A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available at approximately 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) January 30, 2014 and will remain available until 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on February 6, 2014. Interested parties may listen to the replay by dialing 719-457-0820 and entering access code 3532700.
Cautionary Statement:
The statements in this release relating to our continued market share gains in strategic product lines, 32-bit product introductions boding well for our future growth, our microcontroller results continuing to outperform the industry, gaining significant microcontroller market share, our analog products continuing to perform exceptionally well, our analog franchise continuing to be one of the highest performers in the industry, adverse impact of Chinese New Year and typically strong conditions in Europe, the global economic picture and factors, expecting net sales in the March quarter to be flat to up 3% sequentially, our fourth quarter fiscal 2014 guidance (GAAP and Non-GAAP as applicable) including net sales, gross margin, operating expenses, other expense, income tax expense, net income, diluted common shares outstanding, earnings per diluted share, inventory days, ability to continue to service our customers with very short lead times while allowing us to control capital expenditures, capital expenditures for the March 2014 quarter and for fiscal 2014, selectively investing to support the expected growth of our new products and technologies, net cash generation and assumed average stock price in the March 2014 quarter are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: any continued economic uncertainty due to U.S. budgetary, debt ceiling or other issues, any unexpected fluctuations or weakness in the U.S. or global economies, changes in demand or market acceptance of our products and the products of our customers; the mix of inventory we hold and our ability to satisfy short-term orders from our inventory; changes in utilization of our manufacturing capacity and our ability to effectively manage our production levels; competitive developments including pricing pressures; the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter; the level of sell-through of our products through distribution; changes or fluctuations in customer order patterns and seasonality; foreign currency effects on our business; our ability to continue to realize the expected benefits of our acquisitions; the impact of any other significant acquisitions that we may make; our ability to obtain a sufficient supply of wafers from third party wafer foundries and the cost of such wafers, the costs and outcome of any current or future tax audit or any litigation involving intellectual property, customers or other issues; our actual average stock price in the March 2014 quarter and the impact such price will have on our share count; disruptions in our business or the businesses of our customers or suppliers due to natural disasters (including any floods in Thailand), terrorist activity, armed conflict, war, worldwide oil prices and supply, public health concerns or disruptions in the transportation system; and general economic, industry or political conditions in the United States or internationally.
For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors, please refer to Microchip's filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. You can obtain copies of Forms 10-K and 10-Q and other relevant documents for free at Microchip’s website ( www.microchip.com) or the SEC's website ( www.sec.gov) or from commercial document retrieval services.
Stockholders of Microchip are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date such statements are made. Microchip does not undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect events, circumstances or new information after this January 30, 2014 press release, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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Microchip Technology Incorporated is a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, providing low-risk product development, lower total system cost and faster time to market for thousands of diverse customer applications worldwide. Headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, Microchip offers outstanding technical support along with dependable delivery and quality. For more information, visit the Microchip website at www.microchip.com.
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