.

A spacewalk scheduled today by two astronauts outside the international space station will be of particular interest to a group of engineers at Microchip Technology in Chandler.

A spacewalk scheduled today by two astronauts outside the international space station will be of particular interest to a group of engineers at Microchip Technology in Chandler.

Microchip Technology, a Chandler-based semiconductor company, said Thursday it has shipped its 3 billionth microcontroller less than two years after reaching the 2 billion mark.

A new slowdown in the world semiconductor market is prompting Microchip Technology to end production at its Chandler plant. The company said it will consolidate chipmaking at its Tempe plant, 1200 S. 52nd St., and cut 140 jobs, or about 4 percent of the work force. The restructuring is expected to be completed by the end of June.

Many of us are familiar with keyless entry -- where a vehicle recognizes when you get close to your car, and unlocks the door.

By just about any standard, Microchip Technology has been a business success story. Sales by the Chandler-based semiconductor firm have risen from about $78 million in 1990 to more than $1 billion in the current fiscal year.

Chandler-based Microchip Technology said Thursday it has acquired R&E International, a privately held developer of integrated circuits used primarily in security and life-safety equipment such as smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.

Microchip Technology, the Chandler-based company that is one of the world’s largest producers of microcontrollers, has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in China against a company it accuses of pilfering its intellectual property.

Chandler-based Microchip Technology is acquiring Roving Networks, a California-based wireless communications developer. Microchip bought the privately held firm for an undisclosed amount.

 Microchip Technology, Intel Corp. and Chander-Gilbert Community College are among 28 Arizona organizations that have been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Award for Business Excellence in Workplace Flexibility for 2009.

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Microchip Technology, a fast-growing Chandler-based semiconductor company, has passed Motorola to become the world’s largest supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers, a key device used in many household products, autos, industrial and office automation and telecom equipment.

Microchip Technology, the Chandler-based microcontroller producer, is giving up its efforts to acquire rival Atmel Corp.

Valley-based chipmakers Microchip Technology and ON Semiconductor said Wednesday they will continue their pursuit of Atmel Corp. by attempting to replace Atmel's board of directors with their own slate of candidates.

High-tech pets soon may be the only kind of animals adopted at Maricopa County's animal shelters.

Microchip Technology Inc. on Tuesday raised its purchase price for Silicon Storage Inc., aiming to thwart a competing offer for the maker of flash memory cards used in digital cameras and MP3 players.

Microchip Technology said Monday it has acquired ZeroG Wireless, a privately held semiconductor company based in Sunnyvale, Calif., that makes products used in Wi-Fi systems.

May 10, 2004