ROUSSET, France, July 11 /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