When was Atmel founded?

Atmel was founded in 1984 and raised its 1st funding round 31 years after it was founded.

Where is Atmel located?

Atmel is headquartered in San Jose, United States.

How many employees does Atmel have?

As of Sep 30, 2026, the latest employee count at Atmel is 1898.

Is Atmel a funded company?

Atmel is a funded company, having raised an undisclosed amount across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Grant (prize money) round, raised on Jan 02, 2015.

When was the latest funding round of Atmel?

Atmel's latest funding was a $***** Grant (prize money) round on May 01, 2015, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Embedded Systems. In United States, the Embedded Systems sector has seen $418M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of Atmel?

Annual revenue of Atmel is more than $1B as on Dec 31, 2015

Where does Atmel rank among its competitors?

Atmel ranks 17th amongst 114 active competitors, of which 20 are funded. It stands 11th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fractile, which secured $770M in Oct, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Atmel?

Atmel's top competitors include Alif Semiconductor, Ambarella and Celestial AI. Among them, Fractile secured the most recent funding round in October, 2026.

Atmel - 2026 Company Profile, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Atmel offers core processors for the embedded systems. It manufactures microcontrollers for robotic applications ((8-bit AVR, 32-bit AVR, 32-bit ARM-based, automotive grade, and 8-bit Intel 8051 derivatives), radio frequency devices, EEPROM, flash memory devices, symmetric & asymmetric security chips, touch sensors, controllers, and application-specific products. It serves multiple applications including consumer, communications, computer networking, industrial, medical, automotive, aerospace and military applications. It has been acquired by Microchip in 2016.

Key Metrics

Founded Year

1984

Location

San Jose, United States

Stage

Acquired

Latest Funding Round

Grant (prize money), May 01, 2015, $*****

Investors

PointGuard Ventures & 3 more

Ranked

17^th among 114 active competitors

Annual Revenue

$1B+ as on Dec 31, 2015

Employee Count

1,898 as on Sep 30, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Newport Media & 7 more

Similar Companies

Alif Semiconductor & 81 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Microchip Technology (Jan 13, 2016)

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Atmel is associated with 3 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
ATMEL CORP CIN: 872448 , United States, Active	Mar 03, 1999	$1B+ (As on Dec 31, 2015)	-	-
Microchip Technology Inc. CIN: 86-0629024 , United States, Active	Dec 31, 1983	-	5474 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY (INDIA) PRIVATE LIMITED CIN: U72200KA2000PTC026229 , India, Active	Jan 17, 2000	₹1,000+ Cr (As on Mar 31, 2025)	1452 (As on Feb 01, 2026)

Atmel got acquired by Microchip Technology on Jan 13, 2016.

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Atmel has raised funding over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jan 02, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Grant (prize money) round on May 01, 2015 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Atmel has 4 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Atmel:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
May 01, 2015	6665702	Grant (prize money)	5572222	5230491	4670947	6679865
Feb 01, 2015	2558947	Grant (prize money)	1248703	2531274	9877618	Europa
Jan 05, 2015	9826274	Grant (prize money)	5752646	9940007	9495472	Europa

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Atmel's employee count trend

Atmel has 1,898 employees as of Sep 26. Here is Atmel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Atmel include Alif Semiconductor, Ambarella and Celestial AI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Atmel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Alif Semiconductor 2019, Pleasanton (United States), Acquired	Provider of processors and microcontrollers for AI computing	$72.4M	Celesta Capital, Kleiner Perkins & 3 others	69/100
2nd	Ambarella 2004, Santa Clara (United States), Public	Manufacturer of AI-enabled image processors	$15.4M	Northgate Capital, Riverwood Capital & 7 others	69/100
3rd	Celestial AI 2020, Santa Clara (United States), Acquired	Developer of optical interconnect technology for artificial intelligence infrastructure systems	$589M	Koch Disruptive Technologies, Fidelity Investments ... & 21 others	67/100
4th	Renesas Electronics 2002, Tokyo (Japan), Public	Manufacturer of semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries	-	Norwest, Floris Capital & 1 others	67/100
5th	Fractile 2022, London (United Kingdom), Series C	Developer of AI chips for running large AI models	$260M	Oxford Science Enterprises, Kindred Capital ... & 22 others	64/100
6th	Hailo 2017, Tel Aviv (Israel), Acquired	Provider of neural learning processors for edge AI applications	$340M	OurCrowd, Maniv Mobility & 30 others	63/100
7th	SiMa.ai 2018, San Jose (United States), Series C	Developer of hardware and software platform for physical artificial intelligence	$500M	Fidelity Investments, Maverick Capital & 18 others	62/100
8th	Mythic 2012, Austin (United States), Series D	Developer of analog compute-in-memory solutions for artificial intelligence inference acceleration	$266M	DCVC, Lux Capital & 28 others	62/100
9th	Cambricon 2016, Beijing (China), Public	Developer of AI chips, software, and intelligent processing solutions	$100M	SDIC Venture Capital Management, China Merchants Bank ... & 23 others	61/100
10th	Goodix 2002, Shenzhen (China), Public	Provider of IC design and software solution	-	-	60/100
17th	Atmel 1984, San Jose (United States), Acquired	Provider of core processors for embedded systems	-	PointGuard Ventures, Oradell Capital & 2 others	48/100

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Atmel has made 1 investments in companies including Inside Secure. Atmel has also acquired 7 companies including Newport Media and Ozmo Devices.

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Date of Investment/Acquisition	Type	Company Name	Founded Year	Location
Jul 07, 2014	Acquisition	Newport Media	2005	Lake (United States)
Dec 19, 2012	Acquisition	Ozmo Devices	2004	Palo Alto (United States)
Dec 19, 2012	Acquisition	Ozmo	2015	Hong Kong (China)