Atmel Corporation (ATML)

Atmel Corporation designs, develops, manufactures, and sells semiconductor integrated circuit products worldwide. It operates in four segments: Microcontroller, Nonvolatile Memory, Automotive, and Multi-Market and Other. The Microcontroller segment provides various proprietary and non-proprietary architectures, such as Atmel/SMART 32-bit ARM, Atmel/SMART Connect Wireless, Atmel's AVR proprietary 8-bit and 32-bit, and Atmel's 8051 8-bit products, as well as capacitive sensing solutions, including maXTouch and QTouch products. The Nonvolatile Memory segment offers electrically erasable programmable read-only and erasable programmable read-only memory devices, as well as secure cryptographic products, and other security solutions. The Automotive segment provides devices for automotive electronics, including products using radio frequency technology. The Multi-Market and Other segment offers application specific integrated circuits for customers in the medical, consumer, and security markets; and aerospace products designed for satellite and other markets in which radiation-hardened devices are required. The company sells its products through direct sales force, distributors, and manufacturers’ representatives to original equipment manufacturers. Atmel Corporation was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in San Jose, California. As of April 3, 2016, Atmel Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Microchip Technology Incorporated.