Microchip Technology Launches Free Development Tools
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
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- Free Development Tools Launch: Microchip Technology has announced that its MPLAB® XC Pro Compilers and MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite are now available at no cost, allowing unlimited installations to optimize the development experience for engineers, thereby lowering barriers to innovation and accelerating product development.
- Efficient Compilation Capabilities: The MPLAB XC Pro Compilers utilize high-level techniques to reduce code size, lower memory footprint, and improve execution speed, enabling developers to efficiently design embedded applications across Microchip's 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontroller and microprocessor portfolio, enhancing market competitiveness.
- Integrated Machine Learning: The MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite Model Builder is now available as a plug-in in VS Code, assisting developers in building and deploying end-to-end embedded machine learning solutions, further promoting efficient deployment of edge intelligence on resource-constrained devices.
- Safety Functionality Support: Microchip's MPLAB XC Functional Safety Compilers are also available for free download, supporting safety-critical applications and aiding compliance with industry functional safety standards, allowing developers to initiate safety-oriented designs without upfront costs, with certification documentation and support available for purchase as needed.
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Analyst Views on MCHP
Wall Street analysts forecast MCHP stock price to fall
18 Analyst Rating
13 Buy
5 Hold
0 Sell
Moderate Buy
Current: 84.150
Low
60.00
Averages
77.47
High
95.00
Current: 84.150
Low
60.00
Averages
77.47
High
95.00
About MCHP
Microchip Technology Incorporated is a provider of smart, connected, and secure embedded control solutions. The Company’s semiconductor products segment designs, develops, manufactures and markets mixed-signal microcontrollers, development tools and analog, interface, mixed-signal, timing, wired and wireless connectivity devices, and memory products. The Company's technology licensing segment includes sales and licensing of the Company's intellectual property. Its products include PIC64 Microprocessors, FPGAs, myMicrochip, MPLAB X IDE, Analog, and Microcontrollers. Its development tools include Atmel START and MPLAB Discover. Its manufacturing operations include wafer fabrication, wafer probe, assembly, and test. The Company’s solutions serve customers across the industrial, automotive, consumer, aerospace and defense, communications and computing markets. The Company markets and sells its products worldwide primarily through a network of direct sales personnel and distributors.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
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- Free Development Tools Launch: Microchip Technology has announced that its MPLAB® XC Pro Compilers and MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite are now available at no cost, allowing unlimited installations to optimize the development experience for engineers, thereby lowering barriers to innovation and accelerating product development.
- Efficient Compilation Capabilities: The MPLAB XC Pro Compilers utilize high-level techniques to reduce code size, lower memory footprint, and improve execution speed, enabling developers to efficiently design embedded applications across Microchip's 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontroller and microprocessor portfolio, enhancing market competitiveness.
- Integrated Machine Learning: The MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite Model Builder is now available as a plug-in in VS Code, assisting developers in building and deploying end-to-end embedded machine learning solutions, further promoting efficient deployment of edge intelligence on resource-constrained devices.
- Safety Functionality Support: Microchip's MPLAB XC Functional Safety Compilers are also available for free download, supporting safety-critical applications and aiding compliance with industry functional safety standards, allowing developers to initiate safety-oriented designs without upfront costs, with certification documentation and support available for purchase as needed.
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