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The US-based $1-billion Microchip
Technology sees India as a growth market for its micro-controllers. Built on 8-bit
and more recently, 16-bit architecture, the company''s market for its micro-controllers
mainly comprises automotive manufacturers with global brands, who need to upgrade
their products to international standards, especially to improve fuel efficiency. At
present, India uses only one per cent of the global production of semiconductors,
while China''s share is estimated at 16 per cent. Microchip operates a design centre
in Bangalore, its second-largest outside the US. The
company plans to have 150 products with 16-bit technology by March 2008, Microchip
Technology''s CEO and chairman Steve Sanghi told the media in Bangalore on Tuesday
16 October. For
this, the company has set up another design centre in Pune, he said. The customer
service centre in Bangalore is one among three such centres, which has English-speaking
local talent. Microchip Technology also conducts regular training sessions for
engineering college students in association with institutions like the Anna University
and Visvesvaraya Technological University, he said.
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