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   Technology StocksAtmel - the trend is about to change


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To: tech101 who wrote (13517)2/9/2006 8:32:50 PM
From: Petz
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ATML is one of my favorites, since it seems they are being smart about removing themselves from straight commodity memory markets and attacking high growth segments. This Needham "growth conference" presentation is a great summary, though it was before the surprisingly good Q4 earnings: library.corporate-ir.net

"5" is a key level, since many institutions will not buy anything less than $5, and, for the most part you can't buy on margin below that.

I have no idea why ATML was so strong today, but it would be a very good sign if $5 starts acting like a support level.

Petz

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To: JakeStraw who wrote (13513)2/13/2006 9:11:41 AM
From: sixty2nds
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06:19 FLSH M-Systems: Atmel to produce and sell high-density S.I.M. controllers based on FLAH's MegaSIM Platform (27.97 )

Atmel (ATML) announced it will produce and sell high-density S.I.M. controllers, powered by M-Systems' (FLSH) MegaSIM platform, to S.I.M. card vendors. High-density S.I.M. controllers powered by M-Systems' MegaSIM platform are scheduled to be available in the coming months.

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To: Petz who wrote (13518)3/6/2006 1:23:32 PM
From: Taro
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Anyone interested in a little stock picking portfolio competition check out this thread:

Subject 56177

Next round starts Tuesday after the close, read the header and post any questions on the thread. If you want to play, you have to get your portfolio picks in before Wednesday's open.

Taro

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To: Norrin Radd who wrote (13503)3/31/2006 11:38:10 PM
From: Norrin Radd
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See what I meant? A little patience goes a long way...

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From: Ian@SI4/13/2006 12:17:09 AM
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Atmel, CEA-Leti to work on nanocrystal flash

Anne-Francoise Pele
EE Times
(04/12/2006 10:40 AM EDT)

PARIS — Atmel Corp. and Leti, the applied research laboratory in electronics operated by the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA), announced Wednesday (April 12) that they have concluded a collaborative agreement on silicon “nanocrystal” technology for use in flash memory. The first results of the collaboration are expected to be published before the end of the year 2006.

The R&D agreement calls for the sharing of scientific knowledge and material resources between the two partners. It is specifically based on the “short loops” procedure, developed by the CEA-Leti (Grenoble, France) to enable a rapid and secure circulation of silicon wafers between the clean rooms of the CEA-Leti, situated on the Minatec Campus in Grenoble, and Atmel’s wafer fab in Rousset (France).

The silicon nanocrystal technology developed under the program is then set to be integrated into Atmel’s on-going R&D project for next generation non-volatile memories, called Erevna. The overall objective of this project is to develop non-volatile and embedded non-volatile memories at the 130-nm, 90-nm, and 65-nm nodes, for use up to the year 2009.

Nanocrystaline silicon, with the crystal dislocations used to store charge, is being touted as a way forward for flash memory, which may otherwise have problems in scaling due to charge leakage. Conventional floating-gate flash includes a deposited layer of polycrystaline silicon to hold the charge. As scaling proceeds, it has become increasingly difficult to avoid defects that allow charge to leak away. By moving to about 600 or so nanocrystals, measuring about 50 angstroms in diameter each, the bit cell gains an immunity from breaks in the floating-gate layer.

Freescale Semiconductor Inc.announced the demonstration of a nanocrystal flash memory of 24-Mbit capacity, as another step toward introducing nanocrystal flash at the 65-nm node, in November 2005.

CEA-Leti brings ten years of experience in the field of nanocrystal silicon for microelectronics, and Atmel offers its expertise in the development of advanced products and leading-edge technologies. Through its partnership with the CEA-Leti, Atmel aims, “to rapidly improve the performance of its flash memories and to anticipate the advance to the 65 nanometer technology,” the company said in a statement.

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To: Ian@SI who wrote (13522)5/15/2006 4:50:33 PM
From: English Cowboy
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Any clues why ATML is taking a dive?

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To: English Cowboy who wrote (13523)5/15/2006 5:22:31 PM
From: Ian@SI
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Some noteholders are permitted to request early termination within the next couple weeks.

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From: JakeStraw5/22/2006 12:19:50 PM
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Atmel Shares Up on Acquisition Offer
biz.yahoo.com
Monday May 22, 12:11 pm ET

Shares of Atmel Rise After Shareholder Announces Potential Bid, Atmel Says Not Interested

NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Atmel Corp. jumped Monday, after one of its shareholders announced its interest in acquiring the semiconductor maker, despite Atmel's refusal.
Atmel shares rose 38 cents, or 8.7 percent, to $4.76 in morning trading on the Nasdaq, after reaching as high as $5.01 earlier in the day. Over the past year, Atmel shares have traded between $1.97 and $5.71 per share.

RDG Capital LLC, an Atmel shareholder through an affiliate since May 2005, said it expressed interest last week in acquiring all of Atmel's outstanding shares for $5.50 per share in cash and stock, subject to customary shareholder, board and regulatory approval.

Based on the company's 486.8 million outstanding shares as of April 30, the deal would be worth about $2.7 billion, RDG said.

But RDG said Atmel officials responded in a letter, saying they believe their company is better off as a public company.

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To: JakeStraw who wrote (13525)5/23/2006 3:50:27 PM
From: English Cowboy
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Do you think Perlogos is waiting for a better offer? He could actually walk away with a chunk of change from this deal.

I knew these guys when they came over from SEEQ and started Atmel, in fact I'm still waiting for the founder's stock they promised me (Ha!Ha!)

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To: English Cowboy who wrote (13526)5/23/2006 3:56:08 PM
From: JakeStraw
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I really haven't been following ATML too closely the past few years. The company seems to have been mismanaged for quite awhile now. I would think mgmt would be happy to sell and cash in...

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