September 28, 2011 Atmel Corporation has collaborated with Redpine Signals to enable system engineers to implement 802.11n Wi-Fi to all Atmel AVR and ARM-based microcontrollers (MCUs) using Redpine Signals' Connect-io-n and n-Link modules. System engineers for Atmel AVR XMEGA and AVR UC3 MCU families and Atmel SAM3 and SAM9 ARM-based MCU families can now integrate Wi-Fi capability for a variety of embedded systems in building automation, metering, digital audio and medical applications. Read more

August 1, 2011 Samsung has selected the Atmel maXTouch mXT224E controller to power its next-generation Galaxy S II touchscreen. The mXT224E, a device in the new maXTouch E-series, offers advanced noise rejection and suppression to enable thinner touchscreen stacks, such as "on-cell" where a touch sensor is patterned directly on the color filter of the display. Read more

July 14, 2011 Atmel Corporation has added new features to the company's 8/16-bit AVR XMEGA microcontroller (MCU) family with the industry's lowest power consumption of 100 nA with 5 µS wake-up time. The new Atmel AVR XMEGA family includes full-speed USB, the fastest and highest-precision analog systems, a Direct Memory Access (DMA) controller and the innovative event system that maximize real-time performance and throughput while reducing CPU load. Read more

July 13, 2011 The latest member of Atmel’s 8/16bit MCU family based on its proprietary AVR core adds full speed USB connectivity, while remaining pin-compatible with other XMEGA devices. Through the integration of a dedicated USB block, the device implements double-buffering and a unique multi-packet mode to achieve what Atmel claims is close to the theoretical maximum USB speed. Read more

June 16, 2011 Atmel has released the Sensors Xplained software drivers which have integrated with the AVR Studio 5 Integrated Development Environment (IDE). The new software drivers accelerate application and device development by providing driver and calibration support for a variety of the most popular sensor types used in consumer, industrial and medical applications. Read more

June 15, 2011 The Sensors Xplained software framework announced by Atmel is aimed at accelerating the development of sensor-based devices and applications by providing driver and calibration support for a variety of the most popular sensor types used in consumer, industrial and medical applications. Read more

June 13, 2011 Swiss-based EMS specialist, ESCATEC of has been appointed as one of the two Atmel Design Partners for touch sensing technology in Europe. Read more

April 27, 2011 Atmel Corp. has announced integrated haptics capability to its QTouch capacitive touch controllers to support buttons, sliders and wheels (BSWs). The feature allows customers to have a richer experience with touch and haptics feedback when using Atmel QTouch capacitive touch controllers. The announcement aims at the markets for consumer and industrial electronics in the first place; automotive-qualified versions of the microcontrollers are available as well. Read more

April 18, 2011 Atmel Corporation’s maXTouch mXT224 controller has been selected to power the touchscreens for the Kyocera Echo dual-screen Android phone. Read more

April 13, 2011 Atmel's maXTouch solution has been selected to power the touchscreen innovation behind the recently-announced 10.1-inch Android tablet from Acer. Read more

April 6, 2011 Atmel Corporation has developed a new set of highly-integrated system basis gate driver ICs. The Atmel ATA6843 and ATA6844 devices are new members of the company's extensive gate driver family designed for 3-phase brushless DC (BLDC) motor control applications including turbo chargers, waste gates, EGR, pumps, fans, power window, power doors and power seats. Read more

March 24, 2011 LG Electronics Mobile, one of the largest handset manufacturers in the world, has selected the Atmel maXTouch solution for its G-Slate 8.9-inch Android tablet touchscreen. Read more

March 7, 2011 Atmel has recently announced the first automotive-qualified AVR UC3C family dedicated to motor control applications. It includes features suitable for brushless DC motor control, including a fast 4-channel PWM controller with 20bit precision dead-time generation and fault protection, and an embedded temperature sensor, as well as an independent peripheral event system coupled with DMA channels to allow inter-peripheral communications without the CPU. Read more

February 14, 2011 How can OEMs develop products that will successfully compete against Apple Inc.'s iPhone and iPad? Two chip makers believe that they have the right formula. At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, Atmel Corp. and Nvidia Corp. will officially roll out a reference design kit that will enable next-generation mobile Internet products based on the Android operating system. Read more

