Independent Auditor's Consent



The Board of Directors
Microchip Technology Incorporated:

We consent to incorporation  by reference in the registration  statement on Form
S-8 of  Microchip  Technology  Incorporated  of our report dated April 20, 1999,
relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Microchip Technology Incorporated
and  subsidiaries  as of March 31, 1999 and 1998,  and the related  consolidated
statements of income,  retained earnings and case flows for each of the years in
the  three-year  period ended March 31, 1999,  which report appears in the March
31, 1999 annual report on Form 10-K of Microchip Technology Incorporated.


                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
December 22, 1999