EXHIBIT 23.2

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-4 of Microchip Technology Incorporated of our report dated
January 20, 2000, except as to Note 13 which is as of February 1, 2000,
relating to the financial statements, which appears in TelCom Semiconductor,
Inc's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. We also
consent to the reference to us under the headings "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

December 5, 2000
San Jose, California