Atmel Offers a Feature-Rich UHF ASK/FSK Receiver/Transmitter Family for Industrial Applications

Heilbronn, Germany (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the
availability of its feature-rich, competitively priced, UHF ASK/FSK
receiver/transmitter family ATA8x0x. Applications include remote
controls for consumer and industrial systems, access control, alarm
and telemetry systems, energy metering, and home automation as well
as active RFID tagging systems.

The UHF ASK/FSK receiver ICs ATA8201 (313 - 317 MHz) and ATA8202
(433 - 435 MHz) are an ideal option for low-cost industrial RF
receiving systems with low power consumption requirements. The ICs
include an integrated IF filter, low-phase-noise VCO, PLL, and loop
filter, and as such require few external devices and no external
filters -- adding to their cost-efficiency. Their fully integrated
filters provide the best combination of large bandwidth and excellent
receiving selectivity, which enables the large transmit and receive
distances typically required for industrial applications. These
transparent receivers can be operated with a separate microcontroller
for bit check and polling modes. Additionally, the ICs' large
oscillation margin enables the use of very low-cost crystals.

The UHF ASK/FSK PLL transmitter ICs ATA8401 (310 - 350 MHz),
ATA8402 (423 - 439 MHz), and ATA8403 (868 - 928 MHz) are designed for
low-cost RF transmission systems in industrial and consumer
applications with data rates up to 50 kBaud (ASK) and 32 kBaud (FSK)
respectively. These transmitters feature an integrated PLL loop
filter, ESD protection, a CLK output for clocking the
microcontroller, and a single-ended antenna output with a highly
efficient power amplifier. Easy-to-design-in solutions are possible
due to the superb isolation of the PLL from the power amplifier and
the power supply. Only minimum external circuitry is necessary.

The ATA8x0x series evolved from Atmel's well-known
automotive-qualified receiver and transmitter ICs. While functionally
identical and fully pin-compatible to those automotive products, the
ATA8x0x series is specified at the -40 degrees Celsius to 85 degrees
Celsius operating temperature range for cost-sensitive industrial and
consumer applications.

Availability and Pricing

Samples of the ATA8x0x family and development boards are now
available. Pricing for the ATA820x receiver ICs starts at US$1.26 and
for the ATA840x transceiver ICs at US$0.71 for 10k piece quantities.

Footnote
ASK = Amplitude Shift Keying
CLK = Clock
ESD = Electronic Static Discharge
FSK = Frequency Shift Keying
IF = Intermediate Frequency
PLL = Phase-locked Loop
UHF = Ultra High Frequency
VCO = Voltage-controlled Oscillator

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory
and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is
able to provide the electronics industry with complete system
solutions focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications,
computing and automotive markets.

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Information

Product information on Atmel's ATA8x0x receiver/transmitter family
may be retrieved at:

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?family_id=651&f
amily_n ame=Smart+RF&part_id=4079 (ATA8201)

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?family_id=651&f
amily_n ame=Smart+RF&part_id=4080 (ATA8202)

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?family_id=651&f
amily_n ame=Smart+RF&part_id=4109 (ATA8401)

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?family_id=651&f
amily_n ame=Smart+RF&part_id=4110 (ATA8402)

http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?family_id=651&f
amily_n ame=Smart+RF&part_id=4111 (ATA8403)

Press Contacts
Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Manager Communications and Automotive
Products
Phone: +49-7131-67-2081, Email: susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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both of Atmel Corporation