MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC — Director's Dealing 2010

Aug 24, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC (MCHP)
CIK: 0000827054
Period of Report: 2010-08-20

Reporting Person: CHAPMAN MATTHEW W (Director)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-08-20	Restricted Stock Unit	$	A	2796	Acquired		Common Stock (2796)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	20125	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Of the 20.125 shares held, 19,728 shares were held Directly; 262 shares were held by Trust; and 135 shares were held by Reporting Person's children.

F2: Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of Microchip Technology Incorporated common stock.

F3: The restricted stock units will vest in equal 50% annual installments on each of the two anniversaries of the tenth business day of the second month of the fiscal quarter in which the grant is made.