Microchip Technology Announces Record Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results

    --  FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011:
        o RECORD NET SALES OF $1.487 BILLION, UP 56.9% SEQUENTIALLY FROM THE
          YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
        o ON A GAAP BASIS:
          # GROSS MARGIN OF 58.8%; RECORD OPERATING INCOME OF $474.2 MILLION;
            RECORD NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $429.2 MILLION AND
            28.9% OF NET SALES; RECORD EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $2.20
            PER DILUTED SHARE.
        o ON A NON-GAAP BASIS:
          # GROSS MARGINS OF 60.1%; RECORD OPERATING INCOME OF $534.3 MILLION;
            RECORD NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $462.3 MILLION AND
            31.1% OF SALES; RECORD EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $2.39 PER
            DILUTED SHARE.
        o RECORD FISCAL YEAR REVENUE IN 8-BIT MICROCONTROLLERS, 16-BIT
          MICROCONTROLLERS, 32-BIT MICROCONTROLLERS AND ANALOG
    --  FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2011:
        o NET SALES OF $380.0 MILLION, UP 3.3% SEQUENTIALLY AND UP 36.7% FROM
          THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2010
        o ON A GAAP BASIS:
          # GROSS MARGIN OF 59.4%; RECORD OPERATING INCOME OF $124.4 MILLION;
            RECORD NET INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $130.6 MILLION AND
            34.4% OF NET SALES; RECORD EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF 65
            CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE, WHICH INCLUDES FAVORABLE ONE-TIME TAX
            EVENTS. THERE WAS NO PUBLISHED FIRST CALL ESTIMATE FOR GAAP EPS.
        o ON A NON-GAAP BASIS:
          # GROSS MARGINS OF 60.2%; OPERATING INCOME OF $137.3 MILLION; NET
            INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF $119.0 MILLION AND 31.3% OF
            SALES; EPS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS OF 59 CENTS PER DILUTED SHARE.
            THE FIRST CALL PUBLISHED ESTIMATE WAS 57 CENTS FOR NON-GAAP EPS.
        o RECORD QUARTERLY REVENUE IN MICROCONTROLLERS, 16-BIT MICROCONTROLLERS,
          32-BIT MICROCONTROLLERS, AND LICENSING

CHANDLER, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, today reported results for the three months and fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 as summarized in the following table:



               Three Months Ended March 31, 2011         Year Ended March 31, 2011

(in
millions,
except                    % of     Non-        % of                   % of     Non-         % of
earnings per   GAAP       Net      GAAP1       Net       GAAP         Net      GAAP1        Net
diluted                   Sales                Sales                  Sales                 Sales
share and
percentages)

Net Sales      $ 380.0             $ 380.0               $ 1,487.2             $ 1,487.2

Gross Margin   $ 225.6    59.4 %   $ 228.9     60.2 %    $ 874.4      58.8 %   $ 894.1      60.1 %

Operating      $ 124.4    32.7 %   $ 137.3     36.1 %    $ 474.2      31.9 %   $ 534.3      35.9 %
Income

Other
Expense
including
Gains/Losses   $ 4.3               $ 2.6                 $ 13.5                $ 6.6
on Equity
Method
Investments

Income Tax
Expense        $ (11.0 )           $ 15.7                $ 31.1                $ 65.4
(benefit)

Net Income
from           $ 130.6    34.4 %   $ 119.0     31.3 %    $ 429.2      28.9 %   $ 462.3      31.1 %
Continuing
Operations

Earnings per
Diluted          65                  59
Share from       cents               cents               $ 2.20                $ 2.39
Continuing
Operations2

Net Income
(Loss) from    $ (5.1  )  (1.3 )%  $ (5.1   )  (1.3 )%   $ (10.2   )  (0.7 )%  $ (7.5    )  (0.5 )%
Discontinued
Operations

Loss per
Diluted          3
Share from       cents               3cents                5 cents               4 cents
Discontinued
Operations2



1 See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

2 Earnings per share have been calculated based on the diluted shares outstanding of Microchip on a consolidated basis.

Consolidated net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 were $380.0 million, up 3.3% sequentially from net sales of $367.8 million in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 36.7% from net sales of $278.0 million in the prior year's fourth quarter. GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $130.6 million, or 65 cents per diluted share, up 28.1% from GAAP net income of $101.9 million, or 52 cents per diluted share, in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 72.4% from GAAP net income of $75.7 million, or 40 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's fourth quarter. GAAP net income includes a one-time favorable tax benefit of $24.4 million which includes the settlement of an IRS audit for tax years through March 31, 2008, and other one-time tax events.

