Atmel Extends its AVR 32-bit MCU Family

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- 64- and 48-pin Flash Microcontrollers with USB OTG

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) introduced today a second
family based on the AVR(R)32 UC core, its 32-bit Flash
microcontroller with DSP extensions. Developed for low power
PC-centric applications, the AVR32 UC3B Series of MCUs has Full-Speed
(12 Mbps) USB 2.0 with On-The-Go (OTG) capability. On-chip SRAM
ranges from 16K bytes to 32K bytes and on-chip Flash from 64K bytes
to 256K bytes.

The AVR32 UC3B Series provides extended communication capability,
excellent computational performance and low power consumption in a
tiny form factor. The family targets applications such as appliance
control, security systems, industrial control & automation and PC
peripherals.

The new AVR32 UC3B devices deliver 72 Dhrystone MIPS (DMIPS) at 60
MHz, include true single-cycle MACs and DSP arithmetic and consume
only 23 mA at 3.3V. With power consumption as low as 1 mW/DMIPS, UC3B
Series MCUs outperform by a ratio of 3 any other available
architectures offering similar features. The standby power
consumption of UC3B Series is just 30 micro-Amps using a single 3.3V
power supply and below 15 micro-Amps when the dual power supply
(1.8V/3.3V) is used.

The AVR32 UC3B Full-Speed USB 2.0 interface allows communication
with PCs through various USB classes such as Human Interface Device
(HID) class for serial data communication or mass-storage class for
larger bulk data transfers. The On-The-Go (OTG) capability changes a
USB device into a USB host on-the-fly, enabling peer-to-peer
communication between two USB devices. The UC3B Series also feature a
10-bit Analog-to-Digital converter (ADC), one serial programming
interface (SPI), synchronous serial interface (SSC), I2C-compatible
two-wire interface (TWI), three UARTs, three general purpose timers,
seven pulse width modulators (PWM) and a full set of supervisory
functions.

UC3B Series MCUs have DMA enabled peripherals with a seven-channel
peripheral DMA controller, and a five-layer high speed bus matrix
with point-to-point connections from all masters to all slaves at a
maximum speed of 240M bytes/s at 60 MHz each.

Development Tools -- Atmel provides the AVR32 GNU C tool chain and
FreeRTOS.org real-time kernel free of charge. Commercial software is
also available including: IAR(R) (C compiler -- Embedded Workbench),
ExpressLogic (Real-time Operating System -- ThreadX(R)) and Micrium
(Real-time Operating System -- uCOS/II).

Atmel's AVR32 Studio and AVR JTAGICE mkII, provide the AVR32 UC3B
Series with a multiplatform integrated development environment (IDE)
already configured for the GNU tool chain, including support for
advanced debugging sessions with data and code trace using the
AVR32's Nano Trace or Nexus class 2+ interface. The ATEVK1101 kit is
available for AVR32 UC3B Series evaluation.

Availability and Pricing -- The two first devices of the UC3B
series are sampling now. The AT32UC3B0256, with OTG, is packaged in a
64-pin QFP/QFN and the AT32UC3B1256, without OTG capability, is
packaged in a 48-pin QFP/QFN. The AT32UC3B0256 and AT32UC3B1256 in a
QFP package are priced at US $4.96 and US $4.66 respectively in
10,000 quantities.

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 AVR32, go to http://www.atmel.com/avr32
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Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com
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Email: veronique.sablereau@atmel.com

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