INDIANAPOLIS and ROUSSET, France, October 8 /PRNewswire/ --

- For Doubling of Processing Power, Upgrade to AT91SAM9G20

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and electronic engineering design
services firm, Indesign, LLC, announced today the availability of a
Computer-On-Module (COM) reference platform for use in products designed by
Indesign engineers for their clients. The COM platform is based on the Atmel
AT91SAM9260 processor that runs the ARM926EJ-S(TM) core at 200MHz. It will
enable Indesign engineers to implement designs for their customers more
quickly and at lower development costs. Targeted applications include
electronic products with no user interface requiring significant processing
capability and supporting a variety of interface peripherals including
Ethernet, USB, I2S audio and USARTs. These applications take advantage of the
high internal data bandwidth that is one of the distinguishing features of
the AT91SAM9260, enabling it to simultaneously process and transmit/receive
large quantities of data.

The COM reference platform, in a mini-PCI physical form factor, contains
3.3V and 1.8V power supplies for the processor and memories. With the
addition of a 1.0V power supply, the board also supports the 400MHz Atmel
AT91SAM9G20 for double processing power. The use of 3.3V on the IO pins is
ideally suited for industrial type markets where the majority of devices
still operate at 3V or higher. The memory interface can be supplied with
lower voltages down to 1.8V to enable use of lower cost and lower power
memories more widely available. Indesign has adapted the Windows(R) Embedded
CE(R) 6.0 board support package with the technical support of Adeneo(R) for
the COM with plans to support embedded Linux(R). Indesign also offers
consultancy services for ARM(R)-based designs.

Memories and Peripherals. The COM reference platform includes on-board
memory of 64MB mobile SDRAM, up to 128MB NAND Flash, and up to 8MB DataFlash
for bootloader and program storage, and has the option of booting from
DataFlash or NAND Flash. In addition, the reference platform includes the
following on-board peripherals: 10/100Mb Ethernet MAC with MII or RMII
interface, 4 UART ports (1 full feature, 3 four-wire, IrDA), 2 two-wire
UARTs, 2 SPI ports each with 4 chip selects, I2S audio, 2 USB 2.0 Full Speed
Host ports, 1 USB 2.0 device port, four 10-bit A/D inputs with on board 3.0V
reference, 1 SD card interface, 1 Two-wire (I2C) interface, watch dog timer,
a real time counter, and up to 77 general purpose I/Os.

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 Indesign, LLC

Indesign is an engineering design services firm with a proven track
record of helping companies develop new electronic devices. Utilizing an ISO
certified, well-defined development process enables Indesign engineers to
design quality products on-time and within budget. Engineering disciplines
consist of RF design, electrical/circuit design, software/firmware design,
mechanical design, human factors design, and testing/validation with a strong
emphasis on products utilizing embedded microprocessors and DSPs. To learn
more about the history and accomplishments of Indesign, visit their website
at http://www.indesign-llc.com.

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Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(R) and others are registered
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registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft(R) Corporation. Other terms
and product names may be trademarks of others.

Information:

Atmel's AT91SAM9260 and AT91SAM9G20 product information may be retrieved
at http://www.atmel.com/products/at91/default.asp

Atmel Press Contacts:
    Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset
    Tel: +33-0-4-42-53-61-50, Email: peter.bishop@atmel.com
    Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
    Tel: +1-408 487-2963, Email: Helen.perlegos@atmel.com

    Indesign Media Contact:
    Ron Kern, Technical Marketing Director
    Tel: +1-317-377-5450, Email: rjkern@indesign-llc.com

    Web site: http://www.atmel.com
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