Consolidated non-GAAP net income from continuing operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011 was $119.0 million, or 59 cents per diluted share, up 4.6% from non-GAAP net income of $113.8 million, or 58 cents per diluted share, in the immediately preceding quarter, and up 37.3% from non-GAAP net income of $86.7 million, or 46 cents per diluted share, in the prior year's fourth quarter. For the fourth fiscal quarter of both fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011, our consolidated non-GAAP results exclude the effect of share-based compensation, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, inventory valuation costs, severance costs and legal and other administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), non-recurring tax events and non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures. A reconciliation of our non-GAAP and GAAP results is included in this press release.

Consolidated net sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 were a record $1.487 billion, an increase of 56.9% from net sales of $947.7 million in the prior fiscal year. On a GAAP basis, net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 was a record $429.2 million, or $2.20 per diluted share, an increase of 97.8% from net income of $217.0 million, or $1.16 per diluted share in the prior fiscal year.

On a non-GAAP basis, consolidated net income from continuing operations for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2011 was a record $462.3 million, or $2.39 per diluted share, an increase of 88.7% from net income of $245.0 million, or $1.32 per diluted share, in the prior fiscal year.

Microchip also announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 34.6 cents per share. The quarterly dividend is payable on June 2, 2011 to stockholders of record on May 19, 2011. Microchip initiated quarterly cash dividend payments in the third quarter of fiscal 2003.

"Microchip's performance in the March 2011 quarter and in fiscal year 2011 was outstanding. We exceeded the high end of our gross margin and earnings per share guidance, even with the challenging backdrop of the world economy and the Japan crisis," said Steve Sanghi, President and CEO. "The March quarter marked our 82nd consecutive quarter of profitability and is a testimony to the resiliency of our business model."

Mr. Sanghi added, "Fiscal 2011 was a record year for Microchip in sales, profitability and earnings per share. Our 8-bit, 16-bit, 32-bit and analog product lines all achieved new full year revenue records and our licensing business achieved a record quarterly revenue in the March 2011 quarter."

"In the March 2011 quarter our microcontroller business performed at the high end of our expectations, with revenue up 4% on a sequential basis, and up 17% from the year-ago quarter," said Ganesh Moorthy, Chief Operating Officer. "Our 16-bit microcontroller business was up 24% sequentially and was up 86% from the year-ago quarter. Our 32-bit microcontroller business was up 35% sequentially and was up 226% from the year-ago quarter. Our analog business was up 3.5% sequentially, and was up 45% from the year-ago quarter."

Eric Bjornholt, Microchip's Chief Financial Officer, said, "Inventory on Microchip's balance sheet at March 31, 2011 was $180.8 million, representing 107 days of inventory, which was flat in days to the prior quarter level. Our internal target for inventory days is 115, and we plan to continue to build inventory towards that target to maintain short lead times and support our customer's delivery requirements. Inventory days at our distributors increased to 40 days, compared to 39 days at the end of the prior quarter."

Mr. Bjornholt continued, "Microchip's net cash and investment balance grew by $135.3 million in the March quarter. We ended fiscal 2011 with $1.71 billion of cash and investments and we expect continued strong cash generation in the June 2011 quarter."

Mr. Sanghi concluded, "We continue to evaluate the effects that the tragedy in Japan may have on our business. We have a strong backlog position for the June quarter, but there is still some uncertainty regarding the impact from the Japan crisis on the world economy. Taking these factors into consideration, we expect net sales in the June 2011 quarter to be up sequentially between 1% and 6%."

