Microchip Technology
Encyclopedia
Microchip Technology is an American manufacturer of microcontroller, memory and analog semiconductors. Its products include microcontroller
s (PICmicro
, dsPIC / PIC24, PIC32), Serial EEPROM
devices, Serial SRAM
devices, KEELOQ
devices, radio frequency
(RF) devices, thermal, power and battery management analog devices, as well as linear, interface and mixed signal devices.
Some of the interface devices include USB, ZigBee
/MiWi
, Controller Area Network
, and Ethernet
.
Corporate headquarters is located at Chandler, Arizona
with wafer fabs in Tempe, Arizona
and Gresham, Oregon
.
Among its chief competitors are Analog Devices
, Atmel
, Freescale, Infineon, Maxim Integrated Products
, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics
, and Texas Instruments
.
spun off its microelectronics division as a wholly owned subsidiary. Microchip Technology became an independent company in 1989 when it was acquired by a group of venture capitalists, and went public in 1993.
In April 2009, Microchip Technology announced the nanoWatt XLP Microcontrollers (With World’s Lowest Sleep Current). Microchip Technology has sold more CPUs than any other CPU manufacturer, more than 6 billion microcontrollers as of 2009.
In April 2010, Microchip acquired Silicon Storage Technology
(SST), and sold several SST flash memory assets to Greenliant Systems
in May that year.
In September 2011, Microchip Technology shipped the 10 billionth microcontroller.
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Microcontroller
A microcontroller is a small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals. Program memory in the form of NOR flash or OTP ROM is also often included on chip, as well as a typically small amount of RAM...
s (PICmicro
PIC microcontroller
PIC is a family of Harvard architecture microcontrollers made by Microchip Technology, derived from the PIC1650 originally developed by General Instrument's Microelectronics Division...
, dsPIC / PIC24, PIC32), Serial EEPROM
EEPROM
EEPROM stands for Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory and is a type of non-volatile memory used in computers and other electronic devices to store small amounts of data that must be saved when power is removed, e.g., calibration...
devices, Serial SRAM
Static random access memory
Static random-access memory is a type of semiconductor memory where the word static indicates that, unlike dynamic RAM , it does not need to be periodically refreshed, as SRAM uses bistable latching circuitry to store each bit...
devices, KEELOQ
KeeLoq
KeeLoq is a proprietary hardware-dedicated NLFSR-based block cipher. The uni-directional command transfer protocol was designed by Frederick Bruwer, PhD, CEO at Nanoteq Ltd and the cryptographic algorithm was created by Professor Gideon Kuhn with the silicon implementation by Willem Smit, PhD, at...
devices, radio frequency
Radio frequency
Radio frequency is a rate of oscillation in the range of about 3 kHz to 300 GHz, which corresponds to the frequency of radio waves, and the alternating currents which carry radio signals...
(RF) devices, thermal, power and battery management analog devices, as well as linear, interface and mixed signal devices.
Some of the interface devices include USB, ZigBee
ZigBee
ZigBee is a specification for a suite of high level communication protocols using small, low-power digital radios based on an IEEE 802 standard for personal area networks. Applications include wireless light switches, electrical meters with in-home-displays, and other consumer and industrial...
/MiWi
MiWi
MiWi and MiWi P2P are proprietary wireless protocols designed by Microchip Technology that uses small, low-power digital radios based on the IEEE 802.15.4 standard for wireless personal area networks...
, Controller Area Network
Controller Area Network
Controller–area network is a vehicle bus standard designed to allow microcontrollers and devices to communicate with each other within a vehicle without a host computer....
, and Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet is a family of computer networking technologies for local area networks commercially introduced in 1980. Standardized in IEEE 802.3, Ethernet has largely replaced competing wired LAN technologies....
.
Corporate headquarters is located at Chandler, Arizona
Chandler, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
with wafer fabs in Tempe, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
and Gresham, Oregon
Gresham, Oregon
- Demographics :As of the census of 2000, there were 90,205 people, 33,327 households, and 22,695 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,071.6 people per square mile . There were 35,309 housing units at an average density of 1,593.8 per square mile...
.
Among its chief competitors are Analog Devices
Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. , known as ADI, is an American multinational semiconductor company specializing in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts...
, Atmel
Atmel
Atmel Corporation is a manufacturer of semiconductors, founded in 1984. Its focus is on system-level solutions built around flash microcontrollers...
, Freescale, Infineon, Maxim Integrated Products
Maxim Integrated Products
Maxim Integrated Products is a publicly traded company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Maxim develops integrated circuits for the industrial, communications, consumer, and computing markets....
, NXP Semiconductors, Renesas Electronics, STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics
STMicroelectronics is an Italian-French electronics and semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.While STMicroelectronics corporate headquarters and the headquarters for EMEA region are based in Geneva, the holding company, STMicroelectronics N.V. is registered in Amsterdam,...
, and Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Inc. , widely known as TI, is an American company based in Dallas, Texas, United States, which develops and commercializes semiconductor and computer technology...
.
History
The company was founded in 1987 when General InstrumentGeneral Instrument
General Instrument was an electronics manufacturer based in Horsham, PA specializing in semiconductors and cable television equipment. The company was active until 1997, when it split into which was later acquired by Vishay Intertechnology in 2001, CommScope and NextLevel Systems General...
spun off its microelectronics division as a wholly owned subsidiary. Microchip Technology became an independent company in 1989 when it was acquired by a group of venture capitalists, and went public in 1993.
In April 2009, Microchip Technology announced the nanoWatt XLP Microcontrollers (With World’s Lowest Sleep Current). Microchip Technology has sold more CPUs than any other CPU manufacturer, more than 6 billion microcontrollers as of 2009.
In April 2010, Microchip acquired Silicon Storage Technology
Silicon Storage Technology
Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. is a Sunnyvale, California, USA, technology company producing non-volatile memory devices and related products.It was founded by Bing Yeh in 1989....
(SST), and sold several SST flash memory assets to Greenliant Systems
Greenliant Systems
Greenliant Systems is a manufacturer of flash memory, solid-state storage and controller semiconductors for embedded system, data center and mobile products. Greenliant was founded in 2010, when former Silicon Storage Technology CEO Bing Yeh acquired several flash memory assets from the company...
in May that year.
In September 2011, Microchip Technology shipped the 10 billionth microcontroller.
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