Atmel Appoints Charles Carinalli, Semiconductor Industry Veteran, as New Independent Director
Posted on February 20, 2008
Filed Under Semiconductors, Silicon Valley News
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that the Company’s Board of
Directors has appointed Charles Carinalli as a new Independent Director.
Mr. Carinalli, 60, is the Principal of Carinalli Ventures and currently
serves on the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. and Fairchild
Semiconductor International, Inc. Mr. Carinalli served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Adaptive Silicon, Inc., a programmable logic
start-up, from 1999 until 2002. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Carinalli was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Wavespan Corporation, a developer
of broadband wireless access systems which was acquired by Proxim, Inc.
Mr. Carinalli started his career with National Semiconductor
Corporation where he spent twenty-six years in senior technical and
management responsibilities including Vice President and General Manager of
the Integrated Systems Group (ISG), and Senior Vice President and Chief
Technical Officer reporting to the CEO. Mr. Carinalli also served as
Chairman on the Boards of Clearwater Communications, Inc. and Semiconductor
Research Corporation.
“We are pleased to have Charles join our Board as a new Independent
Director,” stated Steven Laub, Atmel’s President and Chief Executive
Officer. “The depth of his industry experience and knowledge will prove
invaluable as we continue to execute on our business plan and position
Atmel for sustainable, profitable growth.”
Mr. Carinalli’s appointment fills the vacancy created by Pierre
Fougere, who retired from the Board to focus more time on personal
pursuits.
Laub continued, “On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Pierre for his
seven years of service to Atmel and the contributions he has made to the
Company. His dedication and support are greatly appreciated. We wish him
well.”
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and
radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadest
intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel provides the
electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer,
industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets.
Contact: Robert Pursel, Director of Investor Relations, 408-487-2677
SOURCE Atmel Corporation
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