I see lots of growth potential in their core products and new innovations including intelligent gaming tables.

Solid, low-risk portfolio anchor. 11/10/2006 - I couldn't resist putting a stop on this @ $68 before the election, since I only paid $58 in May, so I no longer own any. I'll probably be buying again in the future, though, I haven't stopped liking it.

Solid, low risk portfolio anchor.

Low P/E, fast growth. Seems like a good value. I anticipate the Iraqi civil war escalating into a regional Shia/Sunni Arab/Persian war and driving energy prices very high. XEC should benefit as a domestic explorer/producer. 11/10/2006 - Added some more shares when it dipped to $36.40

Solid company with good growth and good divdend. I know some of their products and like them Every embedded systems engineer knows what a PIC processor is. 11/10/2006 - MCHP Delivered its 5 BILLIONth PIC processor this week. You probably own some of these processors and don't even know it, they're ubiquitous.

Pure, risky speculation! I'm buying in the dips hoping to hit another homerun with this. I anticipate lots of demand growth due to overblown global warming hysteria.

11/10/2006 I added this after it plunged to $48.75. I'm betting on continued growth even though it's slowed down now. I like the growth potential in the theme. I realiize this is risky speculation, but this is a risky portfolio.