Board of Directors

David Sugishita has served as the Non-executive Chairman of the Board since August 2006 and as a director of Atmel since February 2004. In addition, Mr. Sugishita is Chairman of both the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Sugishita also serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for Ditech Networks, Inc. Mr. Sugishita previously served on the board of directors of Micro Component Technology, Inc. from 1994 to 2009. Since 2000, Mr. Sugishita has taken various short-term assignments including EVP of Special Projects at Peregrine Systems from December 2003 to July 2004 and EVP/CFO at SONICblue, Inc. from January 2002 to April 2002. Prior to 2000, Mr. Sugishita held various senior financial management positions at Synopsys (SVP/CFO) from 1997 to 2000; Actel (SVP/CFO) from 1995 to 1997; Micro Component Technology (SVP/CFO) from 1994 to 1995; Applied Materials (VP/Corporate Controller) from 1991 to 1994; and National Semiconductor (VP/Finance) from 1978 to 1991. Mr. Sugishita holds degrees in business administration from San Jose State University (B.S.) and Santa Clara University (M.B.A.).

Mr. Sugishita brings to the Board over two decades of experience as a financial executive officer and member of the boards of directors of high technology public companies, specifically in the semiconductor industry. As our second longest serving Board member, he has a high degree of familiarity with Atmel's business. Through his extensive executive management and board service experience, Mr. Sugishita has developed the leadership, business judgment and consensus-building skills necessary to effectively lead our Board as Non-executive Chairman. His strong expertise and background in accounting and financial management, years of service on the audit committee of Ditech and a track record as an accomplished financial executive have provided him with the financial acumen and skills necessary to serve as Chairman of our Audit Committee.

Steven Laub has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Atmel since August 2006 and as a director of Atmel since February 2006. From 2005 to August 2006, Mr. Laub was a technology partner at Golden Gate Capital Corporation, a private equity buyout firm, and the Executive Chairman of Teridian Semiconductor Corporation, a fabless semiconductor company. Prior to that time, Mr. Laub was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Image, Inc., a provider of semiconductor solutions. Mr. Laub also spent 13 years in executive positions (including President, Chief Operating Officer and member of the board of directors) at Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, a supplier of programmable logic devices and related software. Prior to joining Lattice Semiconductor, Mr. Laub was a vice president and partner at Bain and Company, a global strategic consulting firm. Mr. Laub holds a degree in economics from the University of California, Los Angeles (B.A.) and a degree from Harvard Law School (J.D.). As our President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board, Mr. Laub draws upon over two decades of experience in an array of executive management roles within the semiconductor industry. In addition to his semiconductor industry experience, Mr. Laub brings to the Board the critical expertise gained over an accomplished career focusing on executive management, corporate and business unit strategy, operational expertise, mergers and acquisitions, and a background in law.

Tsung-Ching Wu has served as a director of Atmel since 1985 and as Executive Vice President, Office of the President since 2001. Mr. Wu served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Atmel from January 1996 to January 2001 and as Vice President, Technology from January 1986 to January 1996. Mr. Wu holds degrees in electrical engineering from the National Taiwan University (B.S.), the State University of New York at Stony Brook (M.S.) and the University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D.). Mr. Wu, our co-founder and longest serving Board member, brings to our Board an extensive background spanning nearly thirty years in the semiconductor industry and a deep knowledge and understanding of Atmel's business, operations and employees. Mr. Wu has served as a member of our Board since 1985 and a member of our executive management team since 1986.

Charles Carinalli has served as a director of Atmel since February 2008. He has been a Principal of Carinalli Ventures since January 2002. From July 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Carinalli was Chief Executive Officer and a director of Adaptive Silicon, Inc., a developer of semiconductors. From December 1996 to July 1999, Mr. Carinalli served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Wavespan Corporation, a developer of wireless broadband access systems that was acquired by Proxim, Inc. From 1970 to 1996, Mr. Carinalli served in various positions for National Semiconductor Corporation, a publicly traded company developing analog-based semiconductor products, most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. Mr. Carinalli currently serves on the boards of directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. and Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. Mr. Carinalli also serves as a director of a privately held company. Mr. Carinalli holds an M.S.E.E. from Santa Clara University and a B.S.E.E. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Mr. Carinalli brings to our Board over three decades of experience in the semiconductor industry in management and operational roles at large semiconductor companies and several emerging private companies. In addition to his industry experience, Mr. Carinalli brings to our Board significant investment experience and a demonstrated track record of converting ideas into successful business ventures.

