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Foster-Miller Officially Certified to Quality Standard AS9100

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WALTHAM, Mass."
Foster-Miller, Inc.

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BBB of Central/Northern Arizona Lauds Microchip for
High Ethical Standards of Behavior

Microchip Technology Inc. Certification was performed by National Quality
Assurance (NQA) USA, headquartered in Acton, MA, a leading registrar in the
United States with corporate headquarters in the UK.
"Certification required the cooperation and collaboration of all of our
support and operating groups," explained Dr.

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The award also illustrates the importance of
corporate conscience and responsibility in fulfilling a company's
obligation to the marketplace to do what is right and fair -- values
that are intrinsic to the culture at Microchip .

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"We at Microchip share the BBB's view
that adhering to ethical standards is the hallmark of successful ,
competitive companies. The BBB receives
approximately 2,400 inquiries a day through its Web site
www., Foster-Miller, Inc.

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Microchip Technology Honored With Better Business Bureau's 2005 Business Ethics Award Over 500 Employees Category

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The 2005 BBB Business Ethics Award recognizes Microchip as an
outstanding business for its commitment to maintaining a culture that
consistently sets exceptionally high standards of behavior in buyer
and seller relationships.

About Microchip Technology

Microchip Technology Inc. For more information, visit the
Microchip Web site at www. NQA, our auditors,
were very complimentary of our efforts in meeting this unique challenge and
getting separate certifications for each operating group as well as a
corporate umbrella certificate. Visit
http://www.

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, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with
dependable delivery and quality., announced
today that it has successfully obtained certification to Aerospace Quality
Management Standard AS9100.

Completing the
certification process was a Foster-Miller corporate goal for 2005., is an engineering , development and manufacturing
company located in suburban Boston, MA, with additional offices in Albany, NY
and Washington, DC.

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microchip.com

Note: The Microchip name and logo are registered trademarks of
Microchip Technology Inc.

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is a leading provider of microcontroller
and analog semiconductors , providing low-risk product development,
lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of
diverse customer applications worldwide. in the United States and other countries.

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It became an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of
QinetiQ North America, in November, 2004.

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The BBB is dedicated to promoting and fostering the highest
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consumer and business education, and arbitration.

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(Nasdaq: MCHP), a leading provider of
microcontroller and analog semiconductors, was named the 2005 Winner
of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) of Central/Northern Arizona
Business Ethics Awards in the over 500 employees category.arizonabbb.

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Headquartered in Chandler,
Ariz.

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And, in the current regulatory environment when
business ethics and corporate responsibility are so much at the
forefront, it is a special honor for Microchip to be recognized for
this award.

William Ribich, President and CEO
of Foster-Miller.com for further details.

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In the spirit of ethical business behavior, the BBB conducts an
annual awards program to gain public recognition for businesses that
maintain a solid commitment to conducting their business practices in
an ethical fashion. The award is designed to promote not only the
importance of ethical business practices, but the willingness and
efforts made by outstanding businesses to ensure that the marketplace
remains fair and honorable.

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The company maintains a staff of almost 300
mechanical, electrical, thermal, chemical, nuclear, aerospace, software and
materials engineers as well as metallurgists, physicists, mathematicians,
chemists, biologists and support staff working in the areas of robotics,
advanced materials, aerospace, homeland security , power systems,
biotechnology, medical and life sciences, and transportation.

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"Microchip is honored to be recognized by the Better Business
Bureau for our ethical business practices," said Steve Sanghi ,
Microchip's president and CEO.org and phone lines 602-264-1721 and 928-772-3410 in
Yavapai County . "This was no small feat, given the diversity of
technologies, customers, products and services we offer. The firm was founded almost 50
years ago by three graduates of MIT who believed there was a need for a
company that could solve clients' difficult technical problems through first-
class analysis and design.