Best Trucking Companies For 2015

Best Trucking Companies For 2015: Microchip Technology Incorporated(MCHP)

Microchip Technology Incorporated, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor products for various embedded control applications. It offers a family of microcontroller products that include 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers; and 16-bit dsPIC digital signal controllers, which feature on-board flash memory technology. The company also provides a set of application development tools that enable system designers to program a PIC microcontroller and dsPIC DSC for specific applications. In addition, it offers analog and interface products, which consist of various families with approximately 600 power management, linear, mixed-signal, thermal management, safety and security, and interface products. Further, the company provides memory products comprising serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory. Its products are used in various applications in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, and industrial contr ol markets. Microchip Technology Incorporated markets its products primarily through a network of direct sales personnel and distributors in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded in 1989 and is based in Chandler, Arizona.

Advisors' Opinion:

• [By Srdjan Bejakovic]

  In the first quarter, semiconductor maker Atmel (NASDAQ: ATML  ) recorded $337 million in revenue, $7 million above the upper end of its own guidance range. Additionally, management claims that 2014 will be a year of growth and increased profitability for the company, driven by continuing demand for microcontrollers and an improving picture in Atmel's touch business. What's lying behind the surprising revenue numbers, and can Atmel prosper in spite of increasing competition from such solid companies as Microchip Technologies (NASDAQ: MCHP  ) and Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA  ) ?

• [By Lauren Pol! lock]

  Microchip Technology Inc.(MCHP) agreed to acquire fellow semiconductor manufacturer Supertex for about $394 million to strengthen its analog business. Shares surged 36% to $33.05 premarket, topping the offer price of $33 a share.

• [By Beth Piskora]

  They are listed below:

  Altera (ALTR)yielding 1.7%
  
  Apple (AAPL)yielding 2.5%
  
  Applied Materials (AMAT)yielding 2.6%
  
  Cisco (CSCO)yielding 2.9%
  
  EMC Corp. (EMC)yielding 1.5%
  
  International Business Machines (IBM)yielding 2.0%
  
  KLA-Tencor (KLAC)yielding 3.2%
  
  Microchip Technology (MCHP)yielding 3.6%
  
  Oracle (ORCL)yielding 1.5%
  
  Qualcomm (QCOM)yielding 2.1%
  
  Texas Instruments (TXN)yielding 2.9%
  
  Xilinx (XLNX)yielding 2.3%
  
  

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• [By CRWE]

  Microchip Technology Incorporated (NASDAQ:MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, analog and Flash-IP solutions, reported that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of 35.1 cents per share.

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