INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

The Board of Directors
Microchip Technology Incorporated:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration  statements on Form
S-8 Nos. 33-59686 dated March 17, 1993,  33-80072 dated June 10, 1994,  33-81690
dated July 18, 1994,  33-83196 dated August 24, 1994,  333-872 dated January 23,
1996,  333-40791 dated November 21, 1997,  333-67215 dated November 13, 1998 and
333-93571  dated December 23, 1999 of Microchip  Technology  Incorporated of our
report  dated April 19, 2000,  relating to the  consolidated  balance  sheets of
Microchip  Technology  Incorporated  and  subsidiaries  as of March 31, 2000 and
1999, and the related  consolidated  statements of income,  stockholders' equity
and cash flows for each of the years in the  three-year  period  ended March 31,
2000,  which report  appears in the March 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K of
Microchip Technology Incorporated.

                                                  /s/ KPMG LLP

Phoenix, Arizona
June 6, 2000