ATMEL CORPORATION

Correction: Atmel Introduces US$5 GPS Baseband IC

We are advised by Atmel Corporation that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release 'Atmel Introduces $5 GPS Baseband IC With 3 Meter Accuracy' nasdaq:ATML, issued earlier today over PR Newswire, as it contained some erroneous information.

Journalists and other readers should disregard the previous 'KILL' notification for Atmel Corporation, nasdaq:ATML, that was issued earlier today. The 'KILL' notification was incorrectly transmitted by PR Newswire.

Source: Atmel Corporation

Vicki McCann, Director of Marketing Communications, +1-719-540-1724, or vmccann@cso.atmel.com; or Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager -- Europe, +33-1-30-60-70-68, fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23, or veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation

26 apr 05 11:25