Atmel Corporation Colorado Springs Facilities Granted ISO 14001 Environmental Certification.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today that its Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. Operation has earned ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 14001 registration to the international standard for environmental management systems (EMS). Registration to ISO 14001 means Atmel's EMS has been evaluated to the ISO standard and found to be fully operational in the areas of manufacturing, documentation, training, communication, emergency preparedness, preventative and corrective actions, and internal auditing. Underwriters Laboratories Underwriters Laboratories Inc. is a U.S. not-for-profit, privately owned and operated product safety testing and certification organization. Based in Northbrook, Illinois, UL develops standards and test procedures for products, materials, components, assemblies, tools and (UL) issued the registration. This award is a significant step in Atmel's worldwide environmental and quality excellence program. The ISO 14001 standard, like its quality counterpart ISO 9001/QS 9000, is based on the concepts of self-evaluation and continuous improvement. Atmel is committed to conducting business in an environmentally sound manner. The process of obtaining this certification included identifying and managing specific environmental risks and implementing pollution prevention and reduction programs. As part of the certification, specific water and energy reduction objectives were created and implemented. In addition, Atmel's existing chemical reduction plan was enhanced prior to certification. Recycling programs were active prior to beginning the ISO certification but were improved through the process. The Colorado Springs site is Atmel's largest wafer production facility and presently employs approximately 2000 people. The site includes a clean room fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´sh  n),n the construction or making of a restoration. operation, memory test facilities, marketing operations, and multiple design centers. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BiCMOS, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof are registered trademarks, and others contained herein are trademarks, of Atmel Corporation. Other terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. Information Atmel's product information may be retrieved at http://www.atmel.com/atmel/products/prod32.htm. Additional requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. |
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