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Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) is a renowned provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog, and Flash-IP solutions. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers innovative products that facilitate low-risk product development, minimize total system costs, and accelerate time-to-market for a wide range of applications. The company serves over 70,000 customers across industries such as consumer electronics, automotive, office automation, communications, and industrial control in more than 65 countries.
Microchip’s extensive product portfolio includes microcontrollers (MCUs) which account for a significant portion of its revenue. These MCUs are integral to a variety of devices ranging from remote controls and garage door openers to automotive power windows. While the company has a strong foothold in lower-end 8-bit MCUs, it has also expanded into high-end MCUs and analog chip markets.
In recent developments, Microchip introduced the ATMXT2952TD 2.0 family of touch controllers. These are designed to offer cryptographic authentication and data encryption to enhance the security of touch-enabled human-machine interface (HMI) and radio frequency identification (RFID) systems. These controllers are particularly beneficial for outdoor payment terminals like EV chargers and parking meters, providing secure and resilient solutions resistant to harsh weather conditions and vandalism.
Another noteworthy innovation is the PolarFire SoC FPGAs, which cater to the aerospace and defense sectors. These FPGAs combine the flexibility of real-time operating systems with the robustness required for space applications, ensuring reliable performance in harsh radiation environments.
Financially, Microchip reported net sales of $1.326 billion for Q4 of fiscal 2024, reflecting a 40.6% decrease from the previous year. Despite challenges, the company maintained a non-GAAP operating margin of 43.9% and returned $1.89 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. Microchip anticipates a demand stabilization and a return to sequential revenue growth in the second half of 2024, driven by ongoing innovation and strategic initiatives.
Microchip continues to host its renowned MASTERs Conference, an annual event that offers advanced technical training for engineers. This year’s conference featured sessions on embedded control, development tools, and security solutions, highlighting Microchip’s commitment to technological advancement and community engagement.
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Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has expanded its TrustFLEX platform with the addition of ECC204, SHA104, and SHA105 CryptoAuthentication ICs. These pre-configured secure authentication ICs are designed to simplify and accelerate the development of secure key provisioning in various applications, including consumer, industrial, data center, and medical sectors.
Key features of the new ICs include:
- Hardware-based secure storage
- Compliance with Common Criteria JIL High rated secure key storage requirements
- NIST ESV and CAVP certification
- Compatibility with various MPUs and MCUs
- Support for Microchip's Trust Platform Design Suite
The ECC204 is also approved as a Qi authentication Secure Storage Subsystem by the Wireless Power Consortium. Pricing starts at $0.52 for ECC204 and $0.50 for SHA104/SHA105 in 2,000-unit quantities.
Microchip Technology (MCHP) has announced plans to webcast its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The event will be accessible via the company's website at www.microchip.com.
Shareholders and interested parties can tune in to the live webcast to participate in the official business of the meeting. For those unable to attend the live event, a replay will be available on the company's website for 14 days following the meeting.
Microchip Technology, known for its smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions, is providing this online access to ensure widespread participation and transparency in its annual shareholder proceedings.
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) and Acacia have demonstrated the fourth generation of interoperability between Microchip's META-DX2 Ethernet PHY family and Acacia's Coherent Interconnect Module 8 (CIM 8). This collaboration aims to enable optimized terabit-scale data center interconnect systems, addressing the increasing bandwidth requirements between data centers. The interoperable devices offer three key benefits:
1. Optimized DCI bandwidth through Lambda Splitting feature
2. Reduced design risk with verified SerDes interoperation
3. Better support for full bandwidth, multi-rate operation
This partnership helps accelerate and optimize the build-out of cloud computing and AI-ready optical networks while reducing development risk for customers.
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has unveiled three flexible and scalable Electric Vehicle (EV) Charger Reference Designs to accelerate market adoption and reduce time to market for manufacturers. The designs include:
1. Single-Phase AC Residential
2. Three-Phase AC Commercial with OCPP and SoC
3. Three-Phase AC Commercial with OCPP and Display
These reference designs offer complete hardware files, source code, and software stacks compliant with communication protocols like OCPP. They feature integrated safety measures, energy metering, and scalability options for various markets. Microchip provides most active components, streamlining integration and offering comprehensive support to manufacturers.
