STEVE SANGHI was named the President of Microchip Technology
Incorporated in August 1990, Chief Executive Officer in October 1991 and
the Chairman of the Board of Directors in October 1993. In June 1995,
Mr. Sanghi received an Arizona Entrepreneur of the Year award. Before
joining the company, Mr. Sanghi was Vice President of Operations at
Waferscale Integration, Inc., a semiconductor company, from 1988 to
1990. Mr. Sanghi was employed by Intel Corporation from 1978 to 1988,
where he held various positions in management and engineering, the most
recent serving as General Manager of Programmable Memory Operations. Mr.
Sanghi holds a Master of Science degree in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the University of Massachusetts and a Bachelor of
Science degree in Electronics and Communication from Punjab University,
India.