ROUSSET, France, February 21 /PRNewswire/ --

- Solution significantly reduces CAP application software development 
time

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and Trango Virtual Processors, a
leading provider of Embedded Virtualization IP, announced the availability of
Trango's Hypervisor for users of Atmel's AT91CAP9 customizable
microcontroller. By creating multiple machine-independent virtual instances
of the underlying CAP(TM) architecture, Trango's Hypervisor significantly
reduces the time taken to develop CAP application software, and enables
existing software to be re-used with minimal modification. Trango's
Hypervisor runs on both the AT91CAP9A-STK Starter Kit for rapid prototyping
and on the AT91CAP9A-DK Development Kit for in-depth application development.
The joint solution enables customers to benefit from highly flexible
customization, faster time to market and significant cost reduction in their
CPU and system designs.

Built on Atmel's CAP that delivers a high degree of hardware
customization (peripherals, interfaces and custom logic), the joint solution
in addition offers much greater software flexibility. Support for multiple
heterogeneous environments allows any Operating System, Real-Time Operating
System (RTOS) or stand-alone application to be seamlessly integrated.
Proprietary code and open source software can coexist, each in its own secure
execution domain, protecting intellectual property investments while
simultaneously promoting the use of open source software. Faster time to
market, and lower cost is achieved from both a hardware and software
perspective. NRE costs using Atmel CAP are significantly lower than for
standard cell ASICs, whereas the Trango Hypervisor can bring about a
substantial Bill of Material reduction by removing the need for additional
processors for applications that usually require multiple CPUs.

The Atmel SoC is quite complete so designers need only focus on the
integrated customizable logic. Meanwhile, the Trango Hypervisor allows
maximum software re-use, and eases the work of integrating multiple projects.
Both components of the solution strongly drive cost reduction and create a
highly competitive and innovative product.

Target Applications. The joint solution addresses a wide range of market
applications including multimedia devices, video security and industrial
applications.

Trango Hypervisor

Virtualization is a software technology that allows developers to create
multiple simultaneous execution environments. In practical terms that means
that application software executing within each environment behaves as though
it was the sole owner and proprietor of the SoC, when in fact execution is
occurring on a virtual representation of the underlying hardware: the Trango
Hypervisor creates virtual processors and their isolated execution
environments within which an Operating System, Real-Time OS or applications
can run. The Trango Hypervisor solution is shipped with full set of services
(Power Management, Health Monitoring) and a complete SDK and tools suite
based on Eclipse.

Atmel's CAP Customizable Microcontroller

Atmel's CAP(TM) is an ARM(R) microcontroller-based system-on-chip with
fast local memory, a wide range of industry-standard peripherals and
interfaces, and a Metal Programmable (MP) Block that allows the designer to
add custom logic.

Availability

The Trango Hypervisor for the AT91CAP9 architecture is available now and
its first demonstration is at Embedded World 2008, Nuremberg, Germany.

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.

About Trango Virtual Processors

Trango Virtual Processors is a leading provider of embedded processor
virtualization solutions, licensing Trango Hypervisor IP to major
semiconductor and device manufacturers. The company helps customers to create
robust security architectures, deploy new value-added services, and reduce
development and bill-of-materials costs. Headquartered in Grenoble, France,
Trango Virtual Processors has sales and support offices worldwide.

Trango Virtual Processors is an Elsys Design company.

(C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo and
combinations thereof, STK(R) and others, are registered trademarks; CAP(TM)
and others are trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(R) is
a registered trademark of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product names may be
trademarks of others.

Information:

Atmel's AT91CAP product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91CAP/
Trango's ARM-based Hypervisor is described at:
http://www.trango-vp.com/products/trango_for_arm.php

Atmel Press Contacts:
    Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset, Europe
    Tel: +33-0-4-42-53-61-50, Email: peter.bishop@atmel.com

    Helen Perlegos, Public Relations, US and Asia
    Tel: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

    Trango Virtual Processors Press Contacts:
    EMEA
    Andry Ramiandrasoa, Marketing Manager
    Tel: +33-0-4-76-12-28-45, Email: press@trango-vp.com
    US
    Frank Altschuler, Director of Marketing
    Tel: +1-512-947-7215, Email: press@trango-vp.com



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