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<P align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August&nbsp;12, 2003</B>
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<Div align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>Registration
No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8
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<div align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B><BR>
<B><I>Under<BR>
The Securities Act of 1933</I></B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>ATMEL CORPORATION
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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</B>
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<B>77-0051991</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2325 Orchard Parkway<BR>
San Jose, California 95131<BR>
(Address, including zip code of principal executive offices)</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1996 Stock Plan<BR>
1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan<BR>
(Full title of the plan)</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Michael Ross<BR>
Atmel Corporation<BR>
Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
2325 Orchard Parkway<BR>
San Jose, California 95131<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(408)&nbsp;441-0311<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</B>
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copies to:</I><BR>
<B>Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.<BR>
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &#038; Rosati<BR>
Professional Corporation<BR>
650 Page Mill Road<BR>
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050<BR>
(650)&nbsp;493-9300</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share:</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">2.81 </FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">--To be issued under the 1991 Employee Stock
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp; Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock that become issuable
under the Plans by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions related to the registered securities.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(2)&nbsp; Computed in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The estimated exercise price of $2.81 was computed in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457 by averaging the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
August&nbsp;8, 2003.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">(3)&nbsp; Computed in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The estimated exercise price of $2.39 was computed in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457 by taking 85% of the price obtained by averaging the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock as reported
on the Nasdaq National Market on August&nbsp;8, 2003.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;2. Registration Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#003">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;4. Description Of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#010">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>ATMEL CORPORATION</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART I</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Omitted pursuant to the instructions and provisions of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registration Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Omitted pursuant to the instructions and provisions of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents and information previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<I>Commission</I>&#148;) by Atmel Corporation (the
&#147;<I>Registrant</I>&#148;) are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2003 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<I>Exchange Act</I>&#148;).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2003 as filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;14, 2003 under the
Exchange Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as filed with the Commission on
February&nbsp;20, 1991 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp; The description of the Registrant&#146;s Preferred Shares Rights Agreement
contained in the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A as filed with
the Commission on November&nbsp;15, 2001 pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Exchange
Act, as amended on December&nbsp;6, 1999, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating any such description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description Of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;XI of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same now exists or may
hereafter be amended, a director shall not be personally liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will
not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties as directors, except for liability:
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">- for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">- for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law,</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">- for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions as provided in Section&nbsp;174 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, or</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" align="left" nowrap><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">- for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">BYLAWS
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our bylaws provide that our directors, officers and agents shall be
indemnified against expenses including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines,
settlements actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding
arising out of their status as such, if such director, officer or agent acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of Atmel Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct
was unlawful.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers,
in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify our
directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorney&#146;s fees,
judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any
action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of Atmel, arising
out of such person&#146;s services as a director or officer of Atmel, any subsidiary
of Atmel or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides
services at the request of Atmel.
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</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Power of Attorney (see page 5).</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="93%"><FONT size="2">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20&nbsp;percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration
Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii)&nbsp;To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided</I>, <I>however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp; The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp; Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 11th day
of August 2003.
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>ATMEL CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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By:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ FRANCIS BARTON</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Francis Barton</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Executive Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints George Perlegos, Francis Barton
and J. Michael Ross, and each of them acting individually, as his or her
attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any
substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed on this 11th day of August 2003 by
the following persons in the capacities indicated:
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ GEORGE PERLEGOS
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors (principal executive officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">George Perlegos</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ FRANCIS BARTON
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Francis Barton</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ GUST PERLEGOS
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Gust Perlegos</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ TSUNG-CHING WU
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Tsung-Ching Wu</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ NORM HALL
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Norm Hall</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ T. PETER THOMAS
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">T. Peter Thomas</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ PIERRE FOUGERE
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Pierre Fougere</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ DR. CHAIHO KIM
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Dr. Chaiho Kim</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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Atmel Corporation Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 12, 2003
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
ATMEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
77-0051991
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2325 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California 95131
(Address, including zip code of principal executive offices)
1996 Stock Plan
1991 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Michael Ross
Atmel Corporation
Vice President and General Counsel
2325 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, California 95131
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 441-0311
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Mark A. Bertelsen, Esq.
