UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

October 15, 2012

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED

(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

Delaware	0-21184	86-0629024
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2355 West Chandler Boulevard, Chandler, Arizona 85224-6199

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
 

(480) 792-7200

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The information pursuant to Item 2.02 in this report on Form 8-K is being furnished as contemplated by General Instruction B(2) to Form 8-K and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section.

On October 15, 2012, we announced the preliminary results of our net sales for the second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012. The complete release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits
	99.1	Microchip Technology Announces Preliminary Net Sales for Second Quarter Fiscal 2013

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: October 15, 2012	Microchip Technology Incorporated (Registrant)
	By: /s/ J. Eric Bjornholt
	J. Eric Bjornholt Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)

EXHIBITS

99.1 Microchip Technology Announces Preliminary Net Sales for Second Quarter Fiscal 2013