Microchip's Recent Highlights:

    --  Microchip was named to the 2011 Forbes Global 2000, which is Forbes
        Magazine's list of the world's largest companies based on a composite
        ranking of sales, profits, assets and market value.
    --  Microchip was awarded EDN Magazine's 2010 Innovation Award in the "Human
        Machine Interface Technology" category, for our mTouch(TM) Metal Over
        Cap technology at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose, CA.
        Technical editors at EDN nominate the most unique, state-of-the-art
        electronics products, and collect readership votes via an online
        balloting process. EDN uses a combination of audience votes, balloting
        by the EDN Editorial Advisory Board, and voting by EDN's editorial staff
        to determine the ultimate winner in each category.
    --  The Company continued to expand its 32-bit PIC32 microcontroller
        portfolio with cost-effective memory options, while maintaining
        Ethernet, CAN and USB connectivity and best-in-class performance.
        Microchip's six new 32-bit microcontrollers also feature lower power
        consumption and higher Flash memory endurance.
    --  During the March quarter, Microchip shipped 44,657 development systems,
        demonstrating the continued strong interest in Microchip's products. The
        total cumulative number of development systems shipped now stands at
        1,113,199.
    --  Microchip acquired Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (SST) on April 8,
        2010, and Microchip's March 31, 2011 financial results include the
        finalization of all purchase accounting related adjustments associated
        with the acquisition. Microchip's fiscal 2011 financial results include
        the results of SST and the fiscal 2010 financial results do not.
    --  In the 16-bit arena, Microchip added eXtreme Low Power PIC(R)
        microcontrollers that feature 5V supply voltage, more memory in low pin
        counts, and mTouch(TM) capacitive sensing that works in Sleep.
    --  In order to provide developers with quick and easy methods for adding
        connectivity to their embedded designs, Microchip released three new
        tools for its 16- and 32-bit microcontrollers. Microchip's Bluetooth(R)
        kit provides an easy and cost-effective method for evaluating and adding
        Bluetooth connectivity to embedded designs. The Company's new
        consumer-band power-line soft-modem development kit features a 7.2 kbps
        software modem that enables low-cost communication and control in
        consumer and industrial applications. In the area of wireless
        Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, Microchip added a daughter board
        with GPS and GSM modules that makes it easy to create low-cost M2M
        applications with location-awareness capabilities.
    --  Microchip's 8-bit microcontroller expansion also continued at a rapid
        pace, with three new families announced during the March quarter. The
        first was a cost-effective addition to Microchip's CAN microcontroller
        line, featuring 5.5V operation, eXtreme Low Power consumption and 16
        MIPS performance, while enabling capacitive-touch-sensing user
        interfaces. The second was 20-pin family, featuring low cost, low power
        consumption and self-write Flash program memory. The third was a
        low-cost family with eXtreme Low Power consumption and integrated LCD
        control.
    --  Microchip made two additions to its broad analog and interface
        portfolio. Its non-volatile Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) family was
        expanded with low-power, single-channel DACs that feature 8-, 10- and
        12-bit voltage options and integrated non-volatile memory in small, 2 mm
        x 2 mm packages. New low-side devices were added to the Company's MOSFET
        Driver family, with peak output currents from 2A to 4.5A and an Enable
        Input Pin for shutdown, in popular packages. Additionally, Microchip's
        smoke-detector ICs, which enable 10-year operating life with a single
        Lithium battery, received UL certification.
    --  Microchip continued to expand its newest product category--Real-Time
        Clock/Calendars--with a low-cost device that features battery
        switchover, digital trimming and SRAM memory.

First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Outlook:

The following statements are based on current expectations. These statements are forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially.


                      Microchip Consolidated Guidance

                      GAAP               Non-GAAP               Non-GAAP1
                                         Adjustments1

Results from
Continuing
Operations:

Net Sales             $383.8 to $402.8                          $383.8 to $402.8
                      million                                   million

Gross Margin3         about 59.3%        $3.8 to $4.0 million   about 60.3%

Operating Expenses3   26.25% to 26.5%    $8.6 to $9.1 million   24.0% to 24.25%

Other Income          ($4.5) million     $1.8 million           ($2.7) million
(Expense)

Tax Rate              about 12.25%       $1.7 to $1.8 million   about 12.25%

Net Income            $106.5 to $112.9   $12.5 to $13.1         $119.0 to $125.9
                      million            million                million

Diluted Common
Shares                205.2 million      0.7 million shares     204.5 million
Outstanding2

Earnings per
Diluted Share         52 to 55 cents     6 to 7 cents           58 to 62 cents
From Continuing
Operations



