Atmel's ARM Based AT91SC192192CT-USB Secure Microcontroller for e-Tokens and Embedded Systems

Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today the
availability of the AT91SC192192CT-USB, a FLASH based, ARM(R) SC100
powered, secure microcontroller. The AT91SC series is a family of low
power, high-performance 32-bit RISC secure microcontroller with ROM
or FLASH program memory, advanced EEPROM data memory and powerful
cryptographic accelerators. These products target applications that
require high computing power, high-speed communication interfaces and
seamless connection to very large memories.

Based on the ARM(R) SC100 CPU, the AT91SC192192CT-USB features 192
Kbytes of FLASH program memory, 192 Kbytes of high-performance EEPROM
(fast erase/write time, high endurance) and 24 Kbytes of RAM. Also
included are a Full Speed USB 2.0 interface with 5 Endpoints, an SPI
interface to communicate in an Embedded System environment or to
connect to a NOR Flash and dedicated hardware to connect to a NAND
Flash. The device is particularly well suited to build high-end
secure e-Tokens and to be used in Embedded Systems where it can serve
as a Security Module to prevent hardware counterfeiting, store secure
data, provide authentication services, process digital rights
management etc.

Fully compatible with the ROM-based AT91SC512384RCT, the
AT91SC192192CT-USB also incorporates the standard ISO 7816 Smart Card
and the emerging Single Wire Protocol (SWP) interfaces. This makes
the AT91SC192192CT-USB a flexible FLASH alternative to its ROM
sibling for Smart Card applications such as next-generation (U)SIM
cards.

Eric Le Cocquen, Atmel's Embedded Systems Product Line Manager
stated, "Our new AT91SC192192CT-USB combines Atmel's recognized Smart
Card Chip Security, state of the art crypto and ARM(R) SC100
computing power with FLASH flexibility on a versatile platform
designed to address a wide spectrum of security applications. Thanks
to its rich set of interfaces and FLASH, our product can quickly be
added to virtually any embedded system."

Availability and Pricing

AT90SC192192CT-USB samples are available now in a LQFP64 package.
Pricing starts at US $8.84 for 10k units.

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:

Atmel's AT91SC192192CT product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4158

For further information on the SecureARM family, go to
http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureARM/

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

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Contact:
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veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel Corporation