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Microchip Technology - Company Profile (PDF)
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Since its inception, Microchip Technology has focused its resources on delivering innovative semiconductor products to the global embedded control marketplace. To do this, we have focused our technology, engineering, manufacturing and marketing resources on synergistic product lines: PICmicro ® microcontrollers (MCUs); an extensive portfolio of analog/interface products; high-endurance Serial EEPROMs; microID™ RFID tags; KEELOQ ® security devices; and the recently announced dsPIC™ family of Digital Signal Controllers – all aimed at delivering comprehensive, high-value embedded control solutions to a growing base of customers…
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Microchip's Quality and Customer Interface System
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The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with an introduction to Microchip Technology, an overview of our quality systems, and a brief description of the customer interface systems designed to ensure total customer satisfaction and excellence in customer service.
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Programming Capabilities
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Microchip’s innovative Migratable Memory™ technology provides socket and software compatibility among all of its equivalent ROM, OTP and FLASH memory MCUs. The Migratable Memory technology allows customers to match the selection of MCU memory technology to the product life cycle of their application, providing an easy migration path to a lower cost solution whenever appropriate.
FLASH memory is an ideal solution for engineers designing products for embedded control applications where product specifications can change rapidly or when the flexibility of factory inventory and field upgrades are required. Once the product matures, you can easily switch to a drop-in compatible OTP or ROM MCU for a lower cost solution. The PICmicro® MCU family provides a unique combination of a high-performance RISC processor with cost-effective OTP technology. Cost-effective OTP provides many benefits to the user at prices, which can be comparable to competing ROM solutions.
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Embedded Control Overview
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Unlike “processor” applications such as personal computers and workstations, the computing or controlling elements of embedded control applications are embedded inside the application. The consumer is only concerned with the very top-level user interface such as keypads, displays and high-level commands. Very rarely does an end-user know (or care to know) the embedded controller inside (unlike the conscientious PC users, who are intimately familiar not only with the processor type, but also its clock speed, DMA capabilities and so on).
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Future Products and Technology
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Microchip is constantly developing advanced process technology modules and new products that utilize our advanced manufacturing capabilities. Current production technology utilizes lithography dimensions down to 0.6 micron.
Microchip’s research and development activities include exploring new process technologies and products that have industry leadership potential. Particular emphasis is placed on products that can be put to work in high-performance broad-based markets.
Equipment is continually updated to bring the most sophisticated process, CAD and testing tools online. Cycle times for new technology development is continuously reduced by using in-house mask generation, high-speed pilots line within the manufacturing facility and continuously improving methodologies.
Objective specifications for new products are developed by listening to our customers and by close co-operation with our many customer-partners worldwide.
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Environmental, Health and Safety Policy
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Microchip Technology Incorporated (Microchip) is committed to protecting the environment, as well as the health and safety of its employees, contractors and vendors, and the communities in which we work. We are committed to providing products and services that are environmentally sound throughout their life cycle.
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Limitation of Liability
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Use of any materials, information, text, graphics or data provided on Microchip’s Internet website (the "Site") is governed by the following Terms of Use. By accessing this Site, you agree to be bound by these terms, all applicable laws and regulations (including export and re-export control laws), and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. Click here to read further.
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Microchip's Trademarks and Copyrights
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“All rights reserved. Copyright © 2001, Microchip Technology Incorporated, USA. Information contained in this publication regarding device applications and the like is intended through suggestion only and may be superseded by updates. No representation or warranty is given and no liability is assumed by Microchip Technology Incorporated with respect to the accuracy or use of such information, or infringement of patents or other intellectual property rights arising from such use or otherwise. Use of Microchip’s products as critical components in life support systems is not authorized except with express written approval by Microchip. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights. The Microchip logo and name are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Inc. in the U.S.A. and other countries. All rights reserved. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective companies. No licenses are conveyed, implicitly or otherwise, under any intellectual property rights.”
Trademarks
The Microchip name, logo, PIC, PICmicro, PICMASTER, PICSTART, PRO MATE, KEELOQ, SEEVAL, MPLAB and The Embedded Control Solutions Company are registered trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A. and other countries.
Total Endurance, ICSP, In-Circuit Serial Programming, FilterLab, MXDEV, microID, FlexROM, fuzzyLAB, MPASM, MPLINK, MPLIB, PICDEM, ICEPIC, Migratable Memory, FanSense, ECONOMONITOR, SelectMode and microPort are trademarks of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A.
Serialized Quick Term Programming (SQTP) is a service mark of Microchip Technology Incorporated in the U.S.A.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies.
© 2001, Microchip Technology Incorporated, Printed in the U.S.A., All Rights Reserved.
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