1 See the "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures" section of this release.

2 Earnings per share have been calculated based on the diluted shares outstanding of Microchip on a consolidated basis.

    --  The diluted common shares outstanding presented in the guidance table
        above assumes an average Microchip stock price in the June 2011 quarter
        of $40.00 per share. The estimated negative impact on our earnings per
        diluted share calculation resulting from the difference in our assumed
        average stock price for the June 2011 quarter as compared to the March
        2011 quarter is about one cent, when combining the additional dilutive
        effect from our convertible debt, and the dilutive effect of outstanding
        equity awards.
    --  Microchip's inventory at June 30, 2011 is expected to be 112 to 118 days
        as we continue to replenish our internal inventories to support our
        customers' needs. The actual inventory level will depend on the
        inventory that our distributors decide to hold to support their
        customers, overall demand for our products and our production levels.
    --  Capital expenditures for the quarter ending June 30, 2011 are expected
        to be approximately $37 million. Capital expenditures for all of fiscal
        year 2012 are anticipated to be approximately $125 million. We are
        continuing to take actions to invest in the equipment needed to support
        the expected net sales growth of our new products and technologies.
    --  We expect net cash generation during the June quarter of approximately
        $115 million to $125 million prior to the dividend payment. The amount
        of expected net cash generation is also before the effect of any stock
        buy back activity.
    --  Microchip's Board of Directors authorized a stock buy back of up to 10.0
        million shares in December 2007. At March 31, 2011, approximately 2.5
        million shares remained available for purchase under this program.
        Future purchases will depend upon market conditions, interest rates and
        corporate considerations.

1 Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures: Our Non-GAAP adjustments, where applicable, include the effect of share-based compensation, any gain or loss on trading securities, expenses related to our acquisition activities (including intangible asset amortization, purchased inventory costs, severance costs and legal and other general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitions), patent portfolio licenses, non-recurring tax events and non-cash interest expense on our convertible debentures and the related income tax implications of these items.

We are required to estimate the cost of certain forms of share-based compensation, including employee stock options, restricted stock units and our employee stock purchase plan, and to record a commensurate expense in our income statement. Share-based compensation expense is a non-cash expense that varies in amount from period to period and is affected by the price of our stock at the date of grant. The price of our stock is affected by market forces that are difficult to predict and are not within the control of management. The value of our trading securities varies in amount from period to period and is affected by fluctuations in the market prices of such securities that we cannot predict and are not within the control of management. The non-GAAP adjustments related to the impact of our acquisitions and a portion of our interest expense related to our convertible debentures are non-cash expenses related to such transactions. Our acquisitions of patent portfolio licenses and tax events related to IRS settlements, changes in tax regulations and the reinstatement of the R&D tax credit are non-recurring events in our business. Accordingly, management excludes all of these items from its internal operating forecasts and models.

We are using non-GAAP gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit percentage, non-GAAP operating expenses in dollars and as a percentage of sales including non-GAAP research and development expenses and non-GAAP selling, general and administrative expenses, non-GAAP operating income, non-GAAP other expense, net including gains (losses) on equity method investments, non-GAAP income tax/tax rate, non-GAAP net income, and non-GAAP diluted earnings per share which exclude the items noted in the immediately preceding paragraph, as applicable, to permit additional analysis of our performance.

Management believes these non-GAAP measures are useful to investors because they enhance the understanding of our historical financial performance and comparability between periods. Many of our investors have requested that we disclose this non-GAAP information because they believe it is useful in understanding our performance as it excludes non-cash and other charges that many investors feel may obscure our underlying operating results. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to manage and assess the profitability of its business. Specifically, we do not consider such items when developing and monitoring our budgets and spending. As described above, the economic substance behind our decision to exclude such items relates either to these charges being non-cash in nature or to the one-time nature of the events or, in the case of our trading securities, because such item is difficult to predict and not within the control of management. Our determination of the above non-GAAP measures might not be the same as similarly titled measures used by other companies, and it should not be construed as a substitute for amounts determined in accordance with GAAP. There are limitations associated with using non-GAAP measures, including that they exclude financial information that some may consider important in evaluating our performance. Management compensates for this by presenting information on both a GAAP and non-GAAP basis for investors and providing reconciliations of the GAAP and non-GAAP results.

