Microchip will release its Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2010 financial results after market close on Wednesday, November 4, 2009. The conference call associated with this release will take place on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). The call will be simulcast on the internet at www.microchip.com. An internet replay of this call will be available for a period of 7 days following the call at www.microchip.com.

A telephonic replay of this call will also be available from November 4, 2009 at approximately 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) until November 11, 2009 at 9:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). To access this replay, please dial 719-457-0820 and enter access code 6340154.