Hi Bob, Remember, the news reports says that this an *offer* to buy the company. The news reports also say that discussions between the CEO took place in early September and that Atmel's Board of Directors *declined* the offer at that time.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Bob Paddock > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2008 1:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [avr-chat] What does potential Microchip buy out of > Atmel mean forfuture of AVR? > > My boss just came in my cube in a panic asked "What have > you heard about Microchip and On Semi. buying Atmel? > Is this going to be a problem for us?" > > He is worried that Microchip will kill the AVR, that > we use by the tens of thousands per year. > > http://www.eetimes.com/news/latest/showArticle.jhtml?articleID > =210605267 > > Microchip has already said: > > "Microchip said it intends to dispose of Atmel's ASIC business after > completing the acquisition." > > What else will they dispose of? > > "Microchip (Chandler, Ariz.) says ON Semiconductor (Phoenix) > would acquire the > assets related to Atmel's nonvolatile memory and RF and > automotive businesses > immediately prior to the closing of a merger. " > > Do the Dataflash (vs EEPROM division) parts go to Microchip > or On Semi? > > > _______________________________________________ > AVR-chat mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-chat > _______________________________________________ AVR-chat mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/avr-chat
