Atmel and Gemplus to Promote Advanced GemCore One-Chip Smart Card Interface.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NANTES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 22, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today the strengthening of its partnership with Gemplus, to promote the new monolithic GemCore Pro(R) smart card interface, which integrates, the new Atmel T83C5121 microcontroller into their one-chip secure smart card reader. The improved GemCore one chip solution based on T83C5121 Atmel microcontroller, offers set-top box, PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , EFT-POS terminal and mobile phone manufacturers a unique opportunity to quickly and easily integrate a universal smart card interface into their devices. GemCore architectures have all received mandatory certifications for electronic payment from EMV (Europay, MasterCard, Visa), ZKA (Zentraler Kreditausschuss, for the German GeldKarte e-purse system), Mondex, GIE Cartes Bancaires and Microsoft's Windows Hardware Quality Labs (body, standard) Windows Hardware Quality Labs - (WHQL) A Microsoft body that produces and supports the Microsoft Hardware Compatibility Test kit for current Microsoft operating systems. (WHQL (Windows Hardware Quality Labs) A Microsoft facility that provides testing services for hardware and drivers for compliance with its operating systems. WHQL administers various logos that compliant vendors may reprint on their packages. ) to name but a few. Smart card based applications allow unrivaled security and are thus perfect for performing secure payments and transactions from any communicating equipment. The Atmel T83C5121 integrates a 16-Kbyte on-chip ROM memory, a DC/DC converter with very high efficiency (75 up to 98%), an ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 7816 UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice for easy data transfer to the card and dual slot capability to address another card (3 volt SIM card). The DC/DC converter powers the inserted card with the appropriate voltage (5, 3 or 1.8 volt) regardless of the input voltage. The T83C5121 also includes a unique power management unit which handles wake up, reset and power fail. Power down consumption has been optimized to 20 microampere microampere Cardiology A unit of electric current—one millionth of an ampere–for measuring very small electric currents; most pacemakers draw 10–30 µAmp continuously from a battery maximum for mobile applications. In addition, the T83C5121 contains all the improvements of Atmel's new C51 core, especially the X2 feature which helps reduce electro-magnetic emissions, by dividing the crystal frequency by two, while maintaining the same computing power. For ESD protection card I/O's have been especially designed to be resistant to 4,000 volts. Manish Vadher, marketing director for Standard Microcontrollers at Atmel said, "GemCore including T83C5121 is a definitive step forward in the innovation of smart card reader applications helping to reduce time to market for our customers." Alexandre Lorenzi, Smart Card Interfaces Division director at Gemplus confirmed, "This cooperation will develop business for both companies in the fast growing smart card interface market. Gemplus' expertise in smart card and Atmel's knowledge of the consumer and telecom markets will help to develop and promote the right solutions at optimized costs, opening consumer electronics to the promising world of smart card based applications." A full set of support tools is also available. It includes a hardware emulator and a software compiler/simulator and starter kit. Available in industrial and commercial temperature range, the T83C5121 is packaged in SSOP SSOP Shrink Small Outline Package SSOP Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (USDA) SSOP Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures SSOP Sharescan-Open Platform (Ecopy) SSOP Site Security Operational Procedures 24, 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. 52 or VQFP VQFP Very Thin Quad Flat Package VQFP Very small Quad Flat Package VQFP very-fine-pitch quad flat pack 44. Samples with GemCore firmware, complete integration documentation as well as Gemplus expert services to ensure a smooth certification process will be available from Gemplus in Q1 2002. Production in volume will start in Q2 2002. GemCore including T83C5121 achieves a significant 30% cost reduction which has already convinced major consumer electronics goods manufacturers to select GemCore as their preferred smart card interface solution. 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. Information For more information on the T83C5121, go to: http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc3bd4292684864.pdf Requests may 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 registered trademarks and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. |
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