Atmel Chooses LinuxLink by TimeSys as Linux Solution for Developers Targeting Latest ARM-based Processors

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- LinuxLink Launches Support for Atmel AT91SAM9261 and AT91RM9200
Processors

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the
development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, and
TimeSys(R) Corporation, the leading developer and service provider
for the embedded Linux market, announced today that Atmel has chosen
LinuxLink by TimeSys as the primary Linux distribution mechanism for
their new ARM(R)-based processors.

Under the terms of the agreement, Atmel has joined the TimeSys
OnBoard Program(TM) for leading semiconductor manufacturers. As an
OnBoard Program member, the latest Linux(R) optimizations developed
by Atmel for recently released and forthcoming ARM-based processors
will be made available to developers through LinuxLink subscriptions.

LinuxLink subscriptions are now available for the recently
released AT91SAM9261 and the AT91RM9200 processors. Support will
follow for next-generation processors currently in development at
Atmel. LinuxLink delivers the latest Linux available with validated
support for version 2.6.16 on the AT91RM9200 and 2.6.15 on the
AT91SAM9261 with a planned update to 2.6.16 by early May.

Through this partnership, customers for these devices will receive
a one month LinuxLink subscription, free of charge from Atmel,
providing an out-of-the box starting point for Linux development.

LinuxLink by TimeSys is the first commercial offering to support
the majority of embedded developers who build and assemble their own
commercial-grade custom Linux platforms by delivering on-demand
access to continuously-updated processor-optimized Linux and
components, a rich development environment and community support.

"We selected the LinuxLink model so that we can provide developers
choosing Atmel processors with the latest innovations from our own
development teams as well as from the open source community, via one
continuously updated commercial source," said Alfredo Vadillo,
Atmel's Director for ARM-based Products. "LinuxLink brings the rapid
pace of innovation found in the open source community, along with
valuable community support and tools to developers, and we are
pleased to make this unique offering available to our customers."

"Atmel's selection of LinuxLink as the primary commercial Linux
distribution mechanism for their key processors is the latest
validation of the LinuxLink approach by a market leader," said Larry
Weidman, president and CEO of TimeSys. "We are very pleased to team
with Atmel to make the Linux components, tools and community support
available to the thousands of developers building embedded devices
targeting some of their most advanced processors."

About Atmel

Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory
and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is
able to provide the electronics industry with complete system
solutions. Focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications,
computing and automotive markets, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere
You Are(R).

About TimeSys Corporation

TimeSys is the leading developer service provider for the embedded
Linux market, delivering LinuxLink subscriptions that empower
developers to rapidly and efficiently create their own
commercial-grade custom Linux platform. The continuously updated
cross-compiled components, information and systems offered through
LinuxLink subscriptions are aggregated from the open source
community, semiconductor manufacturers and TimeSys and hosted in the
TimeSys Network. For more information, visit www.timesys.com.

NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, Everywhere You
Are(R) and others, are registered trademarks, or trademarks of Atmel
Corporation or its subsidiaries. ARM(R) is a registered trademark of
ARM ltd. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.

Information:

Atmel's AT91SAM9261 product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=3638

Atmel's AT91RM9200 product information may be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=2983

For further information on Atmel's ARM-based microcontrollers, go
to http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/

For further information about LinuxLink by Timesys, go to
http://www.timesys.com/products/index.htm

Atmel Press Contacts:

Peter Bishop, Communications Manager, Atmel Rousset
Phone: +33(0)4-42-53-61-50, Email: peter.bishop@rfo.atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim,
Phone: +1-408 487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com
Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
Phone: +33(0)1-30-60-70-68, Fax: +49-71-31-67-24-23
Email: veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
TimeSys Press Contacts:
Laurie Sims, TimeSys
Phone: +1-412-325-6383
Email: laurie.sims@timesys.com

Web site: http://www.timesys.com

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Contact:
Peter Bishop, Communications Manager of Atmel Rousset,
+33(0)4-42-53-61-50, or peter.bishop@rfo.atmel.com, or Helen
Perlegos, Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim,
+1-408-487-2963, or hperlegos@atmel.com, or Veronique Sablereau,
Corporate Communications Manager - Europe, +33(0)1-30-60-70-68, or
fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23, or veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of
Atmel; or Laurie Sims of TimeSys, +1-412-325-6383, or
laurie.sims@timesys.com