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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 18, 1999
ATMEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 0-19032 77-0051991
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
2325 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, California 95131
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number including area code: (408) 441-0311
Not applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Effective October 18, 1999, the Registrant has changed its state of
incorporation from California to Delaware. The change in its state of
incorporation was approved by the holders of a majority of Registrant's
outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Upon Reincorporation in the State of Delaware, the Registrant merged into,
and is continuing its business as, a Delaware corporation. The Reincorporation
will not result in any change in the Registrant's business, assets or
liabilities, will not cause Registrant's corporate headquarters to be moved and
will not result in any relocation of management or other employees.
Shareholders will not be required to undertake a mandatory exchange of the
Registrant's shares. Certificates for Registrant's shares will automatically
represent an equal number of shares in the Delaware company upon completion of
the merger.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(a) Not applicable
(b) Not applicable
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit 4.1 Certificate of Ownership and Merger Merging Atmel Corporation, a
California corporation, into Atmel Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, dated as of October 18,1999.
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release, dated October 18, 1999.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ATMEL CORPORATION
Date: November 5, 1999
/s/ Donald Colvin
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Donald Colvin
Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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NUMBER DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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4.1 Certificate of Ownership and Merger Merging Atmel Corporation, a
California corporation, into Atmel Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, dated as of October 18, 1999.
99.1 Press Release, dated October 18, 1999.
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EXHIBIT 4.1
CERTIFICATE OF OWNERSHIP AND MERGER
MERGING
ATMEL CORPORATION
(A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION)
INTO
ATMEL CORPORATION
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
Atmel Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of California ("Atmel California")
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
FIRST: That it was organized pursuant to the provisions of the General
Corporation Law of the State of California on December 5, 1984.
SECOND: That it owns 100% of the outstanding shares of the capital stock of
Atmel Corporation, a corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Atmel Delaware"), on March 4,
1999.
THIRD: That its Board of Directors at a meeting held on February 12, 1999
determined to merge the corporation into said Atmel Delaware and did adopt the
following resolutions:
RESOLVED: That it is deemed advisable and in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders, in order to effect the reincorporation of
Atmel California in the State of Delaware, that Atmel Delaware acquire all
of the assets and assume all of the liabilities of Atmel California in a
merger of Atmel California with and into Atmel Delaware (the
"Reincorporation"), in which Atmel Delaware shall be the surviving
corporation.
RESOLVED FURTHER: That, subject to shareholder approval of the
Reincorporation, the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of Atmel
Delaware, in substantially the form as attached as exhibits to the Proxy
Statement, are hereby adopted and approved as the Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws of the surviving corporation in the
Reincorporation to be effective at the effective time of the
Reincorporation.
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RESOLVED FURTHER: That the officers of Atmel California are hereby
authorized, directed and empowered to effect the Reincorporation upon such
terms and conditions as are set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger
(the "Merger Agreement") in substantially the form attached as an exhibit
to the Proxy Statement, pursuant to which one share of Common Stock of
Atmel Delaware will be issued for every one outstanding share of Common
Stock of Atmel California.
RESOLVED FURTHER: That the Merger Agreement shall provide that, at the
effective time of the Reincorporation, each outstanding and unexercised
option and other right to purchase shares of capital stock of Atmel
California shall be assumed and shall become an option or right to purchase
a like number and type of shares of the capital stock of Atmel Delaware,
and each existing and effective plan of Atmel California, including the
1986 Incentive Stock Option Plan, the 1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and
the 1996 Stock Plan, shall similarly be assumed by Atmel Delaware as the
surviving corporation at the effective time of the Reincorporation for all
intents and purposes as if such plans, including the reservation of shares
of Common Stock for issuance pursuant thereto, had been originally adopted
and authorized by Atmel Delaware.
RESOLVED FURTHER: That the proper officers of the Company are hereby
authorized, directed and empowered, subject to approval of the Merger
Agreement by the shareholders of the Company, to execute and deliver the
Merger Agreement to Atmel Delaware for and on behalf of the Company.
RESOLVED FURTHER: That the officers of the Company are hereby authorized,
directed and empowered, subject to review by the Board of Directors of the
Merger Agreement and its approval by the shareholders of the Company, and
further subject to review by the Board of Directors of the facts and
circumstances relating to the advisability of the Reincorporation at the
proposed time of such Reincorporation, to cause the Merger Agreement and
any related officers' certificates or other required documents to be filed
with the appropriate governmental offices of the States of Delaware and
California in accordance with applicable laws to consummate the
Reincorporation.
FOURTH: That this merger has been approved by the holders of at least a
majority of the outstanding shares of stock of this corporation at a meeting
duly called for the purpose.
