Atmel no more?

26 May 2016

With the recent announcement of Microchip acquiring Atmel, I was wondering what will happen? I read this http://makezine.com/2016/01/25/why-im-excited-that-microchip-is-buying-atmel/ which leads me to think good things. But who know where the portfolio of Atmel end up. Time will tell.

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dougw over 9 years ago +2

Microchip was part of a hostile takeover attempt in 2008. I suspect they have considerable work to do to achieve cultural alignment and I hope they don't lose too many key people in the process. Ultimately…
bodhi_94 over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom +1

The end of the atmel legacy..
gihu over 9 years ago +1

I have also read it... http://www.microchip.com/docs/default-source/announcements-documents/atmel-customer-letter-april-2016.pdf?utm_campaign=M… The Microchip CEO also talks about the Atmel portfolio in…

clem57 over 9 years ago

A microchip conference writes about PIC programming and hardware. Last sentence adds "... and Atmel too."
Clem
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dougw over 9 years ago

Microchip was part of a hostile takeover attempt in 2008. I suspect they have considerable work to do to achieve cultural alignment and I hope they don't lose too many key people in the process. Ultimately, it should be a better, bigger, stronger company and I'm sure they are all motivated to get there, but expect a little short term diversion of focus towards meshing the cultures and product lines.
I really like Mircochip low-cost analog chips and Atmel MCU designs, as do lots of others, and I fully expect to get the best of both worlds, even after the dust settles. I don't expect a huge change in prices as there is still lots of competition in their markets, but hopefully the Atmel parts could come down a bit as Cortex M0 is encroaching on their turf.
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bodhi_94 over 9 years ago in reply to gihu

gihu wrote:

I have also read it...

http://www.microchip.com/docs/default-source/announcements-documents/atmel-customer-letter-april-2016.pdf?utm_campaign=M…
"We are excited to bring an enhanced level of technology, products, and especially service,to our client base that will deliver even greater value to you"
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gihu over 9 years ago

I have also read it...
http://www.microchip.com/docs/default-source/announcements-documents/atmel-customer-letter-april-2016.pdf?utm_campaign=M…
The Microchip CEO also talks about the Atmel portfolio in the announcement.
It is been so long since 8051 vs PICs...
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bodhi_94 over 9 years ago in reply to gadget.iom

The end of the atmel legacy..
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