EXHIBIT 23.2


                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT


The Board of Directors
Microchip Technology Incorporated:

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement on
Form S-8 of Microchip Technology Incorporated pertaining to the PowerSmart, Inc.
1998 Stock  Incentive  Plan of our report dated April 30, 2001,  with respect to
the consolidated balance sheet of Microchip Technology  Incorporated as of March
31,  2001 and the  related  consolidated  statements  of  income,  stockholders'
equity,  cash  flows  and  comprehensive  income  for  each of the  years in the
two-year period ended March 31, 2001.


                                        /s/ KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
July 19, 2002