UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October
25, 2006
 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
October 25, 2006, we announced the results of our operations for the quarter
ended September 30, 2006. The complete release is attached to this report
as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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October
25, 2006 Press Release: Microchip Technology Announces Record
Net Sales
and Net Income For Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 and Record
Quarterly
Cash Dividend
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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:
October 25, 2006
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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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October
25, 2006 Press Release: Microchip Technology Announces Record Net
Sales
and Net Income For Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2007 and Record Quarterly
Cash Dividend
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