UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event
reported)
July
24, 2008
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MICROCHIP
TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
(Exact
Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its
Charter)
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Delaware
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0-21184
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86-0629024
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(State
Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2355
West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199
(Address
Of Principal Executive Offices)
(480)
792-7200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number,
Including Area Code)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any
of the following provisions:
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¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
The
information pursuant to Item 2.02 in this report on Form 8-K is being furnished
as contemplated by General Instruction B(2) to Form 8-K and shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section.
On July
24, 2008, we announced the results of our operations for the first quarter ended
March 31, 2008. The complete release is attached to this report as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits
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99.1
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Microchip
Technology Posts Record Net Sales for Fiscal First Quarter
2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Dated: July
24, 2008
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Microchip
Technology Incorporated
(Registrant)
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By:
/s/ Gordon W.
Parnell
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Gordon W. Parnell
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Accounting and
Financial Officer)
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EXHIBITS
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99.1
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Microchip
Technology Posts Record Net Sales for Fiscal First Quarter
2009
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