Atmel Ships Tetrapol Fully-Integrated ASIC in European ASIC4PMR Project.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 1999--As a result of its participation in the European ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) Pronounced "a-sick." A chip that is custom designed for a specific application rather than a general-purpose chip such as a microprocessor. 4PMR PMR 1 Percutaneous myocardial revascularization, see there 2 Perinatal mortality rate 3 Polymyalgia rheumatica 4 Proportionate mortality ratio, see there project, Atmel Corp. (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 announced it is now shipping an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) for use in Tetrapol mobile communications devices and base stations. The ASCI ASCI American Society for Clinical Investigation. 4PMR project provided European community funding for the implementation of the Tetrapol standard. Atmel, a European company through its Rousset subsidiary, played a key role as the system integrator. Tetrapol Forum is a European association that has developed a standard for secure digital professional mobile radio (PMR) systems. Within the Tetrapol Forum, Atmel and 36 other manufacturers contribute to the enhanced standards, development and sales of Tetrapol products and networks. The Tetrapol ASIC is one of the most complex devices developed by Atmel to date. Built around an ARM7TDMI(TM) core and peripherals, it includes an I/Q I/Q Inphase and Quadrature modem, a voiceband codec, auxiliary ADCs and DACs, a sequencer and sophisticated system-specific logic. It draws on Atmel's industry leadership in mixed-role ASIC design. Primarily intended for use by police and other security agencies, these systems combine the benefits of flexibility, high traffic volume and an extremely high level of security with attractive low cost. The Atmel IC can be used with very minor changes by other PMR standards, namely the American APCO APCO Association of Public Safety Communications Officials APCo Appalachian Power Company (Columbus, OH) APCO Air Pollution Control Officer APCO Alabama Power Company APCO Associated Public Safety Communications Officers, Inc. 25. Alfredo Vadillo, Atmel's CBIC CBIC Cell Based Integrated Circuit CBIC Complementary Bipolar Integrated Circuit CBIC Canadian Border Intelligence Center CBIC Chief Bloke In Charge business unit director, emphasized, "The Tetrapol project is a concrete result of our focus on partnerships in developing complex ASICs. "We faced up to the challenge of designing and fabricating a highly complex system-on-chip in close collaboration with all members of the ASIC4PMR consortium, and the result was on-time, right-first-time silicon," Vadillo concluded. The Tetrapol ASIC is available to any PMR manufacturer. The first client for the Atmel device is Matra Nortel Communications, the originator of the Tetrapol standard, and a key member of the ASIC4PMR consortium. According to Jean-Pierre Quemard, PMR Division technical director at Matra Nortel Communications, "Thanks to the excellent collaboration with the Atmel team, we are ready to put into production the smallest handheld in the world in Tetrapol technology. This ASIC will provide all PMR manufacturers with an easier access to the market." Founded in 1984, Atmel Corp. is headquartered in San Jose, with principal manufacturing facilities in Colorado Springs, Colo., Nantes and Rousset, France, and Heibronn, Germany. Amtel designs, develops, manufactures and markets on a worldwide basis semiconductors, including nonvolatile and embedded memory, logic, analog, microcontroller products and system-level integration (SLI) solutions using advanced 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, BiPolar and SiGe process technologies. Atmel product and financial information can be retrieved from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America, call 800/292-8635. Internationally from a fax phone, dial 1-(408)441-0732. Requests can be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com, or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof are trademarks of Atmel Corp. ARM7TDMI is a trademark of ARM Limited. Additional terms and product names in this document may be trademarks of others. |
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