Microchip Technology is trading 4.6% up today at $89.39 after announcing that its MPLAB XC Pro Compilers and MPLAB Machine Learning Development Suite are now available to developers at no cost.

  • The move is designed to boost sentiment and adoption within the company’s embedded and edge AI ecosystem by removing financial barriers for developers.
  • The stock's upward movement is further supported by a broader recovery across the semiconductor sector, lifting major industry players.