Atmel's Secure 32-bit ARM System-on-Chip Microcontroller Awarded Common Criteria EAL4+ Certification

Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

- The First Secure System-on-Chip Awarded Common Criteria EAL4+
Certification

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is proud to announce that the
AT91S0100 and its derivatives have been granted Common Criteria
certification EAL4+. This vulnerability assessment corresponds to
today's highest proven resistance against any security attack
(AVA_VLA4). The AT91SO family is compliant with EMV and PCI PED
standards.

The AT91SO100 is the first secure microcontroller platform for
trusted electronic transaction terminals that has been awarded a
Common Criteria EAL4+ certification. The Atmel devices with this
certification are ideal for applications such as e-payment,
e-government, identity and IP protection. Providing a higher level of
security, Atmel's certified devices are an optimal choice for new
designs.

Based on the ARM(R) SecurCore(TM) SC100 CPU, the AT91SO100
features 256 Kbytes of EEPROM program and data memory and 100 Kbytes
of RAM. It offers an impressive set of cryptographic features, the
AdvX(TM) crypto accelerator, strong security mechanisms, firewalls,
environmental protections (mesh, switches, secure packages) and
backup area (RTC, master keys).

"Being awarded the Common Criteria EAL4+ Certification enhances
our leadership in the secure microcontroller market," commented David
Richetto, Atmel's Marketing Manager for Embedded Security.

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:
For further information on Atmel's Secure System-On-Chip family, go to:
http://www.atmel.com/products/secure_soc
Press Contacts:
Carine Bourgon, Communications Manager - Atmel Rousset
Tel: +33-4-42-53-60-52, Email: carine.bourgon@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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Contact:
Carine Bourgon, Communications Manager - Atmel Rousset,
+33-4-42-53-60-52, carine.bourgon@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos,
Public Relations, +1-408-487-2963, hperlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel