Atmel's AT90SC12872RCFT Secure Microcontroller Qualified by FIME for ePassports Applications

Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today that FIME, an
external and independent third party laboratory, has certified that
Atmel's AT90SC12872RCFT secure microcontroller is compliant with ICAO
(International Civil Aviation Organization) and ISO 14443
specifications (contactless interface for smart card). The FIME
report is available from Atmel upon request.

Benoit Makowka, Atmel's Product Line Manager for ID and Banking
products stated, "The FIME report shows Atmel fulfills all technical
requirements for ePassport and ID applications. Atmel's
AT90SC12872RCFT chip is already Common Criteria EAL5+ certified and
strong interoperability performance has already been proven during
international plug test forums."

FIME, a trusted laboratory recognized worldwide for its expertise
in component evaluation related to contactless applications, is an
essential player in the ePassport test market. Xavier Giandominici,
Business Development Manager for FIME stated, "Atmel's
AT90SC12872RCFT secure microcontroller was successfully qualified in
FIME's new ePassport test environment under the ISO and ICAO
compliance specifications. To ensure compliance under extreme
conditions, FIME, with its new test environment, undertakes
compliance testing in different temperature environments and at
different data transfer rates; temperatures ranging from minus
10degreesC, room temperature to 50degreesC -- and communications
speeds of 106, 212, 424 and 848 kbps. Atmel's AT90SC12872RCFT secure
microcontroller also complied with the durability tests performed by
FIME according to the latest ICAO Durability of Machine Readable
Passports v3.2."

FIME offers a complete range of test services for ePassport
applications including Layers A and 1 to 7 under the current ICAO
specifications, distributes qualified ePassport test benches and
supports its worldwide customers from the initial product
specification to the commercial launch.

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile 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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About FIME

Through a complete and integrated test offer, test tools
distribution, consulting and outsourced R&D for successful
"IC-projects," FIME is a genuine business catalyst. Pioneer of
contact smart card testing in the 90's, FIME is affirming its
leadership in the contactless smart card market today. With 100
employees on three continents, FIME provides a solution adapted to
the local needs of its customers. FIME, an affiliate of France
Telecom, offers the flexibility and reactivity of an SME as well as
the financial stability of a large group. FIME is a brand of Groupe
Silicomp. In January 2007, France Telecom acquired more than 90% of
Groupe Silicomp, which is part of the Orange Business Services
offering. For more information, visit http://www.fime.com.

Information:
Atmel's product information may be retrieved at AT90SC12872RCFT
Atmel Press Contacts:
Carine Bourgon, Communications Manager -- Rousset
Phone: +33-4-42-53-60-52, Email: carine.bourgon@rfo.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
FIME's Press Relations Office:
Dirk Hinze
Phone: +33-(0)-614-774-229, Email: dhinze@scenarii.fr
Web site: http://www.atmel.com
http://www.fime.com

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Contact:
Carine Bourgon, Communications Manager - Rousset, +33-4-42-53-60-52,
carine.bourgon@rfo.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,
+33-130-607-068, fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23,
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel Corporation; or Dirk
Hinze of FIME, +33-(0)-614-774-229, dhinze@scenarii.fr