Atmel Announces High Performance, Highly Secure, Biometric Chipset for PC and Embedded Applications

San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the
availability of its FingerChip Security Chipset which provides a
highly secure, high performance, small and cost effective biometric
solution. This new chipset combines Atmel's highly sensitive and
rugged AT77C104 FingerChip(R) fingerprint sensor and the
AT91SAM7FP105 FingerChip Security Processor, a dedicated low power,
32-bit based co-processor, a complete biometric solution for PC and
embedded applications.

Small size is achieved with the use of a unique embedded
biometric matching engine, which achieves exceptional FAR/FRR
performance with very small memory footprints and minimal processing
requirements. This, combined with the use of low cost CMOS processing
and efficient high volume packaging methods for the sensor, offers a
cost-effective, fully embedded, biometric chipset.

Privacy, security and convenience. For PC-based platforms, the
FingerChip Security Chipset provides the ultimate solution for
security and privacy. All biometric processing is on-chip, ensuring
that a user's fingerprint image and template remain private and
secure at all times. Any transfer of data is encrypted and subjected
to challenge/response algorithms to ensure protection from all
methods of attack. The FingerChip Security Chipset supports many
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) functions, enabling it to securely
authenticate TPM devices with a fingerprint match for embedded
applications. In addition the FingerChip Security Chipset adds SPI
and UART interfaces, which combined with a full featured API and
command set enables biometric authentication to be added easily to
any embedded application, and controlled by any small, low cost
microcontroller acting as a Host. The chipset is provided with a full
reference design for rapid platform integration and fast
time-to-market.

High performance, rugged biometric sensor. The Atmel FingerChip
sensor utilizes a thermal-based technology, highly sensitive to the
slightest variation in fingerprint topographies, making it uniquely
able to provide excellent image quality with poor fingers and under
difficult capture conditions. The technology also offers
industry-leading ESD protection, mechanical robustness and strong
fake finger rejection.

Availability. The FingerChip Security Chipset is available now.

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:

Atmel's FingerChip fingerprint sensor product information may be
retrieved at http://www.atmel.com/products/Biometrics/

Press Contacts:
Nancy Moore, Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +1-719-540-3262, Email Nancy.Moore@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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

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Contact:
Nancy Moore, Marketing Communications Manager, +1-719-540-3262,
Nancy.Moore@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations,
+1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel