Microchip Technology Incorporated is a publicly traded American semiconductor company founded in 1989 as a spin-off from General Instrument and headquartered in Chandler, Arizona. It provides smart, connected and secure embedded control solutions across microcontrollers, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP products, complemented by development tools and software to support design and deployment of embedded systems. Its Total System Solution approach combines hardware, software and services that automate the lifecycle from design to deployment and help customers reduce time to market, lower system costs and manage risks. Microchip serves over 123,000 customers spanning industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets globally. Its manufacturing operations include wafer fabrication in Oregon and Colorado and assembly/test facilities in Southeast Asia, underlining its vertically integrated production model.