Atmel (ATML) 10-K 2010 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     I, Stephen Cumming, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Annual Report of Atmel Corporation on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010 (i) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and (ii) that information contained in such Annual Report on Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Atmel Corporation.

March 1, 2011	By:	/s/ STEPHEN CUMMING
		Stephen Cumming
		Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer