Editing Atmel (section)

{{Short description|American semiconductor manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name             = Atmel Corporation
| type             = [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as        = {{NASDAQ was|ATML}}
| logo             = [[File:Atmel logo2.svg|Atmel logo]]
| foundation       = {{start date and age|1984}}
| defunct          = {{end date|2016}}
| fate             = Acquired by [[Microchip Technology]]
| location         = [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
| industry         = [[Semiconductor|Semiconductors]]
| products         = [[Microcontroller]]s<br />[[Flash memory]]<br />[[Touchscreen]] controllers<br />[[Touch switch|Touch sensors]]<br />Wireless/RF transceivers
| revenue          = {{decrease}}{{US$|link=yes}}1.17B (''FY 2015'')<ref name="10k2015">{{cite web|title=ATMEL CORP 2015 Annual Report Form (10-K)|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/872448/000087244816000043/atml-201510k.htm|publisher=United States Securities and Exchange Commission|access-date=18 March 2018|ref=10k2015}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{profit}}{{US$|link=yes}}136M (''FY 2015'')<ref name ="10k2015"/>
| net_income       = {{profit}}{{US$|link=yes}}26M (''FY 2015'')<ref name ="10k2015"/>
| assets           = {{decrease}}{{US$|link=yes}}1.26B (''FY 2015'')<ref name="10k2015"/>
| equity           = {{nobr|{{decrease}}{{US$|link=yes}}876M (''FY 2015'')<ref name ="10k2015"/>}}
| num_employees    = 4700
| parent           = 
| homepage         = {{nobr|{{URL|http://www.microchip.com/}}}}
}}

'''Atmel Corporation''' was a creator and manufacturer of [[Semiconductor|semiconductors]] before being subsumed by [[Microchip Technology]] in 2016. Atmel was founded in 1984. The company focused on [[Embedded system|embedded systems]] built around [[microcontrollers]]. Its products included microcontrollers ([[8-bit]] [[Atmel AVR|AVR]], [[32-bit]] AVR, 32-bit [[ARM architecture family|ARM]]-based, automotive grade, and 8-bit [[Intel 8051]] derivatives) [[radio-frequency]] (RF) devices including [[Wi-Fi]], [[EEPROM]], and [[flash memory]] devices, symmetric and asymmetric security chips, [[Touch switch|touch sensors]] and controllers, and application-specific products. Atmel supplies its devices as standard products, [[application-specific integrated circuit]]s (ASICs), or application-specific standard product (ASSPs) depending on the requirements of its customers.

Atmel serves applications including [[consumer]], [[communication|communications]], [[computer networking]], industrial, [[medical]], [[automotive]], [[aerospace]] and [[military]]. It specializes in microcontroller and touch systems, especially for embedded systems.

Atmel's corporate headquarters is in [[San Jose, California]], in the [[North San Jose Innovation District]]. Other locations include [[Trondheim, Norway]]; [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]; [[Chennai, India]]; [[Shanghai, China]]; [[Taipei, Taiwan]]; [[Rousset, Bouches-du-Rhône|Rousset, France]]; [[Nantes, France]]; [[Patras, Greece]]; [[Heilbronn, Germany]]; [[Munich, Germany]]; [[Whiteley|Whiteley, United Kingdom]]; [[Cairo, Egypt]]. Atmel makes much of its product line at vendor fabrication facilities. It owns a facility in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] that manufactures its XSense line of flexible touch sensors.

In 2016, [[Microchip Technology|Microchip]] agreed to buy Atmel for {{US$|3.6|2016}} billion in a deal brokered by [[JPMorgan Chase]] and [[Qatalyst Partners|Qatalyst]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title = Microchip Technology to Buy Atmel for Nearly $3.6 Billion|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/20/business/dealbook/microchip-technology-to-buy-atmel-for-nearly-3-6-billion.html|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 2016-01-19|access-date = 2016-01-21|issn = 0362-4331|first = Leslie|last = Picker}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title = Microchip Technology buys chip maker Atmel in $3.56 billion deal|url = http://www.marketwatch.com/story/microchip-technology-buys-chip-maker-atmel-in-356-billion-deal-2016-01-19|website = MarketWatch|access-date = 2016-01-21|first = Claudia|last = Assis| date=19 January 2016 }}</ref>