Atmel Corporation Overview
Company Headquarters: San Jose, California
Founded: 1984
Workforce: ~2,500
Company Working: Atmel Corporation is a semiconductor manufacturing company which specializes in designing and producing microcontrollers, memory and logic devices, and touch controllers. Atmel's products are used in a wide range of applications, including industrial, automotive, consumer, and communications markets. Some of Atmel's most notable products include AVR microcontrollers, which are widely used in embedded systems and IoT applications, and the SAM line of ARM-based microcontrollers. Atmel is also a major producer of non-volatile memory, including EEPROM, flash memory, and secure cryptographic memory. Atmel has a global presence with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia, and sales offices in major cities around the world. The company has a strong commitment to sustainability and is focused on reducing its environmental impact through initiatives such as reducing energy consumption and waste production. In 2016, Atmel was acquired by Microchip Technology.



