Atmel Becomes Industry's First Supplier to Provide LIN2.1 Conformity for its Entire Automotive LIN Networking Product Range

San Jose, California (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today that the
company has received LIN2.1 certification for its LIN transceiver
ATA6662 and LIN System Basis Chip ATA6624. The LIN2.1 physical layer
test, which is the basis for LIN certification as defined by the LIN
Consortium, was successfully carried out by the
LIN-Consortium-certified test house C&S Group, Wolfenbuettel,
Germany. Consequently, Atmel's entire LIN product range fully
conforms to the worldwide LIN2.1 standard. LIN2.1 conformance enables
design engineers to use Atmel's LIN products for all available LIN
bus systems ranging from LIN 1.3 to LIN 2.0 and LIN 2.1. Designers
can re-use existing hardware designs for new LIN 2.1 bus systems
without modifications.

Atmel's extensive LIN product offering ranges from standard
stand-alone LIN transceivers via highly integrated System Basis Chips
(SBC) to complete System-in-Package (SiP) solutions that incorporate
all components needed for a complete LIN node in a single package,
including Atmel's award-winning AVR(R) microcontroller. Atmel
continues to expand its LIN product offering.

All Atmel LIN solutions feature high integration and small QFN
packages for space-saving designs, various current-saving modes for
low current consumption, and outstanding EMC as well as ESD
performance (ESD protection exceeding 6 kV).

Footnote
EMC = Electro-Magnetic-Compatibility
ESD = Electronic Static Discharge
LIN = Local Interconnect Network
SBC = System Basis Chip
SiP = System-in-Package

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.

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Information:

More information on Atmel's LIN product offer may be retrieved
at: http://www.atmel.com/products/lin/default.asp

Product information on Atmel's LIN transceiver ATA6662 and System
Basis Chip ATA6624 may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4091
(ATA6662) and
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=4201
(ATA6624)

Press Contacts:
Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Director Automotive
Phone: +49-7131-67-2081, Email: susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com
Helen Perlegos, Public Relations
Phone: +1-408-487-2963, Email: Helen.perlegos@atmel.com

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Contact:
Dr. Susanne van Clewe, Marcom Director Automotive, +49-7131-67-2081,
susanne.van-clewe@atmel.com, or Helen Perlegos, Public Relations,
+1-408-487-2963, Helen.perlegos@atmel.com, both of Atmel Corporation