Atmel's New AT98SC032CT-USB for Embedded Systems and e-Tokens

Rousset, France, November 7 (ots/PRNewswire) -

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the
development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions,
announced today the introduction of its new AT98SC032CT-USB, a
fully-integrated solution designed to secure embedded systems.

Based on Atmel's smart card chip-design expertise and leadership,
the AT98SC032CT-USB is intended for hardware security-solution
integrators like USB tokens, secure Flash drives, media centers and
other related products. The AT98SC032CT-USB is ideally suited for USB
security devices used in various computer security applications like
single sign-on, 2-factor authentication, web-portal strong-user
authentication, secure login, digital rights management and more.

Thanks to its CCID-compliant, full-speed USB 2.0 interface, the
AT98SC032CT-USB is seen as a smart card by the host platform. This
chip features an increased storage memory of 32KB with a
password-protected file system and meets FIPS 140-2 requirements.

The AT98SC032CT-USB embeds complex firmware that provides advanced
functionalities including strong authentication, one-time password
generation, digital signature (3DES MAC, RSA PKCS#1, EC-DSA), data
encryption (3DES, RSA PKCS#1), message digest (SHA1 & 256), random
number generation and public key generation (RSA, ECC). It also
includes an administration application to manage the contents and
configuration of the chip. This firmware makes the AT98SC032CT-USB
perfectly adapted to PKCS#11 or MS-CAPI standard specifications which
allows a straightforward integration into any application.

"High-tech goods counterfeiting, multimedia content copying and
identity theft have an increasing cost to industry and consumers.
AT98SC security modules are perfectly suited to protect your
applications against these threats by offering low-cost, ease of
integration, higher security and proven technology," said
Jean-Charles Lesage, Atmel's smart card IC marketing manager.

Pricing and Availability

AT98SC032CT-USB samples are available now in 44-QFN, 44-LQFP and
SoIC-8 packages with pricing starting at USD $3.00 for 10k units.

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).

NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, Everywhere You
Are(R), and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel
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Information:

For further information on the Secure ASSP family, go to:
http://www.atmel.com/products/SecureASSP

Press Contacts:
Carine Bourgon, Marketing Communications Manager - Rousset
Phone: +33-4-42-53-60-52, Email: carine.bourgon@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:
Carine Bourgon, Marketing Communications Manager - Rousset,
+33-4-42-53-60-52, or carine.bourgon@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, +33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax,
+49-71-31-67-24-23, or veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, all of Atmel