Microchip Technology Inc
- Industry
- Analog Chips
- Exchange
- US
- Country
- USA
- IPO date
- Mar 19, 1993
- Employees
- 17,900
- Website
- www.microchip.com
Composite valuation range · conservative $30–$40 / fair $50–$65 / optimistic $80–$95. At $77.9, Between the fair and optimistic ranges.
At publication $91.11 (May 22, 2026)
Data from EODHD, shown in the reporting currency; for reference only, not investment advice.
Microchip Technology Incorporated develops, manufactures, and sells smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. It operates in two segments, Semiconductor Products and Technology Licensing. The company offers general-purpose 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit, and 64-bit mixed-signal microcontrollers; 32-bit and 64-bit embedded mixed-signal microprocessors; and specialized mixed-signal microcontrollers for automotive, industrial, computing, communications, lighting, power supplies, motor control, human-machine interface, security, wired connectivity, and wireless connectivity applications. It also provides analog products, including power management, linear, mixed-signal, high voltage, thermal management, discrete diodes and MOSFETs, radio frequency (RF), gate drivers, safety, security, timing, application-specific standard products, USB, Ethernet, wireless, and other interface products; field-programmable gate array (FPGA) products; and application development tools that enable system designers to program mixed-signal microcontroller, FPGA, and microprocessor products. In addition, the company offers memory products consisting of serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory, serial flash memories, parallel flash memories, serial static random-access memory, and electrically erasable random-access memory for footprint devices. Further, it licenses its SuperFlash embedded flash and non-volatile memory technologies to foundries, integrated device manufacturers, and design partners for use in the manufacture of microcontroller products, gate arrays, RF, analog, and neuromorphic compute products. Additionally, the company offers engineering services; wafer foundry, assembly, and test subcontracting manufacturing services; and timing systems, application-specific integrated circuits, and products for aerospace applications. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
History
Microchip Technology Incorporated was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. The company completed its IPO on March 19, 1993. It has used M&A as a long-term strategy, acquiring Atmel, Microsemi, and a number of smaller bolt-on businesses that expanded its product portfolio into FPGAs, timing, storage control, automotive connectivity, and edge AI. Microchip has paid a quarterly common-stock cash dividend continuously since 2002, with cumulative common dividends of roughly $8.61 billion.
Industry position
Microchip operates through two segments, Semiconductor Products and Technology Licensing, supplying 8-, 16-, 32-, and 64-bit microcontrollers, microprocessors, analog and interface products, FPGAs, and memory, and licensing its SuperFlash technology. It serves about 101,000 customers, with its top ten direct customers at roughly 11% of revenue and distributor Arrow Electronics at 12%; FY2026 end markets were industrial 36.4%, automotive 24.4%, consumer 16.1%, data center and communications 15.3%, and aerospace and defense 7.8%. Competitors include Texas Instruments, Analog Devices, NXP, and onsemi. With FY2026 revenue of $4.713 billion, it is markedly smaller than Texas Instruments ($17.682 billion, 2025), NXP ($12.269 billion, 2025), and Analog Devices ($11.020 billion, FY2025).