FIFTH: That the merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger in the form attached as Exhibit A has
been adopted, approved, certified, executed and acknowledged by this corporation
in accordance with the General Corporation Law of the State of California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, said Atmel California has caused this Certificate to be
signed by George Perlegos, its President, and attested by Mark A. Bertelsen, its
Secretary, this 18th day of October 1999.
/s/ GEORGE PERLEGOS
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George Perlegos, President
Attest:
/s/ MARK A. BERTELSEN
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Mark A. Bertelsen, Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
OF ATMEL CORPORATION
(A DELAWARE CORPORATION)
AND
ATMEL CORPORATION
(A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION)
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of September 17, 1999 (the
"Agreement") is between Atmel Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Atmel
Delaware") and Atmel Corporation, a California corporation ("Atmel California").
Atmel Delaware and Atmel California are sometimes referred to herein as the
"Constituent Corporations."
R E C I T A L S
A. Atmel Delaware is a corporation duly organized and existing under the
laws of the State of Delaware and has an authorized capital of 505,000,000
shares, 500,000,000 of which are designated "Common Stock," par value $0.001 per
share, and 5,000,000 of which are designated "Preferred Stock," par value $0.001
per share. Of the authorized shares of Preferred Stock, 500,000 shares are
designated "Series A Preferred Stock" ("Series A Stock"). As of September 17,
1999, 100 shares of Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which were
held by Atmel California, and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding.
B. Atmel California is a corporation duly organized and existing under
the laws of the State of California and has an authorized capital of 245,000,000
shares, 240,000,000 of which are designated "Common Stock," no par value per
share, and 5,000,000 of which are designated "Preferred Stock," no par value per
share. Of the authorized shares of Preferred Stock, 240,000 shares are
designated "Series A Preferred Stock" ("Series A Stock"). As of August 5, 1999,
100,233,757 shares of Common Stock and no shares of Preferred Stock were issued
and outstanding.
C. The Board of Directors of Atmel California has determined that, for
the purpose of effecting the reincorporation of Atmel California in the State of
Delaware, it is advisable and in the best interests of Atmel California and its
shareholders that Atmel California merge with and into Atmel Delaware upon the
terms and conditions herein provided.
D. The respective Boards of Directors of Atmel Delaware and Atmel
California have approved this Agreement and have directed that this Agreement be
submitted to a vote of their respective sole stockholder and shareholders and
executed by the undersigned officers.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements and covenants set
forth herein, Atmel Delaware and Atmel California hereby agree, subject to the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, as follows:
I. MERGER
1.1 MERGER. In accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the
Delaware General Corporation Law and the California General Corporation Law,
Atmel California shall be merged with and into Atmel Delaware (the "Merger"),
the separate existence of Atmel California shall cease and Atmel Delaware shall
survive the Merger and shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of
Delaware,
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and Atmel Delaware shall be, and is herein sometimes referred to as, the
"Surviving Corporation." The name of the Surviving Corporation shall be Atmel
Corporation.
1.2 FILING AND EFFECTIVENESS. The Merger shall become effective when the
following actions shall have been completed:
(a) This Agreement and Merger shall have been adopted and approved by
the stockholders of each Constituent Corporation in accordance with the
requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law and the California
Corporations Code;
(b) All of the conditions precedent to the consummation of the Merger
specified in this Agreement shall have been satisfied or duly waived by the
party entitled to satisfaction thereof; and
(c) An executed counterpart of this Agreement meeting the
requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law shall have been filed with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
The date and time when the Merger shall become effective, as aforesaid, is
herein called the "Effective Date of the Merger."
1.3 EFFECT OF THE MERGER. Upon the Effective Date of the Merger, the
separate existence of Atmel California shall cease and Atmel Delaware, as the
Surviving Corporation, (i) shall continue to possess all of its assets, rights,
powers and property as constituted immediately prior to the Effective Date of
the Merger, (ii) shall be subject to all actions previously taken by its and
Atmel California's Board of Directors, (iii) shall succeed, without other
transfer, to all of the assets, rights, powers and property of Atmel California
in the manner more fully set forth in Section 259 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law, (iv) shall continue to be subject to all of the debts,
liabilities and obligations of Atmel Delaware as constituted immediately prior
to the Effective Date of the Merger, and (v) shall succeed, without other
transfer, to all of the debts, liabilities and obligations of Atmel California
in the same manner as if Atmel Delaware had itself incurred them, all as more
fully provided under the applicable provisions of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and the California General Corporation Law.
II. CHARTER DOCUMENTS; DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
2.1 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. The Certificate of Incorporation of
Atmel Delaware as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Date of the
Merger shall continue in full force and effect as the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended in accordance
with the provisions thereof and applicable law.
2.2 BYLAWS. The Bylaws of Atmel Delaware as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Date of the Merger shall continue in full force and effect as the
Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until duly amended in accordance with the
provisions thereof and applicable law.
