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                                ATMEL CORPORATION
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                                 GUST PERLEGOS
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       Atmel Corporation Chairman George Perlegos Calls Special Meeting of
                    Stockholders to Remove Certain Directors

(San Jose, CA - August 7, 2006) On Saturday, August 5, 2006, in his capacity as
Chairman of the board of directors of Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), George
Perlegos called a special meeting of Atmel's stockholders, as permitted under
Atmel's Bylaws. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on the removal of the
following directors: Pierre Fougere, T. Peter Thomas, Chaiho Kim, David
Sugishita, and Steven Laub. The meeting will take place on October 5, 2006 or
such other date as Atmel's board may fix. By letter dated August 5, 2006, copy
attached, Mr. Perlegos directed Atmel's secretary, Mark Bertelsen, to give
notice to all stockholders.

On Sunday, August 6, 2006, the five named directors purported to elect David
Sugishita as Chairman of Atmel's board and to cancel the stockholders meeting
called by George Perlegos. An injunctive action challenging the cancellation of
the meeting and directing that the meeting go forward has been filed in Delaware
Chancery Court.

George Perlegos' decision to call the special meeting of stockholders followed
an action taken on Saturday morning, August 5, 2006, by directors Fougere,
Thomas, Kim, Sugishita, and Laub, who purported to terminate the employment of
George Perlegos as Atmel's President and Chief Executive Officer and the
employment of Gust Perlegos as Atmel's Executive Vice President. Both George
Perlegos and Gust Perlegos, who remain directors of Atmel, maintain that the
purported terminations are unlawful and improper, and that the grounds cited for
the purported terminations are baseless. An action seeking a determination they
are entitled to their respective offices has been brought in Delaware Chancery
Court.

To the extent that this press release is deemed to constitute proxy solicitation
material, which we do not acknowledge, the participants include George Perlegos
and Gust Perlegos, both of whom are directors and stockholders of the company.
Information regarding their stock ownership can be found in the company's proxy
statement for the 2006 annual meeting of stockholders, a copy of which was filed
with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2006 and is
available from the SEC's website (www.sec.gov).

Stockholders are advised to read carefully the proxy statement to be provided by
George and Gust Perlegos when it becomes available because it will contain
important information. When available, the proxy statement and any other
relevant documents will be available for free at the website for the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (www.sec.gov).

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                                ATMEL CORPORATION


         Mr. Mark A. Bertelsen, Secretary                Via Facsimile and Email
         Atmel Corporation                               Aug 5, 2006
         Wilson, Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, PC
         650 Page Mill Road
         Palo Alto, CA 94304

         Board of Directors
         Atmel Corporation
         2325 Orchard Parkway
         San Jose, CA 95131


                  Re: Call of Special Meeting of Stockholders
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         Dear Mr. Bertelsen and Directors:

      Pursuant to Section 2.3 of the Bylaws (the "Bylaws") of Atmel Corporation,
a Delaware corporation ("Atmel"), in my capacity as Chairman of the Board of
Directors of Atmel, I hereby call a special meeting of the stockholders of Atmel
to be held on October 5, 2006 at the Company's principal executive office or at
such other place as the Board of Directors may fix, for the purpose of voting on
the removal from office without cause of the following directors: Pierre
Fougere, T. Peter Thomas, Chaiho Kim, David Sugishita and Steven Laub.

      Pursuant to Section 5.9 of the Bylaws, the Secretary "shall give, or cause
to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders ... required to be given
by law or these Bylaws." Accordingly, the Secretary is hereby directed to give
prompt written notice of the calling of the Special Meeting to all stockholders
of record as of the date next preceding the date notice is given or on a record
date to be fixed by the Board of Directors at the special meeting of the
directors to be held on August 6, 2006.

      I ask Mr. Bertelsen to confirm to me immediately that he will comply with
the requirements of the Atmel Bylaws and give, or cause to be given, notice of
the Special Meeting. In addition, please provide me with a copy of the notice of
the Special Meeting. Finally, please copy my attorney, Paul Alexander of Heller
Erhman LLP, on all future correspondence.

                                   Sincerely,

                                   /s/ George Perlegos Aug 5, 2006
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                                   George Perlegos
                                   Chairman of the Board of Directors
                                   Atmel Corporation

      Cc: Paul Alexander