Atmel and Stanford Microdevices Announce Joint Development Agreement for RF Products Using SiGe Technology.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HEILBRONN, Germany & SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 09, 2001 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) and Stanford Microdevices (Nasdaq:SMDI SMDI Simplified Message Desk Interface (telephone network service, customer interface specification) SMDI Station Message Desk Interface SMDI SCSI Musical Data Interchange SMDI Storage Module Disk Interconnect ) today announced a joint development agreement whereby the two companies will collaborate on the design and development of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. products based on Atmel's advanced Silicon-Germanium (SiGe) technology. The companies plan to exchange design, packaging and test-related intellectual property (IP) to accelerate the introduction of innovative new products to their complementary high-volume consumer and wireless infrastructure markets. "This agreement enables two leading-edge innovators to minimize duplicative development activity while concentrating undiluted research and development resources on bringing the most sophisticated and inventive SiGe wireless communications products to our respective customer bases." Dr. Frank Heinricht, Chief Executive Officer of Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division, said. Stated Bob Van Buskirk, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stanford Microdevices, "this agreement will enhance SMDI's ability to leverage its marketing, design and sales channel strengths with Atmel's wafer fabrication Wafer Fabrication is a procedure composed of many repeated sequential processes to produce complete electrical or photonic circuits. Examples include production of radio frequency (RF) amplifiers, LEDs, optical computer components, and CPUs for computers. , test and packaging capabilities to maximize both companies' success in employing SiGe technology. The strategic objective of this agreement is to improve our joint ability to deliver high performance, cost-effective RF products to customers worldwide." Stanford Microdevices and Atmel plan to jointly develop advanced products to be marketed through the respective companies' global sales channels. In addition to providing for IP and product collaboration between the two companies, the agreement also facilitates the private-label distribution of selected RF components. Atmel Corporation Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in 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. with manufacturing facilities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory See non-volatile 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, bipolar SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Stanford Microdevices, Inc. An ISO- iso- or is- pref. 1. Equal; uniform: isobar. 2. Isomeric: isopropyl. 3. 9002 certified manufacturer headquartered in Sunnyvale, California Sunnyvale ([sʌniveil]) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is one of the major cities that make up the Silicon Valley. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 131,760. with design centers throughout the U.S. and Canada, Stanford Microdevices is a leading supplier of high-performance RF components for the wireless and wireline telecommunications markets. SMDI's products include power modules, low-noise amplifiers, high-linearity gain blocks, high-performance transistors, modulators, switches, mixers, upconverters and downconverters, and high-performance multicomponent modules (MCMs) for transmit and receive applications. Product information may be found at Stanford Microdevices' website at www.stanfordmicro.com. Atmel product and financial information can be retrieved from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America call 800/292-8635. Internationally from a fax phone, dial 408/441-0732. Requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. Information Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers product information may be retrieved at www.atmel-wm.com. Reader's Contact Veronique Sablereau Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers 3, Avenue du Centre - BP 309 78054 St Quentin-en-Yvelines - France Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events. We wish to caution the reader that such statements are, in fact, predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In particular, the agreement between Atmel and Stanford Microdevices may not be successful in developing, manufacturing or selling any silicon germanium (SiGe) A semiconductor material made from silicon and germanium. Germanium is very similar to silicon, but when one layer is grown on top of the other to form the base of the transistor, the resulting transistor can switch faster and yield higher performance. parts, or the parts developed may not be profitable for either company. Other risks that could cause actual events to differ materially are included in respective companies' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This document contains and identifies important factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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