SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) will hold a conference call Wednesday, February 4, 2009 at 2 p.m. PT to discuss the Company's fourth quarter and fiscal year 2008 financial results. Participating in the call will be Steven Laub, Atmel President and CEO and Stephen Cumming, VP Finance and CFO. The earnings news release will be available after the close of market that day.

The conference call will be webcast live and can also be monitored by dialing 1-800-374-0405 or 1-706-634-5185. The conference ID number is 81448211 and participants are encouraged to initiate their calls at least 10 minutes in advance of the 2 p.m. PT start time to ensure a timely connection. The webcast will be available at http://www.atmel.com/ir/.

A replay of the February 4, 2009 conference call will be available the same day at approximately 5:00 p.m. PT and will run for 48 hours. The replay access numbers are 1-800-642-1687 within the U.S. and 1-706-645-9291 for all other locations. The access code is 81448211.

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Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel provides the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.


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