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Atmel Expands Scottish Site to Support Increasing Market Share in Smart Card Chips

San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire)

Atmel(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of
advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today the opening
ceremony for the second phase expansion of their Smart Card
integrated circuit design and test center in East Kilbride, Scotland.
The opening ceremony was performed by Deputy First Minister and
Minister for Enterprise, Jim Wallace, who said, "When I visited
Atmel's San Jose HQ in October 2004, I was delighted to be able to
welcome its planned expansion at East Kilbride. I am therefore
extremely pleased to now have the opportunity to officially open this
new expansion which will see the creation of 80 new jobs and which is
supported with the offer of pounds sterling 1.2m Regional Selective
Assistance. Atmel has more than doubled its workforce since setting
up in Scotland in 1999 and this latest expansion is further evidence
of Scotland's ability to provide the quality of workforce which such
an important high-tech inward investor requires. Scotland is not
simply providing businesses with an environment to function
efficiently -- this is a place where firms can thrive."
Andy Bear, Operations Director at the Atmel EK Site said, "We are
very grateful for the support and encouragement given by both
Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Executive, which helped to
secure the ongoing investment by Atmel in Scotland."
The Atmel East Kilbride site now employs 170 people, which means
that over 100 high quality new jobs have been created since the
company took over the business five years ago. This has been achieved
during a very difficult period for the worldwide semiconductor
industry that has seen a significant reduction in the number of
people employed in the sector in Scotland.
"The development of the EK site is closely linked to the
remarkable success of the Atmel Smart Card chip business," said
Lucien Brau, Atmel's Smart Card IC Division Director. "The company is
pleased to continue developing the operation in Scotland because of
the excellent contribution to the business made by the employees on
the site."
The business has achieved revenue growth of over 700% in five
years and has moved from the 5th to the 2nd largest worldwide
supplier of the chips that are used in mobile phone SIM cards, chip
and PIN bankcards, electronic passports and many other electronic
security applications.
The new facilities in East Kilbride will enable further growth of
the Smart Card IC business by increasing the size of the integrated
circuit design center and increasing capacity in the test and wafer
thinning operation at the site. The increased capacity in both design
and manufacture is required to support the rapidly increasing
customer demand for the Atmel Smart Card IC product line.
About Atmel
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 is
able to provide the electronics industry with complete system
solutions. Focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications,
computing and automotive markets, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere
You Are(SM).
NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, are registered
trademarks, and Everywhere You Are(SM) are the trademarks of Atmel
Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be
trademarks of others.
Information:
For further information on Smart Cards, go to
http://www.atmel.com/products/SCR/ .
Press Contacts:
     Andy Bear, Operations Director - Atmel East Kilbride
     Phone: +44(0)1355-803000, Email:  andy.bear@ekb.atmel.com
     Clive Over, Director of Press Relations - USA and Asia
     Phone: +1-408-451-2855, Email:   cliveover@atmel.com
     Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
     Phone: +33-1-30-60-70-68, Fax: +49-71-31-67-24-23
     Email:   veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Web site: http://www.atmel.com

Contact:

Andy Bear, Operations Director - Atmel East Kilbride,
+44-1355-803000,or andy.bear@ekb.atmel.com, or Clive Over, Director
of Press Relations - USA and Asia, +1-408-451-2855, or
cliveover@atmel.com, or Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications
Manager - Europe, +33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax: +49-71-31-67-24-23, or
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel Corporation

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