Exhibit 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Robert Avery, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual
Report of Atmel Corporation on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002
(i) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) that information contained in such
Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents in all material respects the
financial condition and results of operations of Atmel Corporation.

March 24, 2003                      By: /s/  ROBERT AVERY
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                                        Name:  Robert Avery
                                        Title: Interim Vice President,
                                               Finance & Chief Financial Officer