Real-Time ARM9 MCU Supports Migration From ARM7

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- Integrates Ethernet MAC, 7 USARTs, USB 2.0 Host and Device,
Camera Interface

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today the
AT91SAM9260, the first member of a pin-compatible ARM9(TM)-based
microcontroller family that shares the same programming model as
ARM7(TM) based controllers, allowing direct migration between
controllers based on different ARM(R) cores. The AT91SAM9260 also
supports deterministic, real-time operation, offers supervisory
functions, and has third-party RTOS support comparable to those of
8-bit controllers.

Developed for highly-connected image processing applications, such
as point-of-sale terminals, Ethernet-based IP cameras, and bar code
readers, the AT91SAM9260 integrates a 200 MIPS ARM926EJ-S(R) core
with a camera interface, seven USARTs, 10/100 Ethernet MAC, 12 Mbps
USB device and host controller with on-chip transceivers, external
bus interface supporting SDRAM, Flash, NAND Flash with built-in ECC,
SD, SDIO, and Multimedia Card interface (MMC), three synchronous
serial controllers (SSC), two master/slave Serial Peripheral
Interfaces (SPI), a three-channel 16-bit timer/counter, two-wire
interface (TWI) and IEEE(R) 1149.1 JTAG Boundary Scan on all digital
pins.

The internal bus bandwidth of the AT91SAM9260 is maximized by 24
DMA channels and a five-layer high-speed bus matrix. It connects all
masters and slaves in the system in a parallel fashion and enables
data transfers between peripherals and on- and off-chip memories
without any CPU intervention. A programmable arbiter manages the
priorities between the bus masters. Highly critical interrupt
routines can be locked in the 16 kByte instruction cache guaranteeing
a deterministic response time to interrupts. A system controller
provides a full complement of supervisory functions that includes an
8-level priority interrupt controller, RC-oscillator, PLLs, real-time
periodic interval and watchdog timers, reset and shutdown
controllers, and backup registers. The shutdown controller puts the
processor in an ultra low power mode, typically less than 10 uA.

Third-party RTOS Support -- The AT91SAM9260 has third-party RTOS
support from Green Hills(R) Software, Mentor Graphics(R) and Micrium.
Compiler/debuggers are available from Green Hills Software, ARM,
Keil(TM), IAR Systems and any compliant ARM926EJ-S compiler. Windows
CE(R) and Linux(R) operating system support is also provided.

Packaging and Availability -- The AT91SAM9260 is available now in
a 217-ball LFBGA RoHS-compliant package and in a 208-pin Green QFP
package and is priced at or near US$6 in quantities of 100,000.
Additional members of the SAM9 family will be available in late 2006
and 2007.

About Atmel

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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
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Information:

Information on the AT91SAM9260 and the SAM9 family of
deterministic ARM9-based MCUS may be found at:
http://www.atmel.com/products/AT91/.

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: +33-1-30-60-70-68, Fax: +-49-71-31-67-24-23,
Email: veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Web site: http://www.atmel.com

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Contact:
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Perlegos, Public Relations - USA and Asia Pacific Rim,
+1-408-487-2963, or hperlegos@atmel.com, or Veronique Sablereau,
Corporate Communications Manager - Europe, +33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax,
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