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has introduced the Flashtec NVMe 5016 SSD controller, a 16-channel PCIe Gen 5 NVMe controller designed to meet growing data center demands. Key features include:
- High performance: Over 14 GB/s sequential read and 3.5M IOs/s random read
- Power efficiency: 2.5 GB of data per watt
- Advanced security: Secure Boot, dual signature authentication, and FIPS 140-3 Level 2 compliance
- Flexibility: Support for QLC, TLC, and MLC NAND technologies
- Enhanced reliability: Advanced error correction and RAID techniques
The controller is optimized for AI, cloud computing, and enterprise applications, offering increased bandwidth, security, and flexibility for data centers.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ:MCHP), a leader in embedded control solutions, has announced its participation in the KeyBanc Capital Markets Technology Leadership Forum. The presentation is scheduled for Monday, August 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.
Eric Bjornholt, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be representing the company. Interested parties can access a live webcast of the presentation through KeyBanc's platform, which will also be available on Microchip's official website at www.microchip.com.
This event provides an opportunity for investors and analysts to gain insights into Microchip's strategies, market position, and financial outlook directly from a top executive.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) has increased its quarterly cash dividend by 10.7% year-over-year to 45.4 cents per share, payable on September 5, 2024, to stockholders of record on August 22, 2024. This marks the 82nd dividend increase since its inception and the 88th consecutive quarter of dividend payments. Despite challenging market dynamics, the company's financial performance in June 2024 met expectations. Microchip remains committed to returning 100% of its adjusted free cash flow to shareholders by the March 2025 quarter through dividends and share repurchases, demonstrating confidence in its cash-generating capabilities.
Microchip Technology (NASDAQ: MCHP) announced its financial results for the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2025, showing net sales of $1.241 billion, a 6.4% sequential decline and 45.8% drop from the previous year.
On a GAAP basis, the company reported a gross profit margin of 59.4%, operating income of $219.1 million, net income of $129.3 million, and EPS of $0.24. Non-GAAP figures included a gross profit margin of 59.9%, operating income of $390.5 million, net income of $289.9 million, and EPS of $0.53.
Microchip returned $315.3 million to shareholders through dividends and stock repurchases and declared a record quarterly dividend of 45.4 cents per share, a 10.7% increase year-over-year. Despite macroeconomic challenges and inventory corrections, the company remains optimistic about long-term growth driven by its diverse portfolio and strategic cost management.
Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has launched its dsPIC33A Core family of Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs). These DSCs feature a 32-bit CPU architecture with a 200 MHz operating speed, a Double-Precision Floating-Point Unit (DP FPU), and DSP instructions for complex control algorithms. Key features include:
- Improved math and data processing
- Higher code efficiency
- Faster context switching and reduced latency
- Enhanced peripherals for motor control and digital power conversion
- Integrated analog peripherals and Core Independent Peripherals (CIPs)
- Flash security capabilities
The first family, dsPIC33AK128MC1xx, includes 128 KB Flash and various package options. Pricing starts at less than $1 USD in high volumes.
Microchip Technology has launched the PIC64 High-Performance Spaceflight Computing (PIC64-HPSC) microprocessors, targeting NASA and the defense and commercial aerospace sectors. The new MPUs, featuring RISC-V CPUs with vector-processing extensions, cater to AI/ML applications and boast a range of unprecedented capabilities for space applications, including 64-bit architecture, high-speed network connectivity, low-latency data transfers, and platform-level security.
Microchip is also building a partner ecosystem to speed up system development, including Single-Board Computers and software partnerships. The PIC64-HPSC family supports various autonomous space missions, addressing the unique needs of both deep-space and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) operations with radiation and fault tolerance capabilities.
The space hardware and services market, estimated by the World Economic Forum to grow at a 7% CAGR, is forecast to reach $755 billion by 2035, underlining the significance of Microchip's new offerings in this expanding sector.
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