Atmel Confirmed as Fastest Growing Among Top Ten 8-bit Microcontroller Suppliers

September 29th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that the BitCloud(TM) ZigBee(R) PRO stack has been awarded ZigBee Smart Energy product certification. BitCloud Smart Energy offers utility companies a secure, proven and easy-to-use technology for wireless home area networks (HANs) by connecting in-premise devices, such as meters, thermostats and smart appliances, to each other and to wide area energy distribution and control networks.

July 6th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that the company has received LIN2.1 certification for its LIN transceiver ATA6662 and LIN System Basis Chip ATA6624. The LIN2.1 physical layer test, which is the basis for LIN certification as defined by the LIN Consortium, was successfully carried out by the LIN-Consortium-certified test house C&S Group, Wolfenbuettel, Germany.

June 7th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the new release of the popular Atmel QTouch Library, a royalty free software library providing access to the industry-leading QTouch(TM) technology. Without the need for external devices, the QTouch Library adds capacitive touch capabilities to AVR(R) and AVR32 microcontrollers.

May 25th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - maXTouch represents the market's most advanced Touchscreen Technology for Mobile Phones, Netbooks and other Electronic Devices Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a new fully integrated capacitive touchscreen technology - maXTouch(TM) - providing touchscreen performance which significantly exceeds today's leading edge solutions. Atmel's patented capacitive touch technology combined with an optimized and touch-sensing enabled AVR(R) microcontroller provide unlimited touch capability, the fastest response times and the highest acquisition precision.

May 19th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Subscription license grants Atmel access to ARM Cortex processor IP Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq: ARMH)] today announced an extension to their strategic relationship with a new subscription license agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Atmel gains access to a number of existing and future ARM(R) Cortex(TM) processors for use in products aimed at a broad variety of applications and markets.

May 18th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new AVR(R) 8-bit microcontroller for automotive LIN networking applications. The ATtiny87 is the second device of a LIN-dedicated low pin-count family specially optimized for cost-sensitive LIN slave applications.

May 18th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - New Device Offers Immediate Cost Savings to Customer with Low Memory Requirements Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the availability of a new System-in-Package (SiP) solution for LIN automotive networking applications. The ATA6616, featuring maximum integration, is the second member of Atmel's new LIN SiP family.

April 15th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and SERMEPA, a leading Spanish technical provider for the electronic payments industry, announced today that SERMEPA's Advantis(R) crypto solution with an Atmel Secure Microcontroller, has been granted a VISA(R) approval. SERMEPA has developed Advantis, a family of products and services that furnish the full suite of infrastructure needed for processing financial transactions with multi-application smart cards to address Spanish and international markets.

April 14th, 2009 SAN JOSE, California - More Than Six Times the Performance of any Similar Sized Microcontroller in the Market Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today its new picoPower(TM) AVR(R) ATtiny10, with 1K bytes of programmable Flash memory, and 32 bytes of internal SRAM. With up to 12 MIPS of processing throughput, 8-bit A/D converter, analog comparator, and a 16-bit timer with PWM, this 6-pin device is a perfect single-chip solution for size and cost constrained high volume consumer applications.

March 30th, 2009 ROUSSET, France - Netlist Re-Targeting Reduces Design Cost, No Royalties on Atmel IP Blocks, Low Royalties on Third-Party IPs, Low Mask Costs on Mature Process Technology Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today a low-cost re-targeting flow for migrating designs from its low entry-cost AT91CAP ARM(R)-based customizable microcontrollers to its ASICs that minimize unit cost in high volume. This flow, based on automated netlist re-targeting that preserves system functionality, enables customers to benefit from the low development costs and rapid prototype availability of the CAP(TM) and then, once the product has been proved in its application, transition it to a high-volume, unit-cost-optimized ASIC at minimal additional cost and risk.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite the global economic slowdown, India is the second fastest growing economy in the world and has recorded a sustained growth of over 9 percent for three consecutive years for the first time, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Monday. Presenting the interim budget in the Lok Sabha, Mukherjee said the gross domestic product (GDP) has increased by 7.5 percent, 9.5 percent, 9.7 percent and 9 percent, respectively, in the four fiscal years between 2004-05 and 2007-08.

June 10th, 2009 Auto suppliers to seek $8-$10B in loan guaranteesNEW YORK — Struggling automotive parts suppliers plan to ask the U.S. Treasury Department for $8 billion to $10 billion in loan guarantees to help support their operations.

May 9th, 2009 Auto suppliers urge lawmakers to protect baseWASHINGTON — Auto suppliers say the auto industry's supply base could be threatened by factory shutdowns by General Motors and Chrysler. In a letter to congressional offices on Friday, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association said the supplier industry is in crisis and during the shutdowns many suppliers will have no choice but to permanently close their facilities this summer.

May 8th, 2009 Marco Andretti fastest in Indy 500 practiceINDIANAPOLIS — Marco Andretti is the fastest driver after the first full day of practice for the Indianapolis 500. Thirty-two drivers were on the track Thursday, with Andretti's top lap at 225.478 mph.

July 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - One does not need charisma to make a leader, says Time magazine, citing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's example who has made India one of world's fastest-growing economies and changed tens of millions of lives for the better. A speech by "Manmohan Singh, it has been said, is a natural remedy for sleep disorders," suggested author Michael Elliott in an article titled "No Charisma? Don't Worry, You Can Still Be a Leader" in the influential US news magazine "During a raucous debate on a vote of confidence in the Indian parliament last year, Singh's closing speech was so subdued that it was drowned out by the opposition.

May 11th, 2009 Indy 500 rookie Matos leads second-day qualifyingINDIANAPOLIS — Brazilian Raphael Matos is the fastest driver in second-day qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. The Indy rookie from Brazil posted a four-lap average of 223.429 mph on the historic 2.5-mile Brickyard oval and will start 12th in the May 24 race.

May 21st, 2009 MEXICO CITY - The number of confirmed deaths from influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico has risen to 75, the health ministry said. The ministry said Wednesday that seven of the deaths took place after April 23, the day when the government ordered all educational institutions in the country closed.

April 24th, 2009 Rossi fastest in practice for Japan GPMOTEGI, Japan — Reigning world champion Valentino Rossi of Italy clocked the fastest time Friday in the first free practice for Sunday's MotoGP Grand Prix of Japan. Rossi, who finished second to Australia's Casey Stoner in the season-opening Qatar Grand Prix last week, had 1 minute, 48.545 seconds on a Yamaha on the last practice lap of the day at the 4.8-kilometer (3 mile) Motegi circuit.

June 24th, 2009 Ford says more of its suppliers are ailing in 2009DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford Motor Co.'s top executive for auto parts purchasing said Wednesday the number of the automaker's suppliers that are under distress, bankruptcy protection or under observation has more than doubled in the last year.

January 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday said the Indian economy will expand by seven percent this fiscal and remain among the fastest growing in the world, as its fundamentals remained strong despite the global meltdown. 'Despite the global economic downturn, the fundamentals of our economy continue to be strong,' the prime minister told delegates to the seventh edition of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas - the country's annual conclave to connect with its diaspora.