Atmel Announces its Second Generation ARM-based Microcontrollers with Integrated Flash Memory.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROUSSET, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today it has added two high-density Flash memory options to its range of market-leading microcontrollers based on the 32-bit ARM7TDMI(TM) RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. core. The newly-available AT91FR4042 and AT91FR40162 integrate respectively 512 Kbytes and 2 Mbytes Flash memory. The Flash memories feature a lockable boot block that enables critical startup software modules to be protected, and for the 2-Mbyte version a dual-plane architecture supporting read-while-write. In addition to the Flash, both devices integrate 256 Kbytes of single clock cycle 32-bit wide SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory , providing a maximum of 74 MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. in typical conditions. The AT91FR4042 and AT91FR40162 complement the established AT91FR4081 and AT91F40816 highly integrated SRAM-plus-Flash microcontrollers in extremely small footprint packages. The AT91FR4042 and AT91FR40162 ship in a BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. 121 10x10x1.2 mm outline, 0.8 mm ball pitch package. Both devices are pin compatible for ease of upgrade to higher memory densities. Jacko Wilbrink, Atmel's Marketing Manager for ARM(R)-based microcontrollers, commented, "Atmel is a leader in both 8- and 32-bit Flash microcontrollers, enabling us to cover a complete range of cost/performance points. We have design wins for our 32-bit ARM microcontrollers in leading-edge products such as GPS systems, storage devices, telecom networking, point-of-sale terminals and medical products. Our customer base is steadily increasing." The AT91FR4042 and AT91FR40162 integrate a set of general purpose peripherals including two USARTS (Universal Synchronous/Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) with dedicated DMA (1) (Digital Media Adapter) See digital media hub. (2) (Document Management Alliance) A specification that provides a common interface for accessing and searching document databases. (Direct Access Memory) channels, three 16-bit timers with capture, compare and PWM (Pulse Width Modulation See PWM. ) modes, an External Bus Interface to communicate with external memory-mapped peripherals and a watchdog timer. Both products also feature a power management unit allowing peripheral and processors clocks to be stopped to minimize power consumption. Atmel's business partners provide powerful software development tools including C-compilers, debuggers, sockets and Flash programmers. A complete evaluation kit for the AT91FR40162 and AT91FR4042, the AT91EB40A, is available for only $199. Pricing for the AT91FR4042-CI in a 121-pin BGA package starts at $8.60 each in 100K unit volumes. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BiCMOS, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Information: Atmel's product information on the products mentioned in this release, go to the following sites: AT91FR4042 -- http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc2648.pdf AT91FR40162 -- http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc2632.pdf AT91FR4081 -- http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc1386.pdf AT91F40816 -- http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc2632.pdf AT91EB40A -- http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc2635.pdf Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Ltd, ARM7TDMI and AMBA AMBA Area Metropolitana de Buenos Aires (Spanish) AMBA Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture AMBA American Mold Builders Association AMBA American Mustang and Burro Association AMBA Association of Master of Business Administration are trademarks of ARM Ltd. Other terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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