Atmel Releases a New Microcontroller for One-Chip Smart Card Reader Interface Solutions
NANTES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001--Atmel®
Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML - news) announced today the availability of its
T83C5121 microcontroller, optimized for secure smart card reader
applications. The T83C5121 is a one-chip PC/SC, WHQL, EMV2000
compliant solution. Embedded in the final application it offers
set-top boxes, PDAs, EFT-POS terminals, and mobile phone manufacturers
a unique opportunity to quickly and easily integrate a universal smart
card reader interface.
The 8-bit T83C5121 microcontroller features a 16-Kbyte on-chip ROM
memory, a DC/DC converter with very high efficiency (between 75-98
percent), an ISO7816 UART for easy data transfer to the smart card and
dual slot capability to address another card (3 volt SIM card). The
DC/DC converter powers the smart card with the appropriate voltage (5,
3 or 1.8 volt) regardless of the voltage source.
The T83C5121 also includes a unique power management unit which
handles wake up, reset and power fail. Consumption in power down mode
is optimized to 20 microampere maximum for mobile applications. In
addition, the T83C5121 retains all the improvements of the new C51
core, especially the X2 feature which helps reduce electro-magnetic
emissions, by dividing the crystal frequency by two, while maintaining
the processing speed. For ESD protection smart card I/O's have been
especially designed to be resistant to 4 kV.
A full set of support tools are available for the T83C5121,
including a hardware emulator, a software compiler/simulator and a
starter kit.
The T83C5121 is packaged in SSOP24, PLCC52 or VQFP44, in
industrial and commercial temperature range.
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, BiCMOS, bipolar SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process
technologies.
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Information
Atmel Wireless & Microcontrollers Division product information may
be retrieved at http://www.atmel-wm.com/cardreader.htm.
Contact:
Atmel
Product Marketing manager for
smart card reader microcontrollers
Arnaud Ruchon, +33 2 40 06 60 23
Email: arnaud.ruchon@atmel-wm.com
Marketing Communications Manager
Veronique Sablereau, +33 1 30 60 70 68
Email: veronique.sablereau@atmel-wm.com