2.3 DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. The directors and officers of Atmel California
immediately prior to the Effective Date of the Merger shall be the directors and
officers of the Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been
duly elected and qualified or until as otherwise provided by law, or the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation or the Bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation.
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III. MANNER OF CONVERSION OF STOCK
3.1 ATMEL CALIFORNIA COMMON STOCK. Upon the Effective Date of the Merger,
each share of Atmel California Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior thereto shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action by the
Constituent Corporations, the holder of such shares or any other person, be
converted into and exchanged for one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Surviving Corporation.
3.2 ATMEL CALIFORNIA OPTIONS, STOCK PURCHASE RIGHTS AND CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES.
(a) Upon the Effective Date of the Merger, the Surviving Corporation
shall assume and continue the obligations of Atmel California under the
Preferred Shares Rights Agreement, the stock option plans and all other employee
benefit plans of Atmel California. Each outstanding and unexercised option or
other right to purchase or security convertible into Atmel California Common
Stock or Atmel California Preferred Stock shall become an option or right to
purchase or a security convertible into the Surviving Corporation's Common Stock
or Preferred Stock, respectively, on the basis of one share of the Surviving
Corporation's Common Stock for each share of Atmel California Common Stock and
one share of the Surviving Corporation's Preferred Stock for each share of Atmel
California's Preferred Stock, as the case may be, issuable pursuant to any such
option, stock purchase right or convertible security, on the same terms and
conditions and at an exercise price per share equal to the exercise price
applicable to any such Atmel California option, stock purchase right or
convertible security at the Effective Date of the Merger. This section 3.2(a)
shall not apply to outstanding shares of Atmel California Common Stock. Such
Common Stock is subject to Section 3.1 hereof.
(b) A number of shares of the Surviving Corporation's Common Stock
shall be reserved for issuance upon the exercise of options, stock purchase
rights and convertible securities equal to the number of shares of Atmel
California Common Stock so reserved immediately prior to the Effective Date of
the Merger; and a number of shares of the Surviving Corporation's Preferred
Stock shall be reserved for issuance upon exercise of options, stock purchase
rights and convertible securities equal to the number of shares of Atmel
California Preferred Stock so reserved immediately prior to the Effective Date
of the Merger.
3.3 ATMEL DELAWARE COMMON STOCK. Upon the Effective Date of the Merger,
each share of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Atmel Delaware issued
and outstanding immediately prior thereto shall, by virtue of the Merger and
without any action by Atmel Delaware, the holder of such shares or any other
person, be canceled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued
shares.
3.4 EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES. After the Effective Date of the Merger, each
holder of an outstanding certificate representing shares of Atmel California
Common Stock may, at such stockholder's option, surrender the same for
cancellation to EquiServe L.P., as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent"), and
each such holder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate
or certificates representing the number of shares of the Surviving Corporation's
Common Stock into which the surrendered shares were converted as herein
provided. Unless and until so surrendered, each outstanding certificate
theretofore representing shares of Atmel California Common Stock shall be deemed
for all purposes to represent the number of shares of the Surviving
Corporation's Common Stock into which such shares of Atmel California Common
Stock were converted in the Merger.
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The registered owner on the books and records of the Surviving Corporation
or the Exchange Agent of any shares of stock represented by such outstanding
certificate shall, until such certificate shall have been surrendered for
transfer or conversion or otherwise accounted for to the Surviving Corporation
or the Exchange Agent, have and be entitled to exercise any voting and other
rights with respect to and to receive dividends and other distributions upon the
shares of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation represented by such
outstanding certificate as provided above.
Each certificate representing Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation so
issued in the Merger shall bear the same legends, if any, with respect to the
restrictions on transferability as the certificates of Atmel California so
converted and given in exchange therefor, unless otherwise determined by the
Board of Directors of the Surviving Corporation in compliance with applicable
laws, or other such additional legends as agreed upon by the holder and the
Surviving Corporation.
If any certificate for shares of Atmel Delaware stock is to be issued in a
name other than that in which the certificate surrendered in exchange therefor
is registered, it shall be a condition of issuance thereof that the certificate
so surrendered shall be properly endorsed and otherwise in proper form for
transfer, that such transfer otherwise be proper and comply with applicable
securities laws and that the person requesting such transfer pay to Atmel
Delaware or the Exchange Agent any transfer or other taxes payable by reason of
issuance of such new certificate in a name other than that of the registered
holder of the certificate surrendered or establish to the satisfaction of Atmel
Delaware that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
IV. GENERAL
4.1 COVENANTS OF ATMEL DELAWARE. Atmel Delaware covenants and agrees that
it will, on or before the Effective Date of the Merger:
(a) qualify to do business as a foreign corporation in the State of
California and in connection therewith appoint an agent for service of process
as required under the provisions of Section 2105 of the California General
Corporation Law;
(b) file any and all documents with the California Franchise Tax
Board necessary for the assumption by Atmel Delaware of all of the franchise tax
liabilities of Atmel California;
(c) file an executed counterpart of this Agreement meeting the
requirements of the California General Corporation Law with the Secretary of
State of the State of California; and
(d) take such other actions as may be required by the California
General Corporation Law.
