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Uni-Pixel Gains New Customer Traction But Risks Remain Heading Into Earnings
Matt Margolis - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 03, 11:24AM CST
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), UNXL: 0.68 (-0.08)
Atmel Corporation and Optofidelity Co-Operation - Handwriting Test Solution Demo Presented in MWC2016
Business Wire - Thu Mar 03, 4:34AM CST
Atmel and OptoFidelity, both recognized leaders in touch technology space, announced their partnership today. Target of the co-operation is to help Atmel's touch technology teams to develop their cutting edge technologies even further to match to the future requirements. During the partnership OptoFidelity has delivered novel testing solutions to support the testing of human handwriting with the touch screen solutions. Testing of handwriting requires high end measurement technologies and novel approach to the challenge. OptoFidelity is presenting the solution in MWC 2016 on Feb22-25 in Barcelona.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01)
CONSUMER ALERT: Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC Notifies Consumers of Class Action Against Continental Automotive Systems (CON), Atmel Corporation (ATML), Mercedes Benz USA and Daimler AG (DAI), and American Honda and Honda Motor Co. (HMC)
PR Newswire - Fri Feb 19, 10:36AM CST
Attorney Advertising -- Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, LLC, notifies consumers that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida on behalf of consumers who own or lease vehicles in the United States that have malfunctioning airbags produced by Continental Automotive and its supplier Atmel Corporation.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), HMC: 28.03 (+0.26)
UAE Optical Sensors Market - Top Companies are Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Mouser Electronics, Bosch, Atmel, Sick AG & ST Microelectronics - Research and Markets
Business Wire - Wed Feb 10, 10:41AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/gstm29/uae_optical) has announced the addition of the "UAE Optical Sensors Market - Growth, Trends & Forecasts (2014-2020)" report to their offering.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), HON: 108.15 (+0.17)
UAE Optical Sensors Market - Top Companies are Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Mouser Electronics, Bosch, Atmel, Sick AG & ST Microelectronics
M2 - Wed Feb 10, 10:21AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4w7kf9/uae_optical) has announced the addition of the "UAE Optical Sensors Market - Growth, Trends & Forecasts (2014-2020)" report to their offering. The UAE Optical Sensors market is estimated at $0.56 billion by 2018 with a projected CAGR of 6.18% over the period 2014-2020. With quick paced innovative progression in the optics sensors business, market players have presented exceedingly power efficient optic sensors. The requirement for reliable sensors has obviously realized an adjustment in the materials and manufacturing procedures utilized. These patterns have achieved positive development in the business sector for optic sensors. The major drivers include the demand for power efficient smartphones and tablets, innovation in new generation LED lighting, demand for high end hospital imaging equipment, utilization of sensors in smart control system and factory automation, and an effort to ensure safety, performance in automotive sector. A difficulty of all sensors is interference from multiple effects. A sensor intended to measure strain or pressure may be very temperature-sensitive. Intense R&D over the last five years to provide means for distinguishing between various effects has been conducted for optical sensors. Their high organization expenses remain an obstruction to development. Be that as it may, this situation could change as government subsidizing activities are boosting R&D in the fiber optics field. Companies Mentioned: - Mouser Electronics - Sick Ag - Rockwell Automation - Honeywell - Eaton - Turck - Bosch - Atmel - St Microelectronics - Hitachi - Omnvision Key Topics Covered: 1. Introduction 2. Key Findings 3. Market Overview & Dynamics 4. Introduction 5. Porter's Five Forces Analysis 6. Market Segmentation 7. Company Profiles 8. Investment Analysis 9. Future of UAE Optical Sensors Market For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/4w...ae_optical
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), HON: 108.15 (+0.17)
5 Major Acquisitions in January
Timothy Green, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 06, 10:10AM CST
The rate of mergers and acquisitions slowed in January, driven in part by volatility that has sent the stock market on a wild ride so far this year. Despite the lack of any earth-shattering deals, there were still a few significant acquisitions...
