Atmel Extends Its Popular 8O51 Flash Microcontroller Family With a New 128-Kbyte Device

Nantes, France, November 27 (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the
AT89C51RE2, a new 8O51-based microcontroller with 128 Kbytes of Flash
program memory.

The device is an addition to the existing 16-, 32-, and 64-Kbyte
8O51 Flash family of AT89C51RB2/RC2/RD2/ED2 microcontrollers which
have become an industry standard.

The AT89C51RE2 comes with a rich feature set including 8-Kbytes of
RAM, two UARTs, watchdog timer, power-on-reset, power-fail detector,
PCA, SPI and on-chip debug, and up to fifty general-purpose I/Os for
application use. The device is ideally suited for industrial and
consumer applications such as I/O management, power management,
industrial and motor control, smart sensors and set-top boxes. The
AT89C51RE2 can operate from 2.7 to 5.5 volts and from 2 to 40 MHz and
achieves a 4 MIPS throughput when running at 40 MHz.

A key new feature is the on chip debug (OCD) capability that
enables low cost emulation. The hardware debug system with Windows(R)
IDE interface allows the user to access debugging functions built
into the AT89C51RE2 resulting in faster development and verification
of user code in real-time.

Pricing and Availability

The AT89C51RE2 is available in 44-pin PLCC and VQFP packages at
USD $4.80 for 10k units. Atmel offers the AT89STK-11, a starter kit
for USD $99, to evaluate the AT89C51RE2; designers can either run the
demonstration program or their own application. A new low-cost on
chip debug tool, AT89OCD-01 will be available by the end of November
2006.

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, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere
You Are(R).

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Information:

AT89C51RE2 product information may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?PN=AT89C51RE2 .

Press Contacts:
Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Manager - Microcontrollers
Phone: +33-2-40-18-18-87, Email: philippe.faure@nto.atmel.com
Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
Phone: +33-1-30-60-70-68, Fax: +49-71-31-67-24-23, Email:
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim
Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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Contact:
Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Manager, Microcontrollers,
+33-2-40-18-18-87, or philippe.faure@nto.atmel.com, or Veronique
Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager, Europe,
+33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23, or
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations,
USA and Asia Pacific Rim, +1-408-487-2963, or hperlegos@atmel.com