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Title of Each Class
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
of Securities to
to be
Price
Offering
Registration
be Registered
Registered
Per Share
Price
Fee
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share:
--To be issued under the 1996 Stock Plan
20,000,000 shares
$
2.81
(2)
$
56,200,000
$
4,546.58
--To be issued under the 1991 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan
20,000,000 shares
$
2.39
(3)
$
47,800,000
$
3,867.02
Total:
40,000,000 shares
$
104,000,000
$
8,413.60
(1)  Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of the Registrant's Common Stock that become issuable
under the Plans by reason of any stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions related to the registered securities.
(2)  Computed in accordance with Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The estimated exercise price of $2.81 was computed in
accordance with Rule 457 by averaging the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on
August 8, 2003.
(3)  Computed in accordance with Rules 457(h) and 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. The estimated exercise price of $2.39 was computed in
accordance with Rule 457 by taking 85% of the price obtained by averaging the high and low prices of a share of the Registrant's Common Stock as reported
on the Nasdaq National Market on August 8, 2003.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Item 2. Registration Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.
Item 4. Description Of Securities.
Item 5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT 5.1
EHXIBIT 23.1
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ATMEL CORPORATION
REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
Omitted pursuant to the instructions and provisions of Form S-8.
Item 2. Registration Information And Employee Plan Annual Information.
Omitted pursuant to the instructions and provisions of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation Of Documents By Reference.
The following documents and information previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "
Commission
") by Atmel Corporation (the
"
Registrant
") are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
(a)  The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002 filed with the Commission on March 24, 2003 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange Act
").
(b)  The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Commission on May 14, 2003 under the
Exchange Act.
(c)  The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with the Commission on
February 20, 1991 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any
amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating any such description.
(d)  The description of the Registrant's Preferred Shares Rights Agreement
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A as filed with
the Commission on November 15, 2001 pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange
Act, as amended on December 6, 1999, including any amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating any such description.
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant
to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act on or after the date
of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities registered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
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Item 4. Description Of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests Of Named Experts And Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
Article XI of our Certificate of Incorporation provides that, to the
fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as the same now exists or may
hereafter be amended, a director shall not be personally liable to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary
duty as a director. Delaware law provides that directors of a corporation will
not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary
duties as directors, except for liability:
- for any breach of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its
stockholders,
- for acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
- for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law, or
- for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
BYLAWS
Our bylaws provide that our directors, officers and agents shall be
indemnified against expenses including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines,
settlements actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding
arising out of their status as such, if such director, officer or agent acted
in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to the best interests of Atmel Corporation, and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such conduct
was unlawful.
We have entered into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers,
in addition to the indemnification provided for in our Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws. These agreements, among other things, indemnify our
directors and officers for certain expenses, including attorney's fees,
judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any
action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of Atmel, arising
out of such person's services as a director or officer of Atmel, any subsidiary
of Atmel or any other company or enterprise to which the person provides
services at the request of Atmel.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the
maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement.
Provided
,
however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the Registrant
pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
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(b)  The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in
the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 11th day
of August 2003.
ATMEL CORPORATION
By:
/s/ FRANCIS BARTON
Francis Barton
Executive Vice President, Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below hereby constitutes and appoints George Perlegos, Francis Barton
and J. Michael Ross, and each of them acting individually, as his or her
attorney-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him in any and all
capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on
Form S-8, and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact, or any
substitute, may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Registration Statement has been signed on this 11th day of August 2003 by
the following persons in the capacities indicated:
Signature
Title
/s/ GEORGE PERLEGOS
President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the
Board of Directors (principal executive officer)
George Perlegos
/s/ FRANCIS BARTON
Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)
Francis Barton
/s/ GUST PERLEGOS
Director
Gust Perlegos
/s/ TSUNG-CHING WU
Director
Tsung-Ching Wu
/s/ NORM HALL
Director
Norm Hall
/s/ T. PETER THOMAS
Director
T. Peter Thomas
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/s/ PIERRE FOUGERE
Director
Pierre Fougere
/s/ DR. CHAIHO KIM
Director
Dr. Chaiho Kim
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of counsel as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of Independent Accountants.
23.2
Consent of counsel (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
Power of Attorney (see page 5).
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