2 Diluted Common Shares Outstanding can vary for, among other things, the trading price of our common stock, the actual exercise of options or vesting of restricted stock units, the potential for incremental dilutive shares from our convertible debentures (additional information regarding our share count is available in the investor relations section of our website under the heading "Supplemental Financial Information"), and the repurchase or the issuance of stock. The diluted common shares outstanding presented in the guidance table above assumes an average Microchip stock price in the June 2011 quarter of $40.00 per share (however, we make no prediction as to what our actual share price will be for such period or any other period and we cannot estimate what our stock option exercise activity will be during the quarter). The estimated negative impact on our earnings per diluted share calculation resulting from the difference in our assumed average stock price for the June 2011 quarter as compared to the March 2011 quarter is about one cent, when combining the additional dilutive effect from our convertible debt, and the dilutive effect of outstanding equity awards.

3 Generally, gross margin fluctuates over time, driven primarily by the mix of microcontrollers, analog products and memory products sold and licensing revenue; variances in manufacturing yields; fixed cost absorption; wafer fab loading levels; inventory reserves; pricing pressures in our non-proprietary product lines; and competitive and economic conditions. Operating expenses fluctuate over time, primarily due to net sales and profit levels.


MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(in thousands except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

                           Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                           March 31,                  March 31,

                           2011         2010          2011           2010

Net sales                  $ 379,985    $ 278,020     $ 1,487,205    $ 947,729

Cost of sales                154,394      109,549       612,769        413,487

Gross profit                 225,591      168,471       874,436        534,242

Operating expenses:

Research and development     44,159       33,287        170,607        120,823

Selling, general and         56,885       46,697        227,781        167,222
administrative

Special charges              186          -             1,865          1,238

                             101,230      79,984        400,253        289,283

Operating income             124,361      88,487        474,183        244,959

(Losses) gains on equity     (28     )    -             157            -
method investments

Other expense, net           (4,304  )    (4,490  )     (13,642   )    (7,146  )

Income from continuing
operations before income     120,029      83,997        460,698        237,813
taxes

Income tax (benefit)         (10,583 )    8,248         31,531         20,808
provision

Net income from              130,612      75,749        429,167        217,005
continuing operations

Discontinued operations:

Loss from discontinued
operations before income     (5,754  )    -             (11,126   )    -
taxes

Income tax benefit           (670    )    -             (909      )    -

Net loss from                (5,084  )    -             (10,217   )    -
discontinued operations

Net income                 $ 125,528    $ 75,749      $ 418,950      $ 217,005

Basic net income per
common share continuing    $ 0.69       $ 0.41        $ 2.29         $ 1.18
operations

Basic net loss per
common share                 (0.03   )    -             (0.05     )    -
discontinued operations

Basic net income per       $ 0.66       $ 0.41        $ 2.24         $ 1.18
common share

Diluted net income per
common share continuing    $ 0.65       $ 0.40        $ 2.20         $ 1.16
operations

Diluted net loss per
common share                 (0.03   )    -             (0.05     )    -
discontinued operations

Diluted net income per     $ 0.62       $ 0.40        $ 2.15         $ 1.16
common share

Basic common shares          188,933      184,665       187,066        183,642
outstanding

Diluted common shares        201,829      189,048       194,715        187,339
outstanding




MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)

ASSETS

                                                 March 31,    March 31,

                                                 2011         2010

                                                 (Unaudited)

Cash and short-term investments                  $ 1,243,496  $ 1,214,323

Accounts receivable, net                           181,202      137,806

Inventories                                        180,800      116,579

Other current assets                               188,169      142,261

Total current assets                               1,793,667    1,610,969

Property, plant & equipment, net                   540,513      493,039

Long-term investments                              464,838      317,215

Other assets                                       187,724      95,090

Total assets                                     $ 2,986,742  $ 2,516,313

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable and other current liabilities   $ 200,272    $ 104,449

Deferred income on shipments to distributors       140,044      98,941

Total current liabilities                          340,316      203,390

Convertible debentures                             347,334      340,672

Long-term income tax payable                       58,125       57,140

Deferred tax liability                             418,211      376,713

Other long-term liabilities                        10,318       5,018

Stockholders' equity                               1,812,438    1,533,380

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $ 2,986,742  $ 2,516,313




MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(in thousands except per share amounts and percentages)
(Unaudited)

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP GROSS PROFIT TO NON-GAAP GROSS PROFIT

