SAN JOSE, California, September 17 /PRNewswire/ --

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the industry's first
128K-bit Serial EEPROM device in an 8-pin XDFN package with overall z-height
of 0.40mm. Building upon Atmel's robust Serial EEPROM DFN (Dual Footprint
Non-leaded) portfolio, the XDFN package will accommodate the industry
movement toward applications with the most stringent space constraints.

The 8-pin XDFN (1.8 x 2.2 x 0.40mm) package is now offered in 2-wire
Serial EEPROM (AT24) and SPI Serial EEPROM (AT25) protocols: 2-wire Serial
EEPROM densities range from 1K-bit to 128K-bit and SPI densities range from
1K-bit to 16K-bit. The innovative XDFN package is ideal for a wide range of
height constraint communication applications including headsets, Wireless LAN
and Bluetooth(R) modules. Atmel is the first to market a Serial EEPROM device
in a 0.40mm height leadless package, looking beyond industry standard SOIC
and TSSOP offerings.

"Our leading edge technology enabled us to accomplish such a breakthrough
in package technology," said Jeff Takahashi, Director of Marketing for the
Serial Interface Product Line. "Reduction of component packaging to fit into
smaller application form factors is a continuous trend in the market place
and with our XDFN package we are offering a migration path for storage from
1K-bit to 128K-bit with the smallest package height available (0.40mm) in a
Serial EEPROM device," added Mr. Takahashi.

Availability

The XDFN (1.8 x 2.2mm) package is now available in volume production in
densities from 1K-bit up to 128K-bit in the 2-wire Serial EEPROM (AT24) and
from 1K-bit to 16K-bit in the SPI Serial EEPROM (AT25) family. The 8-pin XDFN
package is offered in Pb-Free (Green) / Halogen-Free and RoHS compliant
packaging with the industry's high reliability NiPdAu finish.

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 more information on Atmel's EEPROM products, go to:
    http://www.atmel.com/products/Serial/

    Press Contacts:
    Jeff Takahashi, Director of Marketing
    for the Serial Interface Product Line
    Phone: +1-408-436-4209, Email: jtakahashi@atmel.com

    Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
    Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com

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