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Atmel Corporation was a designer and manufacturer of semiconductors before being acquired by Microchip Technology in 2016. It was founded in 1984. The company focuses on embedded systems built around microcontrollers. Its products include microcontrollers (8-bit AVR, 32-bit AVR, 32-bit 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 sensors and controllers, and application-specific products. Atmel supplies its devices as standard products, application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs), or application-specific standard product (ASSPs) depending on the requirements of its customers.

Microchip Launches New Generation of 8-bit AVR® MCUs with Core Independent Peripherals

“Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller (MCU), mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today released a new generation of 8-bit tinyAVR MCUs. The four new devices range from 14 to 24 pins and 4 KB to …

Microchip Releases Demonstration Platform Based on Industry’s Lowest Power BLE Sensor Node for IoT Applications

“Microchip Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MCHP), a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today released a demonstration platform for the world’s lowest-power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) sensor node. The platform comes complete with the award-winning ultra-low-power …

ATtiny102/104 are self-programmable, 8- and 14-pin tinyAVR MCUs

“Making its debut at Embedded World 2016, Atmel has returned to its old-school ways with the world’s highest-performance, low-power, 8-bit microcontrollers boasting 1KB Flash memory. The all-new ATtiny102/104 run up to 12MIPS and integrate features previously only available …

News  ATmega328PB

ATmega328PB

“The high-performance Atmel® ATmega328PB is an 8-bit AVR RISC-based microcontroller (MCU) with picoPower® technology. It combines 32kB ISP Flash memory with read-while-write capabilities, 1kB EEPROM, 2kB SRAM, 27 general purpose I/O lines, 32 general purpose working registers, five …

Microchip Technology, Inc. Acquires Atmel

“Microchip Technology Incorporated, a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, and Atmel Corporation today announced that Microchip has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Atmel for $8.15 per share in a combination of cash and …

Atmel Launches First Rad Tolerant megaAVR MCU for Space Applications

“(…) announced it is shipping the Atmel ATmegaS128 MCU targeting next-generation space applications. In addition to all the popular features of the megaAVR® family, the new ATmegaS128—the first uC Rad Tolerant device for Atmel—delivers full wafer lot traceability, 64-lead …

Atmel Delivers Industry’s Lowest Power ARM Cortex-A5-based MPU with Leading Security Features for Industrial IoT and Wearable Applications

“Atmel Corporation, a global leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today launched a new series of Atmel | SMART ARM® Cortex®-A5-based microprocessors (MPUs), delivering the world’s lowest power consumption for all MPUs in its class. The new MPUs …

Atmel - World’s most innovative 2-pin self-powered serial EEPROM (AT21CS01)

“Atmel launched the industry’s most innovative Single-Wire EEPROM with only two-pins—a data pin and ground pin for operation—making the new family ideal for the Internet of Things (IoT), wearables, consumable, battery and cable identification markets. The new …