Atmel Corporation
Atmel Corporation was a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers (MCUs), capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and Radio Frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest Intellectual Property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel was able to provide the electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions focused on the industrial, automotive, consumer, communications and computing markets.
Microchip announced the acquisition of Atmel on January 19, 2016. The merger was completed in July 2016.
For more information on the acquisition and answers to common questions, visit the Atmel FAQs page.
The products sold by Atmel and equivalent products offered by Microchip are presented below.
Browse the most commonly searched Atmel products and products based on Atmel technology below.
MCUs Based on Atmel Technology?
ATmega MCUs?
Legacy Devices*
These devices offer substantial program and data memories with picoPower? technology to minimize power consumption.?
ATxmega MCUs?
Legacy Devices*
This family delivers a leading combination of real-time performance, integration and power efficiency.
ATtiny MCUs
Legacy Devices*
These devices provide a combination of miniaturization, processing power, analog performance and system-level integration.
*Legacy devices are older hardware tools that are still in production but are unsupported by our most up-to-date development tools. ATmega, ATxmega and ATtiny MCUs remain popular with embedded systems designers but have been succeeded by newer device families.
Browse the most commonly searched Atmel software and development tools and recommended software that support many Atmel devices.
Atmel Studio
MPLAB? X IDE, a highly configurable software, is the recommended IDE for legacy Atmel devices (check supported device list). MPLAB X IDE features a data visualizer, an I/O view and helpful design resources to minimize development time.
We also offer Microchip Studio, which replaced Atmel Studio, as an IDE for developing and debugging AVR? and SAM MCU applications.
Atmel START
Superseded
Atmel START is deprecated. No new devices, boards or updates will be added and it is offered as-is.
We strongly recommend that you use MPLAB??Code Configurator (MCC) for your new projects. MCC is a plug-in for MPLAB X IDE that offers a free graphical programming environment to generate seamless, easy-to-understand C code to insert into your project.
ATMEL-ICE?
ATMEL-ICE is a development tool for debugging and programming Arm Cortex-M-based SAM and AVR MCUs with on-chip debug capability.
View the product categories below that were offered by Atmel.
Touch and Gesture Products
Below, you will find how to access the application areas that were offered by Atmel.
Automotive and Transportation
Modern vehicles are the sum of tens of thousands of smart, connected and secure components. Our products and processes are engineered to support the rigorous requirements of the automotive industry.
Smart Energy
Addressing the smart engergy market requires a platform that incorporates mutiple application-specific solutions with standard parts such as MCUs, security and memory devices. Browse our solutions for designing smart grid applications.
Industrial
Industrial applications require robust and reliable solutions that can withstand harsh environments and heavy usage. Discover how our products can elevate the performance, reliability and efficiency of your industrial applications.
Aerospace and Defense
Explore the extensive legacy from Atmel. With 35 years of expertise and a broad portfolio of radiation-hardened and radiation-tolerant products like microcontrollers, memory devices, communications ICs?and ASICs, Atmel was a leading supplier to the aerospace industry in the European market.