Extends Atmel's Roadmap of Upwards-Compatible ARM Technology-Based on
 32-bit Microcontrollers From the ARM7 Family Through to the ARM9 and ARM11
                                  Families

    ROUSSET, France, April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atmel(R) Corporation
(Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that Atmel has licensed the ARM1176JZF-S(TM)
processor for implementation in high-performance system-on-chip (SoC)
products.
    "The licensing of the ARM1176JZF-S processor reinforces Atmel's
long-term commitment to the ARM(R) architecture as one of the industry
standards for 32- bit microcontrollers," said Alfredo Vadillo, Atmel's
managing director for 32- bit MCUs. "We were one of the first licensees of
the ARM7(TM) processor family and have extended our partnership with ARM
through the ARM9(TM) processor family and now to the ARM11(TM) processor
family. Together with our proprietary AVR(R)32 architecture, Atmel offers
the industry's broadest range of 32-bit Flash microcontroller-based system
solutions."
    "Atmel is a leading microcontroller vendor with an extensive portfolio
of ARM technology-based devices featuring the ARM7 and ARM9 family
processors," said John Cornish, VP Marketing, Processor Division, ARM.
"Atmel's decision to use the ARM1176JZF-S processor in future
system-on-chip (SoC) products highlights the importance of the fast growing
32-bit market and the widespread adoption of the ARM architecture."
    The ARM1176JZF-S core clocks at up to 620MHz in 90nm technology, while
achieving a power consumption as low as 0.45 mW/MHz. It features ARM
TrustZone(R) technology for enhanced security, ARM Jazelle(R) technology
for efficient embedded Java execution, and ARM Intelligent Energy Manager
(IEM(TM)) technology that can reduce processor energy consumption by 25% to
50%. ARM TrustZone technology provides support within the processor
architecture for the trusted computing environments required to protect
critical system functions from downloaded applications, copyright
protection of downloaded media, and secure over-the-air system upgrades.
The ARM1176JZF-S also features an integrated floating-point co-processor,
which makes it particularly suitable for embedded 3D-graphics applications.
The core runs the ARMv6 instruction set with media processing extensions
and the Thumb(R) instruction set extensions for compact code. It is fully
upward code- compatible with Atmel's existing licensed cores, the
ARM7TDMI(R) and the ARM926EJ-S(TM) processors.
    Atmel, a member of the ARM Connected Community, has also licensed the
PrimeCell(R) high-performance AMBA(R) 3 AXI(TM) interconnect technology
(PL301), along with the AMBA Designer tool, for a next generation on-chip
bus development.
    Availability
    Atmel's first system-on-chip products based on the ARM1176JZF-S
processor will be available 4Q 2007.
    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, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere You Are(R).
    NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, AVR(R), Everywhere You
Are(R) and others, are registered trademarks, or trademarks of Atmel
Corporation or its subsidiaries.
    ARM, Thumb, ARM7TDMI, TrustZone, AMBA, PrimeCell and Jazelle are
registered trademarks of ARM Limited. ARM7, ARM9, ARM926EJ-S, ARM11,
ARM1176JZF-S and IEM are trademarks of ARM Limited. All other brands or
product names are the property of their respective holders. "ARM" is used
to represent ARM Holdings plc; its operating company ARM Limited; and the
regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM
France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; ARM Belgium N.V.; AXYS
Design Automation Inc.; AXYS GmbH; ARM Embedded Solutions Pvt. Ltd.; ARM
Physical IP, Inc.; and ARM Norway, AS.
    Information:
    Atmel's ARM-based microcontroller product information may be retrieved
at http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/
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