Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANGHI STEVE
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC [MCHP]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, CEO, Chairman
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED, 2355 WEST CHANDLER BOULEVARD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/15/2019
(Street)

CHANDLER, AZ 85224-6199
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 02/15/2019   M   21,670 A $ 91.1 4,692,901 (1) I Shares held Indirectly, by Trust and by Family Limited Partnership. (1)
Common Stock 02/15/2019   M   12,353 A $ 91.1 4,705,254 (2) I Shares held Indirectly, by Trust and by Family Limited Partnership. (2)
Common Stock 02/15/2019   M   690 A $ 91.1 4,705,944 (3) I Shares held Indirectly, by Trust and by Family Limited Partnership. (3)
Common Stock 02/15/2019   M   1,121 A $ 91.1 4,707,165 (4) I Shares held Indirectly, by Trust and by Family Limited Partnership. (4)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units $ 91.1 02/15/2019   M     21,670   (5)   (5) Common Stock 21,670 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 91.1 02/15/2019   M     12,353   (6)   (6) Common Stock 148,235 $ 0 123,530 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 91.1 02/15/2019   M     690   (7)   (7) Common Stock 690 $ 0 0 D  
Restricted Stock Units $ 91.1 02/15/2019   M     1,121   (8)   (8) Common Stock 1,121 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANGHI STEVE
C/O MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
2355 WEST CHANDLER BOULEVARD
CHANDLER, AZ 85224-6199
  X     President, CEO, Chairman  

Signatures

 Deborah L. Wussler, as Attorney-in-Fact   02/19/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Of the 4,692,901 shares held, 1,739,965 shares were held by The Sanghi Trust; and 2.952.936 shares were held by The Sanghi Limited Partnership.
(2) Of the 4,705,254 shares held, 1,752,318 shares were held by The Sanghi Trust; and 2.952.936 shares were held by The Sanghi Limited Partnership.
(3) Of the 4,705,944 shares held, 1,753,008 shares were held by The Sanghi Trust; and 2.952.936 shares were held by The Sanghi Limited Partnership.
(4) Of the 4,707,165 shares held, 1,754,229 shares were held by The Sanghi Trust; and 2.952.936 shares were held by The Sanghi Limited Partnership.
(5) The restricted stock units will vest in full on February 15, 2019 as long as the individual remains a service provider through the vesting date and the Company achieves performance targets for operating expenses in the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person upon vest.
(6) The restricted stock units vest in twelve equal quarterly installments beginning November 15, 2017 as long as the individual remains a service provider through the vesting date. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person upon vest.
(7) The restricted stock units will vest in full on February 15, 2019 as long as the individual remains a service provider through the vesting date and the Company achieves performance targets for operating expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2016. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person upon vest.
(8) The restricted stock units will vest in full on February 15, 2019 as long as the individual remains a service provider through the vesting date and the Company achieves performance targets for operating expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2017. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person upon vest.

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