In a move that could bring faster wireless capabilities to gadgets and Arduino boards, chip maker Atmel is buying wireless chip maker Newport Media for US$140 million. Atmel’s chips are widely used in ...

Atmel and Arduino teamed up at World Maker Faire to introduce the Wi-Fi shield 101. [Gary] from Atmel gave us the lowdown on this new shield and its components. The shield is a rather spartan affair, ...

Arduino is an open-source, community-based prototyping platform that offers accessible hardware and well-documented software to electronics enthusiasts. The community encompasses artists, designers, ...

The three easy-to-use development boards that enable design engineers to quickly get their project or design started within the Arduino ecosystem include: There will also be four complete ...

At the MakerFair Bay Area Expo in San Mateo, Ca. this weekend Atmel and Arduino took wraps off their jointly developed Arduino Zero, a 32-bit platform they are aiming ...

Arduino has today announced the launch of their new Arduino Zero, a powerful 32-bit extension of the platform established by the popular Arduino UNO development board. The Arduino Zero has been ...

The Internet is full of extremely clever people, and most of the time they don’t realize how stupid they actually are. Every time there’s a rocket launch, there’s usually a few cubesats tucked away ...

SAN MATEO,Calif., May 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Maker Faire-- Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU) and touch solutions, today announced the company will be demonstrating ...