Microchip Technology today announced that its PICmicrocontrollers withnanoWatt XLP eXtreme Low Power Technologyhave won three global honors. In Europe, XLP received the prestigious 2009 Elektra Award in the Semiconductor Product of the Year category. In the U.S., Microchip’s XLP Technology was selected by Wireless Design & Development Magazine for the May 2009 Editor’s Choice Technology Award. In Asia, XLP received a “Leading Product Award” in the Microprocessor and DSP category, from the 2009 EDN China Innovation Awards.