4.2 FURTHER ASSURANCES. From time to time, as and when required by Atmel
Delaware or by its successors or assigns, there shall be executed and delivered
on behalf of Atmel California such deeds and other instruments, and there shall
be taken or caused to be taken by Atmel Delaware and Atmel California such
further and other actions as shall be appropriate or necessary in order to vest
or perfect in or conform of record or otherwise by Atmel Delaware the title to
and possession of all the property, interests, assets, rights, privileges,
immunities, powers, franchises and authority of Atmel California and otherwise
to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, and the officers and directors of
Atmel Delaware are fully authorized in the name and on behalf of Atmel
California or otherwise to take any and all such action and to execute and
deliver any and all such deeds and other instruments.
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4.3 ABANDONMENT. At any time before the Effective Date of the Merger, this
Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned for any reason
whatsoever by the Board of Directors of either Atmel California or of Atmel
Delaware, or of both, notwithstanding the approval of this Agreement by the
shareholders of Atmel California or by the sole stockholder of Atmel Delaware,
or by both.
4.4 AMENDMENT. The Boards of Directors of the Constituent Corporations may
amend this Agreement at any time prior to the filing of this Agreement with the
Secretaries of State of the States of Delaware and California, provided that an
amendment made subsequent to the adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders
of either Constituent Corporation shall not, unless approved by the stockholders
as required by law: (a) alter or change the amount or kind of shares,
securities, cash, property and/or rights to be received in exchange for or on
conversion of all or any of the shares of any class or series thereof of such
Constituent Corporation; (b) alter or change any term of the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation to be effected by the Merger; or (c)
alter or change any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement if such
alteration or change would adversely affect the holders of any class or series
of capital stock of any Constituent Corporation.
4.5 REGISTERED OFFICE. The registered office of the Surviving Corporation
in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801,
County of New Castle and The Corporation Trust Company is the registered agent
of the Surviving Corporation at such address.
4.6 AGREEMENT. Executed copies of this Agreement will be on file at the
principal place of business of the Surviving Corporation at 2325 Orchard
Parkway, San Jose, California 95131 and copies thereof will be furnished to any
stockholder of either Constituent Corporation, upon request and without cost.
4.7 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall in all respects be construed,
interpreted and enforced in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
State of Delaware and, so far as applicable, the merger provisions of the
California General Corporation Law.
4.8 COUNTERPARTS. In order to facilitate the filing and recording of this
Agreement, the same may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one
and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement having first been approved by the
resolutions of the Board of Directors of Atmel Corporation, a Delaware
corporation, and Atmel Corporation, a California corporation, is hereby executed
on behalf of each of such two corporations and attested by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
ATMEL CORPORATION
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ GEORGE PERLEGOS
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George Perlegos
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman
By: /s/ J. MIKE ROSS
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Mike Ross
Assistant Secretary
ATMEL CORPORATION
a California corporation
By: /s/ GEORGE PERLEGOS
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George Perlegos
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman
By: /s/ J. MIKE ROSS
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Mike Ross
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT 99.1
ATMEL CORPORATION REINCORPORATES IN
DELAWARE
SAN JOSE, Calif.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Oct. 18, 1999-Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML
- - news) today announced the completion of a change in its state of
incorporation from California to Delaware.
The change was accomplished by means of a merger of Atmel Corporation into its
wholly owned Delaware subsidiary of the same name. The reincorporation effects
only a change in the legal domicile of Atmel Corporation. It will not result in
any change of the name, business, management, fiscal year, assets, or
liabilities, Nasdaq National Market trading symbol (ATML), or location of the
principal facilities of the corporation.
The reincorporation proposal was approved by a majority of Atmel Corporation
shareholders at the company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
About Atmel
Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California
with manufacturing facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Nantes and
Rousset, France and Heilbronn, Germany. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets
on a worldwide basis advanced logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile memory, and RF
semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system level integration
semiconductor solutions using advanced CMOS, BiCMOS, BiPolar and SiGe process
technologies.
Atmel product and financial information are available from its Fax-on-Demand
service. In North America call 800/292-8635 or Internationally, call
408/441-0732. Requests may be made via e-mail to [email protected] or by
visiting Atmel's web site at www.atmel.com.
Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others
contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation.
Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others.
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Contact:
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Mike Ross, 408/436-4229
