Microchip CEO Steve Sanghi (via Microchip)
Microchip Technology, Inc., is celebrating this week, as it was just named the number one provider of 8-bit microcontrollers (MCU) globally. The title was awarded by Garner’s annual ranking publication, in its 2014 edition.
Microchip Technology, Inc., is an innovation giant that specializes in mixed-signal, Flash-IP and analog solutions. It has long been a leader in the microcontroller industry and although the powerhouse is celebrating its reclaim of the top spot for 8-bit MCUs, it is a leading provider of 16-bit and 32-bit MCU production as well.
Microchip is committed to growing its MCU technologies in all markets, including 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit product lines, and its dedication and commitment to excellence is paying off. The technology innovator was ranked the fastest growing MCU supplier of all top 10 providers in 2014. Its rate of growth was charted as double that of its competitors. With this, the company was also named one of the top 10 providers of 32-bit MCUs for the first time ever. While its stats across the MCU industry are impressive, what’s most striking is that Microchip closed a 41% revenue deficit to reclaim the stop spot from Renesas.
Renesas is a company resulting from the merge between NEC, Hitachi and Mitsubishi. These three companies were the leading semiconductor companies of Japan and when they merged, Microchip was knocked out of the top spot for 8-bit MCUs in 2010. At the time, Renasas’ business was 41% larger than that of Microchip, but it worked tirelessly each year, and finally won with a 10.5% advantage over the Japanese supplier in 2014.
MCUs are used for a number of different products, including watches, mobile phones and many digital household electronics. The need for MCUs is increasing, as the consumer market and global technologies shift toward digitization. The Internet of Things devices, “smart” household products and other digital devices will all rely on MCUs for their processing power as the demand for technologically advanced goods continues to rise – good news for Microchip.
Microchip offers a wide range of MCU products in its portfolio, including MCUs for analog peripherals, core independent peripherals, low-power products and more. If you’re interested in Microchip products, you can find a complete list of their solutions on their website.
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