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), ATVI: 31.19 (-0.33), TYC: 36.30 (+0.18), GE: 30.46 (+0.24), IBM: 137.80 (unch), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71), JCI: 37.97 (+0.18)
Microchip Comfortably Beats on Q3 Earnings, Outlook Bullish
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 04, 9:00AM CST
Microchip Technology Incorporated (MCHP) reported relatively solid third-quarter fiscal 2016 results despite a challenging macroeconomic environment.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), SLAB: 44.65 (+0.05), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71), MPWR: 61.80 (+1.34)
element14 Introduces Atmel SAME70-Xplained Evaluation Kit for High Performance Industrial Control
M2 - Tue Feb 02, 7:44AM CST
element14 has introduced the Atmel SAME70-Xplained Evaluation Kit for Atmel's SAME70 general-purpose industrial/consumer microcontroller, built on the ARM Cortex-M7 architecture with integrated floating-point unit.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01)
Global Touch Sensor Market 2016-2020 - Emergence of Multi-Touch Screens a Major Market Trend
M2 - Tue Feb 02, 5:12AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ddxd6c/global_touch) has announced the addition of the "Global Touch Sensor Market 2016-2020" report to their offering. The global touch sensor market to grow at a CAGR of 9.3% during the period 2016-2020. A touchscreen is integrated into devices for providing a sensing and feedback system. These screens need three basic components to provide a touch interface: a touch sensor, a controller integrated circuit (IC), and a software driver. An integral part of a touchscreen, a touch sensor is a two-dimensional sensing device in the form of a transparent sheet. A touch sensor forms the interface between the display and the user. There have been significant R&D efforts to enhance touch sensors' sensitivity. The report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global touch sensor market for 2015-2020. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. According to the report, the global tablet market is likely to grow significantly during the forecast period. The higher demand for Apple's iPads and the large growth potential of tablets based on Android have prompted many leading mobile and PC original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to enter the tablet market. Further, the report states that the mobile computing device manufacturers are focusing on reducing their overall production costs because of changing consumer preferences. This will negatively impact the growth of the market. To calculate the market size, the report considers the shipment of touch sensors by technology (resistive, capacitive, and others) worldwide for these application segments: - Smartphones - Tablets - Laptops - Monitors - All-in-one (AIO) PCs - Others (point of sale (POS), public displays, music players, gaming consoles, and personal digital assistants (PDAs)) Key vendors - 3M - Freescale Semiconductor - Honeywell - Infineon - ON Semiconductor - Texas Instruments Other prominent vendors - Atmel - Cypress Semiconductor - FUJITSU - Banpil Photonics - BeanAir - Siemens Key Topics Covered: PART 01: Executive summary PART 02: Scope of the report PART 03: Market research methodology PART 04: Introduction PART 05: Future outlook - Vendor strategy - Haptic technology: the future of touch PART 06: Market landscape - Market overview - Market size and forecast - Five forces analysis PART 07: Market segmentation by application - Segmentation of global touch sensor market by application - Global touch sensor market for smartphones - Global touch sensor market for tablets - Global touch sensor market for laptops - Global touch sensor market for monitors - Global touch sensor market for all-in-one (AIO) PCs PART 08: Market segmentation by technology - Global capacitive touch sensor market - Global resistive touch sensor market PART 09: Geographical segmentation PART 10: Market drivers PART 11: Impact of drivers PART 12: Market challenges PART 13: Impact of drivers and challenges PART 14: Market trends PART 15: Vendor landscape For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/dd...obal_touch
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), CY: 8.58 (+0.16), HON: 108.15 (+0.17), TXN: 54.89 (+0.02)
Analyst Insight on Equities in Limelight - Comprehensive Research on Atmel, Eldorado Gold, Select Medical Holdings and Och-Ziff Capital Management
ACCESSWIRE - Wed Jan 27, 7:16AM CST
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ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), EGO: 3.47 (+0.23), OZM: 4.66 (+0.09), SEM: 10.87 (-0.26)
Atmel Achieves Industry's First Automotive SPICE Level 3 Certification For an Auto Touch Controller Supplier
PR Newswire - Wed Jan 27, 7:00AM CST
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today announced that Atmel's maXTouch® firmware development facility in Whiteley, U.K., has achieved the Automotive SPICE® Level 3 certification--a certification that addresses rigid requirements for the software development process for tier 1 and tier 2 partners in the automotive industry.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01)