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Gross profit, as reported    $ 225,591    $ 168,471     $ 874,436    $ 534,242

Share-based compensation       1,409        2,209         6,825        7,054
expense

Acquisition-related
acquired inventory
valuation costs and            1,861        669           12,887       2,537
intangible asset
amortization

Non-GAAP gross profit        $ 228,861    $ 171,349     $ 894,148    $ 543,833

Non-GAAP gross profit          60.2    %    61.6    %     60.1    %    57.4    %
percentage

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Research and development     $ 44,159     $ 33,287      $ 170,607    $ 120,823
expenses, as reported

Share-based compensation       (3,358  )    (2,989  )     (12,874 )    (12,194 )
expense

Non-GAAP research and        $ 40,801     $ 30,298      $ 157,733    $ 108,629
development expenses

Non-GAAP research and
development expenses as a      10.7    %    10.9    %     10.6    %    11.5    %
percentage of net sales

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES TO NON-GAAP
SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Selling, general and
administrative expenses,     $ 56,885     $ 46,697      $ 227,781    $ 167,222
as reported

Share-based compensation       (4,260  )    (4,245  )     (17,113 )    (17,530 )
expense

Acquisition-related
intangible asset               (1,861  )    (1,006  )     (8,593  )    (1,866  )
amortization and other
costs

Non-GAAP selling, general
and administrative           $ 50,764     $ 41,446      $ 202,075    $ 147,826
expenses

Non-GAAP selling, general
and administrative             13.4    %    14.9    %     13.6    %    15.6    %
expenses as a percentage
of net sales

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OPERATING INCOME TO NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Operating income, as         $ 124,361    $ 88,487      $ 474,183    $ 244,959
reported

Share-based compensation       9,027        9,443         36,812       36,778
expense

Acquisition-related
acquired inventory
valuation costs,               3,722        1,675         21,480       4,403
intangible asset
amortization and other
costs

Special charge - SST           186          -             1,865        -
severance costs

Special charge - patent        -            -             -            1,238
license

Non-GAAP operating income    $ 137,296    $ 99,605      $ 534,340    $ 287,378

Non-GAAP operating income
as a percentage                36.1    %    35.8    %     35.9    %    30.3    %
of net sales

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET TO NON-GAAP OTHER EXPENSE, NET

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Other expense, net, as       $ (4,304  )  $ (4,490  )   $ (13,642 )  $ (7,146  )
reported

Convertible debt non-cash      1,746        1,596         6,846        6,258
interest expense

Gain on trading securities     -            -             -            (7,518  )

Non-GAAP other expense,      $ (2,558  )  $ (2,894  )   $ (6,796  )  $ (8,406  )
net

Non-GAAP other expense,
net, as a percentage           -0.7    %    -1.0    %     -0.5    %    -0.9    %
of net sales

RECONCILIATION OF GAAP INCOME TAX (BENEFIT) PROVISION FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
TO NON-GAAP INCOME TAX PROVISION FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

                             Three Months Ended         Twelve Months Ended

                             March 31,                  March 31,

                             2011         2010          2011         2010

Income tax (benefit)         $ (10,583 )  $ 8,248       $ 31,531     $ 20,808
provision, as reported

Income tax rate, as            -8.8    %    9.8     %     6.9     %    8.7     %
reported

Share-based compensation       1,051        978           4,493        4,563
expense

Acquisition-related
acquired inventory
valuation costs,               151          173           714          530
intangible asset
amortization and other
costs

Special charge - SST           22           -             159          -
severance costs

Convertible debt non-cash      655          614           2,567        2,409
interest expense

Net tax benefit of IRS
settlement, R&D tax credit     24,395       -             25,929       8,452
reinstatement, and other
tax matters

Special charge - patent        -            -             -            124
license

Gain on trading securities     -            -             -            (2,894  )

Non-GAAP income tax          $ 15,691     $ 10,013      $ 65,393     $ 33,992
provision

Non-GAAP income tax rate       11.6    %    10.4    %     12.4    %    12.2    %





RECONCILIATION OF GAAP NET INCOME AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE TO NON-GAAP NET INCOME AND NON-GAAP DILUTED NET INCOME PER
SHARE

                                                                Three                                                  Twelve
                      Three Months Ended                        Months       Twelve Months Ended                       Months
                                                                Ended                                                  Ended

