Microchip Technology Inc (microchip.com), Chandler, AZ, a provider of microcontroller and analog semiconductors, acquired Hi-Tech Software (htsoft.com), a provider of development tools for embedded systems based in Brisbane, Australia. Hi-Tech Software has been a third-party provider of C compilers for Microchip's 8-, 16- and 32-bit PIC microcontrollers and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers for more than a decade. “The Hi-Tech acquisition extends Microchip leadership in compiler technology by providing users with the option to develop their C code using the Mac OS X and Linux operating systems,” says Derek Carlson, Microchip's vice president of development tools.