Papken Der Torossian has served as a director of Atmel since July 2007. He has been the Managing Director of Crest Enterprise LLC since September 1997. He also served as the Chairman of Vistec Semiconductor Systems, Inc. from September 2005 until October 2008 and as Chairman of the Board of Therma Wave, Inc. from March 2003 until May 2007, when the company was sold to KLA-Tencor Corporation. From 1984 to May 2001, Mr. Der Torossian was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Silicon Valley Group (SVGI), which was acquired by ASML Holding N.V. Earlier, he was credited for turning around several companies and operations, including as President of ECS Microsystems and President of the Santa Cruz Division of Plantronics, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Der Torossian spent four years at Spectra-Physics and twelve years with Hewlett-Packard Company in a number of management positions. Mr. Der Torossian currently serves as a director of ParkerVision, Inc. Mr. Der Torossian was formerly on the board of directors of the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group (SVMG) and on the board of the Semiconductor Industry Supplier Association (SISA). He was also Chairman of the Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International Environmental, Health & Safety Committee (SEMI EHS), and has served as Chairman of Semi/Sematech. He also serves as a director for several privately held companies. Mr. Der Torossian holds a B.S.M.E. degree from MIT and an M.S.M.E. degree from Stanford University. With over two decades of experience in engineering, and demonstrated accomplishments as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of several high technology public and private companies, Mr. Der Torossian is intimately familiar with the operation and management of a global industrial company. Mr. Der Torossian's service on industry organizations and educational background provide him with a firm understanding of Atmel's technology and business. Mr. Der Torossian also brings to the Board demonstrated consensus-building experience in the fields of international trade and organized labor.

Jack L. Saltich has served as a director of Atmel since July 2007. He has been the Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer of Vitex Systems, Inc., a private technology company, since January 2006. From July 1999 to August 2005, Mr. Saltich served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Three-Five Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of display systems and provider of electronic manufacturing services. Three-Five Systems, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on September 8, 2005. From 1993 to 1999, Mr. Saltich served as Vice President of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., where his last position was General Manager of AMD's European Center in Dresden, Germany. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Saltich served as Executive Vice President for Applied Micro Circuits Company, a company servicing the high speed telecommunications market. From 1988 to 1991, he was Vice President at VLSI Technology, a semiconductor company. From 1971 to 1988, Mr. Saltich served in a number of capacities with Motorola, Inc. Mr. Saltich currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of Leadis Technology, Inc., Immersion Corporation and Ramtron International Corporation. Mr. Saltich also serves on the board of directors of Vitex Systems, a private company, and on the Manufacturing Advisory Board for Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Mr. Saltich previously served on the board of directors of InPlay Technologies, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. Mr. Saltich received both B.S. and masters degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois. In 2002, he received a distinguished alumni award from the University of Illinois.

With three decades of varied experience in the semiconductor industry, including research and development, manufacturing and operations experience, Mr. Saltich brings a deep understanding of our business and valuable operational and strategic expertise to our Board. Mr. Saltich's management positions with AMD have provided him with critical insights into the operational requirements of a global company. His extensive service on the compensation committees of boards of directors of several public companies has provided Mr. Saltich with the strong background in executive compensation necessary to serve as Chairman of our Compensation Committee.

Dr. Edward Ross has served as a director of Atmel since April 2008. He is currently retired, having previously served as President (2000 through December 2004) and President Emeritus (January 2005 through December 2005) of TSMC North America, the U.S. subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited, a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer. Previously, he was Senior Vice President of Synopsys, Inc., an electronic design automation supplier, from 1998 to 2000, and President of Technology and Manufacturing at Cirrus Logic, Inc., a semiconductor manufacturer, from 1995 to 1998. Dr. Ross currently serves on the board of directors of Volterra Semiconductor Corporation. Dr. Ross previously served on the board of directors of RAE Systems Inc. from 2001 to 2006 and California Micro Devices Corporation (most recently as non-executive chairman of the board) from 2002 until its acquisition by ON Semiconductor Corporation in January 2010. Dr. Ross holds a B.S.E.E. from Drexel University and an M.S.E.E., M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Dr. Ross brings to our Board an extensive career in the semiconductor industry as an executive officer and director of global public and emerging private companies. His educational and executive backgrounds provide functional insight into our business and technologies.