SHAREHOLDER NOTICE: Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP Announces the Investigation of Atmel Corporation (ATML) Over the Proposed Sale of the Company to Microchip Technology Incorporated
PR Newswire - Fri Jan 22, 2:59PM CST
Faruqi & Faruqi, LLP, a leading national securities firm headquartered in New York City, is investigating the Board of Directors of Atmel Corporation ("Atmel" or the "Company"
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71)
Atmel Isn't Taking Approval of Microchip Deal for Granted
at The Street - Fri Jan 22, 8:46AM CST
Chipmaker Atmel would be due a termination fee if the merger with Microchip Technology fails to secure antitrust approval.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), ISSI: 22.91 (+0.03), CY: 8.58 (+0.16), AMAT: 19.39 (-0.06), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71), NXPI: 76.63 (+2.11)
Chip Stocks Climb on Strong Earnings, M&A hopes
at The Street - Thu Jan 21, 2:20PM CST
More consolidation is expected in semiconductors, especially among telecom suppliers not overly dependent on Apple
SYNA: 83.70 (-0.44), ALTR: 53.96 (+0.03), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71), LLTC: 42.42 (-0.08), SNE: 22.93 (+0.82), NXPI: 76.63 (+2.11), INTC: 30.63 (+0.05), ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), QRVO: 49.90 (+0.79), XLNX: 47.00 (-0.86), ADI: 55.78 (+0.31), CRUS: 36.35 (+0.20), AAPL: 103.01 (+1.51), AVGO: 146.06 (+8.73)
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The Proposed Acquisition of Atmel Corporation May Not Be In The Best Interests of ATML Shareholders
PR Newswire - Thu Jan 21, 2:13PM CST
The fairness of the proposed acquisition of Atmel Corporation ("ATML" or the "Company"
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01)
Global Haptics Technology Market in Consumer Electronics 2015-2019 - Smartphones, Tablets, Gaming Consoles, Wearables & Others
M2 - Thu Jan 21, 6:45AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ktcwhz/global_haptics) has announced the addition of the "Global Haptics Technology Market in Consumer Electronics 2015-2019" report to their offering. The report expects that the global haptics technology market in consumer electronics to grow at a CAGR of 21.1% over the period 2014-2019. The report includes the present scenario and the growth prospects of the global haptics technology market in consumer electronics for the period 2015-2019. To calculate the market size, the report considers revenue generated from software license agreements and patent license agreements of global haptics technology for consumer electronic devices. The consumer electronic devices considered in the report include: - Smartphones - Tablets - Gaming consoles - Wearables (smartwatch and smart bands) - Others (digital cameras, personal navigation devices, portable media players, printer, and white goods) This report has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market. Companies Mentioned: - Immersion - AC Technologies Holdings - Alps Electric - Analog Devices - Atmel - Bluecom - Cypress Semiconductor - Daesung Group - Dongwoon Anatech - Fairchild Semiconductor - Hokuriku Electric Industry - Hysonic - Imagis - Jahwa Electronics - Jinlong Machinery and Electronics - Johnson Electric Group - Konghong - Methode Electronics - NEC TOKIN - Nidec Copal Electronics - RAONTECH - SEMCO - SMK - Texas Instruments - Visteon - Yeil Electronics Key Topics Covered: PART 01: Executive summary PART 02: Scope of the report PART 03: Market research methodology PART 04: Introduction PART 05: Market landscape PART 06: Market segmentation by type PART 07: Market segmentation by application PART 08: Geographical segmentation PART 09: Market drivers PART 10: Impact of drivers PART 11: Market challenges PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges PART 13: Market trends PART 14: Vendor landscape PART 15: Key vendor analysis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/kt...al_haptics
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), CY: 8.58 (+0.16), VC: 72.90 (+0.06), TXN: 54.89 (+0.02), ADI: 55.78 (+0.31), MEI: 28.16 (+0.18), FCS: 20.11 (-0.08)
Harwood Feffer LLP Announces Investigation of Atmel Corporation
PR Newswire - Wed Jan 20, 3:24PM CST
Harwood Feffer LLP (www.hfesq.com) is investigating potential claims against the board of directors of Atmel Corporation ("Atmel" or the "Company"
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01)
Stocks Slash Earlier Losses in Final Hour of Trading
at The Street - Wed Jan 20, 2:20PM CST
Stocks recover from brutal session lows by mid-afternoon Wednesday, though remain in the red as a massive selloff in crude oil prices spooks traders.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), NFLX: 101.58 (+3.65), GS: 156.84 (+1.51), RDS.A: 47.99 (+0.39), IBM: 137.80 (unch), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71)
Microchip Reports Preliminary Q3 Results, Acquires Atmel
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jan 20, 1:40PM CST
With less than two weeks before its third-quarter fiscal 2016 earnings release, the U.S.-based semiconductor firm Microchip Technology Inc. (MCHP) has come up with two headlines that will likely receive heavy investor scrutiny.
ATML: 8.12 (+0.01), MTSI: 41.76 (+1.61), MCHP: 46.83 (+0.71), MXL: 17.51 (+0.35)