Summary Microchip's deal for Atmel would create a strong #3 in the microcontroller space and give MCHP the opportunity to create a strong leveragable business with a deeper moat. Atmel's operating ...

Atmel Corp. announced Wednesday that a $3.4 billion bid from Arizona semiconductor manufacturer Microchip Technology Inc. has topped a September offer from London-based Dialog Semiconductor plc ...

Microchip Technology says it has a deal to acquire rival chipmaker Atmel for roughly $3.56 billion in cash and stock.

Now, though, the deal is done: Microchip will acquire Atmel for $3.56 Billion. There are three main companies out there making microcontrollers that are neither ancient 8051 clones or ARM devices ...

Atmel Corp., which agreed in September to sell itself to Dialog Semiconductor PLC, said an unsolicited offer from Microchip Technology Inc. constitutes a “superior proposal,” extending the ...

Microchip Technology Inc. is shelling out $3.56 billion for San Jose-based Atmel. Microchip Technology Inc.’s multibillion dollar acquisition of A San Jose-based semiconductor maker will bolster ...

Microchip Technology Inc. says it is ending its bid to acquire Atmel Corp. and is withdrawing its slate of director-nominees for the company’s upcoming board elections.

Microchip is also withdrawing the slate of directors it had nominated previously for election at Atmel's next annual meeting of shareholders. ''The global economy and the semiconductor business ...

Microchip Technology Inc. signed a deal to buy Atmel Corp., which said last week that Microchip’s unsolicited bid was superior to an agreement with Dialog Semiconductor.

Atmel Corp. says its board of directors has rejected the unsolicited bid from Microchip Technology and ON Semiconductor Corp. saying the offer "significantly undervalues" the company.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Chipmakers Microchip Technology Inc and ON Semiconductor Corp have jointly made an unsolicited offer to buy rival Atmel Corp for $2.3 billion, seeking to battle slowing ...

U.S. chipmaker Atmel Corp said it considered Microchip Technology Inc's $3.42 billion cash-and-stock proposal superior to an offer from Dialog Semiconductor Plc.