Invisar Inc. Named Microchip Technology Medical Design Partner Specialist: Designation Strengthens Invisar's Mission to Provide Product Design and Test Solutions to the Medical-Device Community

Durham, N.C., January 21, 2008

Invisar Inc., an engineering and design services company focused on the medical-device industry, announces it has been named a Microchip Technology Medical Design Partner Specialist. The notable designation strengthens Invisar's mission to deliver innovative technical and regulatory solutions for the medical-device industry.

The Medical Design Partner Specialist designation will be limited to a select number of Microchip's authorized design partners worldwide, with Invisar being named the first. Microchip provides medical specialists with co-branding opportunities and direct links to its internal medical design and technical resources. Microchip's products are used in a wide range of applications, including hundreds of medical devices. Specific examples of medical-electronics applications include implantable devices (cardiac rhythm management, neural stimulation, drug delivery, bariatric therapy); portable devices (diagnostic imaging, oxygen therapy, patient monitoring); home-use devices (vital-sign monitoring, disease management, rehabilitation, compliance monitoring, medical information terminals); security (authentication of consumables, data confidentiality). Microchip's Medical Design Partner Specialist designation is the next step in the Company's ongoing commitment to provide technical solutions to the medical-device and medical equipment communities.

Microchip Medical Design Partner Specialists possess a very high level of technical expertise and knowledge of FDA regulatory requirements governing the medical-device industry. "Having Invisar as a Medical Design Partner Specialist means that medical customers with all levels of sophistication will be better able to realize the benefits of Microchip's world-class products," said Steve Kennelly, Senior Manager of Microchip's Medical Products Group. "Customers want to know that their design partner has knowledge and experience with the special requirements of medical device development. Invisar's expertise and dedication to this market is expected to help Microchip's customers achieve faster time to market, smoother regulatory approval and lower design risk. This designation as a specialist strengthens Invisar's position as a growing leader in the design, development and test of medical devices and systems." said James Lestienne, President of Invisar. "Combined with Microchip's high level of support and commitment to delivering products for the medical device industry that meet demanding regulatory and reliability requirements, Invisar has enhanced capabilities to provide complete and robust electronic, software and electro-mechanical solutions. This truly serves to facilitate new product development and realization; customers at varying stages of sophistication now have the ability to confidently select and, more importantly, benefit from a partnership which has been formed to address the unique needs of the medical device industry."

For additional information regarding Invisar Inc., contact Darren Bell at (919) 991-1100 x13 or darrenb@invisar.com, or visit the Company's Web site at www.invisar.com.For further information about Microchip Technology and its Design Partner program, please visit Microchip's Web site at www.microchip.com/partners.

For more information on Microchip's Medical Products Group, please visit www.microchip.com/medical.

ABOUT INVISAR

INCInvisar Inc. is an engineering, product design services, and test systems company focused on providing solutions to the Medical Device, Medical Equipment, Pharmaceutical and Bio-tech industries. Invisar provides technical and regulatory compliant solutions for a variety of product applications. Invisar's goal is to help you and your organization develop and deploy highly effective and successful products, equipment, and systems for regulated environments with strict quality requirements. For more information, visit the Invisar website at www.invisar.com.Microchip Customer SupportMicrochip is committed to supporting its customers by helping design engineers develop products faster and more efficiently. Customers can access four main service areas at www.microchip.com. The Support area provides a fast way to get questions answered; the Sample area offers free evaluation samples of any Microchip device; microchipDIRECT provides 24-hour pricing, ordering, inventory and credit for convenient purchasing of all Microchip devices and development tools; finally, the Training area educates customers through webinars, sign-ups for local seminar and workshop courses, and information about the annual MASTERs events held throughout the world.

ABOUT MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY

Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP) 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. Headquartered in Chandler, Ariz., 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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