CONSENT OF KPMG LLP
Published on May 15, 2001
Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Microchip Technology Incorporated:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements on
Form S-8 Nos. 33-59686 dated March 17, 1993, 33-80072 dated June 10, 1994,
33-81690 dated July 18, 1994, 33-83196 dated August 24, 1994, 333-872 dated
January 23, 1996, 333-40791 dated November 21, 1997, 333-67215 dated November
13, 1998, 333-93571 dated December 23, 1999, 333-51322 dated December 6, 2000,
and 333-53876 dated January 18, 2001 of Microchip Technology Incorporated, of
our report dated April 30, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of
Microchip Technology Incorporated and subsidiaries as of March 31, 2001 and
2000, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders' equity
and other comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended March 31, 2001, which report appears in the March 31,
2001 annual report on Form 10-K of Microchip Technology Incorporated.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Phoenix, Arizona
May 14, 2001