Atmel Introduces the Industry's First 1-Mbit Serial EEPROM in an 8-lead TSSOP Package

San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Reduces Cost, Space, and Power for the Next Generation Hand Held
Applications

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the industry's
first 1-Mbit device in an 8-lead TSSOP (4.4mm) package. As the
largest manufacturer of Serial EEPROMs worldwide, Atmel offers the
industry's widest product portfolio of Serial EEPROMs & Flash in
2-wire, SPI and 3-wire protocols. The AT24C1024B is the newest member
of the 2-wire family of devices designed with Atmel's advanced EEPROM
technology, making it possible to fit a 1-Mbit EEPROM in an 8-lead
TSSOP package. Previously, the highest available density by the
industry was a 512K-bit. The AT24C1024B is also available in a SO8
narrow body, and 150mil JEDEC SOIC (3.8mm) and features a 2-wire
protocol with clock frequency up to 1MHz.

The AT24C1024B features two input addresses which provides
designers with maximum flexibility to cascade up to four AT24C1024B
devices on the same bus, thus increasing the overall storage density
up to 4-Mbit.

The AT24C1024B operates from 1.8V to 5.5V and is ideal for a wide
range of consumer, industrial and medical applications. The TSSOP
package enables manufacturers of digital cameras, game cards, PDAs
and other portable consumer products to increase the memory capacity
for storage, while offering slimmer and lighter products.

"A 1-Mbit, 2-wire Serial EEPROM device in 8-lead TSSOP packages is
another first from Atmel," said Bassam Khoury, Atmel's Managing
Director for the Serial Interface Product Line. "This is in direct
response to many of our customers' requests for a Serial EEPROM
device in space and height constrained applications."

Availability and Pricing

The AT24C1024B in the 8-lead TSSOP package is available now.
Pricing starts at US$1.70 each for 10k pieces. Both the 8-lead JEDEC
SOIC and 8-lead TSSOP are offered in Pb-Free (Green), Halogen-Free
and RoHS compliant packaging with the industry's high reliability
NiPdAu finish.

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 more information on Atmel's AT24C1024B, copy and paste the
following link into your browser: http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/p
roduct_card.asp?family_id=647&family_name= Serial+EEPROM&part_id=4073

For more information on Atmel's EEPROM products go to:
http://www.atmel.com/atmel/products/prod6.htm
Press Contacts:
Bassam Khoury, Managing Director of Serial Interface Products
Phone: +1-408-436-4241, Email: bkhoury@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim
Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@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

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

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Contact:
Bassam Khoury, Managing Director of Serial Interface Products,
+1-408-436-4241, bkhoury@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public
Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim, +1-408-487-2963,
hperlegos@atmel.com, or Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications
Manager - Europe, +33-1-30-60-70-68, fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23,
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel Corporation