Atmel Introduces First In-System Programmable 2-Mbit FPGA Configuration Memories.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 10, 1999-- In-System Programmable 2-Mbit Configuration Memories Used to Program Largest FPGAs Available Today Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) today began shipping the world's first 2 megabit density, in-system programmable (ISP) EEPROM-based serial memories (configurators). These specialty memories are used for the configuration of any SRAM-based programmable logic devices. All SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory based Fthe Atmel configurators are available in the popular area efficient 20-pin PLCC (Plastic Leaded Chip Carrier) A plastic, square, surface mount chip package that contains leads on all four sides. The leads (pins) extend down and back under and into tiny indentations in the housing. See chip package. package, allowing customers to move to higher densities without redesigning their printedl, the AT17C020 and the low voltage AT17LV020 can be programmed in system, using an industry standard two-wiLogical Devices, Needham, Stag, System General and others. The AT17 Series devices are guaranteed to operate e only 2MBit density in-system programmable serility, which are key to helping our customers reduce time to market. As FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) A type of gate array that is programmed in the field rather than in a semiconductor fab. Containing up to hundreds of thousands of gates, there are a variety of FPGA architectures on the market. designs evolve over time, it is not unusual for the bitstream to outgrow the capacity of the originally specified configuration memory. Most vendors' configuration memories are not upwardly pin-compatible, so the printed circuit board must be re-designed - that's not the case with Atmel's configurators. As the FPGA bitstream grows, the designer can just plug a larger AT17 series device into the same ISP configurator socket", Mason concluded. In addition the AT17C020 series devices support programmable reset polarity and a system friendly READY pin that can be used to monitor the system during power-up which simplifies system design. These products can be used with FPGAs from Atmel (AT6K and AT40K families), Xilinx (XC4000(R), Spartan(R) and Virtex(R) families). Pricing and Availability AT17C020 configuration memories are available in volume now and are priced at $28.13 in quantities of 1,000. AT40K FPGAs The AT40K is a family of fully PCI-compliant, SRAM-based FPGAs with distributed, 10ns programmable synchronous/asynchronous, dual port/single port SRAM, 8 global clocks, Cache Logic(R) ability (partially or fully reconfigurable without loss of data), and automatic component generators. AT40K FPGAs are available in densities of 5,000 to 150,000 usable gates, with I/O counts from 128 to 384. They are available in industry-standard footprints and packages ranging from 84-pin PLCC to 475-pin PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. , and support 3V and 5V designs. 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