                      March 31,                                 March 31,    March 31,                                 March 31,

                      2011                                      2010         2011                                      2010

                      Consolidated  Continuing   Discontinued                Consolidated  Continuing   Discontinued

                      Operations    Operations   Operations                  Operations    Operations   Operations

Net income (loss),    $ 125,528     $ 130,612    $ (5,084 )     $ 75,749     $ 418,950     $ 429,167    $ (10,217 )    $ 217,005
as reported

Share-based
compensation            7,976         7,976        -              8,465        32,319        32,319       -              32,215
expense, net of tax
effect

Acquisition-related
acquired inventory
valuation costs,
intangible asset        3,571         3,571        -              1,502        23,454        20,766       2,688          3,873
amortization and
other costs, net of
tax effect

Special charge -
SST severance           164           164          -              -            1,706         1,706        -              -
costs, net of tax
effect

Net tax benefit of
IRS settlement, R&D
tax credit              (24,395 )     (24,395 )    -              -            (25,929 )     (25,929 )    -              (8,452  )
reinstatement, and
other tax matters

Convertible debt
non-cash interest       1,091         1,091        -              982          4,279         4,279        -              3,849
expense, net of tax
effect

Special charge -
patent license, net     -             -            -              -            -             -            -              1,114
of tax effect

Gain on trading
securities, net of      -             -            -              -            -             -            -              (4,624  )
tax effect

Non-GAAP net income   $ 113,935     $ 119,019    $ (5,084 )     $ 86,698     $ 454,779     $ 462,308    $ (7,529  )    $ 244,980
(loss)

Non-GAAP net income
(loss) as a                           31.3    %                   31.2   %                   31.1    %                   25.8    %
percentage of net
sales

Diluted net income
(loss) per share,     $ 0.62        $ 0.65       $ (0.03  )     $ 0.40       $ 2.15        $ 2.20       $ (0.05   )    $ 1.16
as reported

Non-GAAP diluted
net income (loss)     $ 0.57        $ 0.59       $ (0.02  )     $ 0.46       $ 2.35        $ 2.39       $ (0.04   )    $ 1.32
per share



Microchip will host a conference call today, May 5, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss this release. This call will be simulcast over the Internet at www.microchip.com. The webcast will be available for replay until May 12, 2011.

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 7:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) May 5, 2011 and will remain available until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on May 12, 2011. Interested parties may listen to the replay by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering access code 8085360.

Cautionary Statement:

The statements in this release relating to the resiliency of our business model, our internal target for 115 inventory days, our plan to build our inventory levels towards our target to maintain short lead times and support our customer's delivery requirements, the impact that the tragedy in Japan may have on our business and the world economy, expected continued strong cash generation in the June 2010 quarter, expecting net sales to be up between 1% and 6% sequentially, continued strong interest in our products, our assumed average stock price in the June 2011 quarter of $40.00, our first quarter fiscal 2012 guidance including GAAP and non-GAAP data as applicable for net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, other income (expense), tax rate, net income from continuing operations, diluted common shares outstanding, earnings per diluted share from continuing operations, inventory levels, capital expenditures for the June quarter and for fiscal 2011, taking actions to invest in the equipment needed to support our expected growth, net cash generation and the estimated negative impact on our earnings per share calculation from the difference in our assumed average stock price are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: the continued strength of the economic recovery or any unexpected fluctuations or weakness in the U.S. and global economies, changes in demand or market acceptance of our products (including our licensed technology) and the products of our customers; the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to satisfy short-term orders from our inventory; changes in utilization of our manufacturing capacity and our ability to effectively ramp our production levels; competitive developments including pricing pressures; the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter; the level of sell-through of our products through distribution; changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns and seasonality; the impact of the events in Japan on the economy and our business; foreign currency effects on our business; the impact of any significant acquisitions that we make; costs and outcome of any current or future tax audit or any litigation involving intellectual property, customers or other issues; the risk that our customers may fail to continue to accept the SST product offerings; our actual average stock price in the June 2011 quarter and the impact such price will have on our share count; disruptions in our business or the businesses of our customers or suppliers due to natural disasters, terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, worldwide oil prices and supply, public health concerns or disruptions in the transportation system; and general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.

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