Trango Hypervisor Virtualizes Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller

Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Solution significantly reduces CAP application software
development time

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Trango Virtual
Processors, a leading provider of Embedded Virtualization IP,
announced the availability of Trango's Hypervisor for users of
Atmel's AT91CAP9 customizable microcontroller. By creating multiple
machine-independent virtual instances of the underlying CAP(TM)
architecture, Trango's Hypervisor significantly reduces the time
taken to develop CAP application software, and enables existing
software to be re-used with minimal modification. Trango's Hypervisor
runs on both the AT91CAP9A-STK Starter Kit for rapid prototyping and
on the AT91CAP9A-DK Development Kit for in-depth application
development. The joint solution enables customers to benefit from
highly flexible customization, faster time to market and significant
cost reduction in their CPU and system designs.

Built on Atmel's CAP that delivers a high degree of hardware
customization (peripherals, interfaces and custom logic), the joint
solution in addition offers much greater software flexibility.
Support for multiple heterogeneous environments allows any Operating
System, Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) or stand-alone application
to be seamlessly integrated. Proprietary code and open source
software can coexist, each in its own secure execution domain,
protecting intellectual property investments while simultaneously
promoting the use of open source software. Faster time to market, and
lower cost is achieved from both a hardware and software perspective.
NRE costs using Atmel CAP are significantly lower than for standard
cell ASICs, whereas the Trango Hypervisor can bring about a
substantial Bill of Material reduction by removing the need for
additional processors for applications that usually require multiple
CPUs.

The Atmel SoC is quite complete so designers need only focus on
the integrated customizable logic. Meanwhile, the Trango Hypervisor
allows maximum software re-use, and eases the work of integrating
multiple projects. Both components of the solution strongly drive
cost reduction and create a highly competitive and innovative
product.

Target Applications. The joint solution addresses a wide range of
market applications including multimedia devices, video security and
industrial applications.

Trango Hypervisor

Virtualization is a software technology that allows developers to
create multiple simultaneous execution environments. In practical
terms that means that application software executing within each
environment behaves as though it was the sole owner and proprietor of
the SoC, when in fact execution is occurring on a virtual
representation of the underlying hardware: the Trango Hypervisor
creates virtual processors and their isolated execution environments
within which an Operating System, Real-Time OS or applications can
run. The Trango Hypervisor solution is shipped with full set of
services (Power Management, Health Monitoring) and a complete SDK and
tools suite based on Eclipse.

Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller

Atmel's CAP(TM) is an ARM(R) microcontroller-based system-on-chip
with fast local memory, a wide range of industry-standard peripherals
and interfaces, and a Metal Programmable (MP) Block that allows the
designer to add custom logic.

Availability

The Trango Hypervisor for the AT91CAP9 architecture is available
now and its first demonstration is at Embedded World 2008, Nuremberg,
Germany.

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.

About Trango Virtual Processors

Trango Virtual Processors is a leading provider of embedded
processor virtualization solutions, licensing Trango Hypervisor IP to
major semiconductor and device manufacturers. The company helps
customers to create robust security architectures, deploy new
value-added services, and reduce development and bill-of-materials
costs. Headquartered in Grenoble, France, Trango Virtual Processors
has sales and support offices worldwide.

Trango Virtual Processors is an Elsys Design company.

(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo
and combinations thereof, STK(R) and others, are registered
trademarks; CAP(TM) and others are trademarks of Atmel Corporation or
its subsidiaries. ARM(R) is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd. Other
terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

Information:

Atmel's AT91CAP product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91CAP/
Trango's ARM-based Hypervisor is described at:
http://www.trango-vp.com/products/trango_for_arm.php

Atmel Press Contacts:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset, Europe
Tel: +33-0-4-42-53-61-50, Email: peter.bishop@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, US and Asia
Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com
Trango Virtual Processors Press Contacts:
EMEA
Andry Ramiandrasoa, Marketing Manager
Tel: +33-0-4-76-12-28-45, Email: press@trango-vp.com
US
Frank Altschuler, Director of Marketing
Tel: +1-512-947-7215, Email: press@trango-vp.com

Web site: http://www.atmel.com

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Contact:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Europe, +33-0-4-42-53-61-50,
peter.bishop@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, US and
Asia, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel
Corporation; or Andry Ramiandrasoa, Marketing Manager, EMEA,
+33-0-4-76-12-28-45, or Frank Altschuler, Director of Marketing, US,
+1-512-947-7215, both of Trango Virtual Processors,
press@trango-vp.com