January 10, 2011 Standards-based secure and interoperable RF-based remote controls will enable two-way communication without line-of-sight requirements. The Atmel Key Remote Controller based on the ZigBee Remote Control standard uses the ATmega128RFA1 single-chip wireless device microcontroller. ZigBee Remote Control also offers flexible control of devices from nearby rooms and for devices placed almost anywhere - including behind wood, interior walls or glass. Read more

January 7, 2011 Atmel Corporation is collaborating with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower, a subsidiary of Bang & Olufsen specializing in high-performance class D audio solutions, to provide an end-to-end audio platform for premium-quality audio playback. The result of the collaboration is an audio reference design that provides premium-quality sound combining the Atmel AVR UC3 32-bit microcontroller with the Bang & Olufsen ICEpower’s MobileSound 3 - a fully digital, low-power single chip stereo Class D speaker amplifier, headphone amplifier and audio digital signal processor. Read more

December 7, 2010 The company is now shipping production quantities of the maXTouch mXT1386 and mXT616 chipsets for large touchscreens up to 15 inches, the newest members of the maXTouch family. They are expected to power a number of upcoming touch devices including tablet PCs, smartbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), Netbooks, PC notebooks and a range of industrial applications. Read more

October 4, 2010 Atmel Corporation has said it has completed the previously announced sale of its Smart Card (SMS) business based in Rousset, France and East Kilbride, Scotland, to Inside Contactless SA. Read more

October 1, 2010 Inside Contactless has completed the acquisition of Atmel Corporation's Secure Microcontroller Solutions (SMS) business. Inside paid approximately $32 million in cash after an adjustment based on the working capital of the transferred business at the closing on September 30, 2010, subject to an additional cash consideration of up to $21 million if certain earn-out targets are met in 2010 and 2011. Read more

September 8, 2010 Launched by Atmel as a complete touch design flow for its AVR 8- and 32-bit and ARM microcontroller devices, QTouch Studio 4.3 addresses every phase of a touch design and includes what the company claims to be the industry's first touch validation wizard, accelerating time-to-market with intelligent touch interface design. Read more

July 19, 2010 MSC Vertriebs GmbH is offering the next-generation Atmel 32-bit AVR UC3L microcontroller (MCU) with picoPower technology and embedded capacitive touch controller peripherals. Read more

June 28, 2010 Atmel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Smart Card (SMS) business based in Rousset, France and East Kilbride, UK to Inside Contactless S.A. following the completion of the information and consultation process with the works council of Atmel Rousset in France. Read more

June 7, 2010 Altium is offering Eurozone customers savings of more than Euros 600 when ordering the integrated Altium/Atmel touch sensor design package this month. Read more

June 3, 2010 Atmel has announced production availability of the Atmel AT73C246 analog companion chip to provide power supplies and audio input/output to match the Atmel AT91SAM9 ARM9-based MCUs (and equivalent 32-bit devices) to host multimedia applications. Read more

May 14, 2010 Atmel Corporation has introduced what the company claims is the world's smallest flash AVR microcontroller package. Read more

March 5, 2010 Atmel and i-Novi will join forces to deliver a 3D accelerometer (3DA) and capacitive touch sensing intuitive wireless lighting control reference design platform. This reference design is based on Atmel's QTouch Library supported RF single-chip, ATmega128RFA1, featuring both an AVR microcontroller and Atmel's 2.4GHz RF transceiver in a single chip. Read more

March 4, 2010 Atmel Corporation has released two new transceiver families for LIN automotive networking applications. Read more

March 4, 2010 Atmel Corporation is claiming that its new ATA6870 battery management circuit is the industry's first solution that features active cell balancing with capacitors or inductors for high-cell-count Li-Ion batteries supporting supply voltages up to several hundreds volts such as used in electrical/hybrid vehicles, e-bikes or uninterruptible power supplies. Read more

March 3, 2010 Atmel Corporation is adding functionality to its Atmel QTouch Suite to provide third party CAD developers easy access to QTouch technology. Read more

March 2, 2010 Analog/mixed signal silicon foundry, LFoundry GmbH has announced that the German company's proposed acquisition of Atmel's wafer fabrication operation in Rousset, France, has been approved by employees at the facility and the Rousset Works Council. Read more