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  Microchip Technology Incorporated
  000-21184
  2355 W Chandler Blvd
  Chandler
  AZ
  85224-6199
  480-792-7200
  Steve Sanghi
  Officer
  Director
  Executive Chair
  Common Stock
  Merrill Lynch
  555 California Street
  San Francisco
  CA
  94104
  36443
  3392703
  540387949
  03/07/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common Stock
  02/15/2023
  RSU Vesting
  Microchip Technology Inc.
  N
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  02/15/2023
  Cash
  Common Stock
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  RSU Vesting
  Microchip Technology Inc.
  N
  8910
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  Cash
  Y
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