Atmel Extends Its AT91SO Secure MCU Product Family for High Security Systems

Rousset, France (ots/PRNewswire) -

- Based on the AT91SO100 chip, the Three New Devices Offer
Extensive Flexibility and Security for POS, PIN Pads and Health Card
Readers Applications

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the addition
of three new members of its AT91SO family for high security systems.
These devices are fully compatible with the AT91SO100 secure silicon
platform that has already been widely used in markets that require
enhanced security such as Electronic Transaction Terminals.

Based on Atmel's ARM(R) SecurCore(TM) SC100 CPU core, the new
AT91SO25, AT91SO50 and AT91SO51 feature 256 Kbytes of EEPROM for
program and data, 32 Kbytes of ROM for on chip Atmel libraries and
100 Kbytes of RAM. They include dedicated peripherals such as USB,
SPI, USARTs, I/O ports, magnetic stripe and smart card interfaces.
These devices incorporate strong security mechanisms to meet Common
Criteria EAL4+ certification, including intrusion sensors, dedicated
hardware protections, real time clock and battery backup. They also
have an impressive set of cryptographic features: hardware DES/TDES,
AES and SHA-n, a cryptographic accelerator for asymmetric algorithms
(RSA, elliptic curves, key generation) and a true random number
generator.

"Based on the AT91SO100, already widely recognized for its
performance, its integration and its very high security level, these
three new chips offer the flexibility required to design systems such
as high-end POS terminals or low-cost PIN Pads complying with Visa(R)
PCI PED, health card readers or any other system requiring security
and versatile communication interfaces," stated Olivier Debelleix,
Worldwide Business Development Manager for Atmel's Secure Products
Division.

The AT91SO50 is available in a BGA 208 package. The AT91SO51
integrates in the same package the AT83C26 which offers five smart
card interfaces. The AT91SO25 distinguishes itself by an extremely
compact BGA 144 package.

Availability and Pricing

AT91SO25, AT91SO50 and AT91SO51 samples are available now. Pricing
starts at US $9.53, US $9.74 and US $10.80 for 10k units,
respectively.

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 Atmel's AT91SO family, go to:
http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureTerm/

Press Contacts:
Carine Bourgon, Communications Manager - Atmel 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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Manager - Europe, +33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax, + 49-71-31-67-24-23,
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