STMicroelectronics Sues Atmel
for Patent Infringement

GENEVA--July 25, 2000 - STMicroelectronics today announced that its U.S.
affiliate filed a lawsuit for patent infringement against Atmel Corporation. The
lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas.

STMicroelectronics holds a broad and quality patent portfolio with over 19,000
patents and pending patent applications worldwide corresponding to more than
11,000 original inventions. STMicroelectronics has used its patent portfolio to
protect its significant investment in R&D since its creation in 1987 and to
enter into patent licenses with several major semiconductor companies.

The lawsuit alleges that Atmel infringes nine patents covering manufacturing
processes as well as various products, including memory products,
microcontroller products, and smart card products. The patents are United States
Patents 5,748,528; 5,594,793; 5,452,467; 5,045,495; 5,031,092; 4,879,693;
4,849,942; 4,553,314; and??? 4,348,743. ???

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Thomson
Semiconducteurs, one of the constituent companies of the current Company,
acquired Mostek assets in 1985 and SGS-THOMSON U.S. succeeded to the interest of
Mostek under the Intel License Agreement upon the Company's formation in 1987.
SGS-THOMSON U.S.'s succession rights under the Intel License Agreement were
upheld in a court judgment rendered

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