Atmel Schedules First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: ATML) will hold a conference call Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 2 p.m. PT
to discuss the Company's first quarter 2009 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 97406411 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 May 5, 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 97406411.

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 provides the electronics industry with
complete system solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security,
communications, computing and automotive markets.

Contact: Robert Pursel, Director of Investor Relations, 1-408-487-2677

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Robert Pursel, Director of Investor Relations of Atmel, 1-408-487-2677