Atmel Introduces New CryptoRF Wireless ICs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2003 A New Family of Secure RF Devices with Data Encryption data encryption, the process of scrambling stored or transmitted information so that it is unintelligible until it is unscrambled by the intended recipient. Historically, data encryption has been used primarily to protect diplomatic and military secrets from foreign is Now Available for the Contactless Smart Card A smart card that uses radio frequencies to provide a wireless connection to the reader. The transmission range is only a couple of inches, but allows the card to be quickly passed by a reader in applications such as secured entrances. See smart card and UltraCard. and Industrial Radio Frequency Identification (RF ID) Markets Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today a new CryptoRF(TM) family of devices for contactless smart cards and industrial RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. . CryptoRF is available with 1K to 64K bits of memory, advanced security and cryptography. These encrypted devices provide much higher security than traditional proximity ID badges. Customers will enjoy many of the same security features found in microcontroller-based RF smart card systems. Because this solution does not require the added expense of an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. or ROM development resources, these products are lower cost and faster to market. The higher capacity memories are capable of storing photos and biometric information for even greater security. Based on an open system architecture, these devices offer customers the freedom to use a wide variety of RF readers. CryptoRF chips are ideal for securely storing sensitive data in applications such as e-purse, passports, visas and healthcare cards. "These new CryptoRF products provide numerous options for customers in the contactless market to customize security with an off-the-shelf product," said Kerry Maletsky, ASIC/ASSP Business Unit Director at Atmel Corporation. "Atmel is the only semiconductor manufacturer to provide a full family of RF products that allow multiple applications with different levels of security on the same card." Customers can mix and match CryptoRF memory sizes as data requirements change without expensive ROM or RF reader changes. An identical mutual authentication and cryptography algorithm is used by all CryptoRF devices, allowing single- and multi-application cards to be used in the same application without increasing system development costs. The security features of CryptoRF are identical to those in Atmel's CryptoMemory(R) contact smart card IC family, providing current CryptoMemory customers a simple migration path from contact to contactless applications. CryptoRF utilizes a 13.56 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. RF communication interface with a robust anticollision an·ti·col·li·sion adj. Serving to prevent midair collisions: aircraft anticollision devices. protocol, and is optimized for a multi-card RF communications environment. Its multiple zones, passwords and 64 bit keys are programmed by the customer to fill individual application requirements. These encrypted RF devices can be used with any reader compatible with ISO/IEC ISO/IEC International Organization for Standardization/International Electrotechnical Commission (ITU-T M 3000) 14443 Type B cards. High-volume pricing in module form will range from $0.35 to $0.80 depending on the memory capacity. These devices are in production and development kits are available now. Samples of this product family are available in wafer, smart card and RF module form. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., 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. Atmel, the Atmel logo and CryptoMemory are registered trademarks and CryptoRF is the trademark of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be the trademarks of others. Information Atmel's product information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureRF/. |
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