FORM 4
[ X ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

LAUB STEVEN 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ATMEL CORP [ ATML ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

1600 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

4/1/2016
(Street)

SAN JOSE, CA 95110
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   3/7/2016     G   V 54872   D $8.12   1251863   D    
Common Stock   4/1/2016     F    155318   D $8.12   1096545   (1) D    
Common Stock   4/4/2016     D    1096545   D   (2) 0   D    

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Reflects a non-market disposition undertaken to pay taxes for the Reporting Person in connection with the vesting of restricted stock units. No shares were actually sold by the Reporting Person.
( 2)  Disposed of pursuant to merger agreement among Microchip Technology Corporation, Hero Acquisition Corporation and Atmel Corporation as follows: (a) 145,527 shares of common stock were disposed in exchange for, and converted in to the right to receive, per share (i) $7.00 in cash and (ii) a fraction of a share of Microchip common stock have a market value of $1.15, calculated in accordance with the merger agreement and (b) 951,018 shares constituting Issuer time-based restricted stock units which were assumed by Microchip and were converted into the right to receive, upon vesting in accordance with time-based vesting schedules subject to earlier acceleration in accordance with the Issuer's change of control plans, such number of shares of Microchip common stock equal to (i) 951,018 multiplied by (ii) $8.15 divided by the market value of a share of Microchip common stock, calculated in accordance with the merger agreement.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
LAUB STEVEN
1600 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
SAN JOSE, CA 95110 		X
President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Steven Ruskin, attorney-in-fact for Steven Laub 4/4/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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