Atmel Introduces ICE-50 In-Circuit-Emulator Designed to Reduce Development Costs
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2002--Atmel®
Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML - news) announced today the availability of a new
in-circuit-emulator, ICE 50, that supports new members of the
megaAVR® and tinyAVR® Family of 8-bit Microcontrollers. As a part
of Atmel's strategy to help the design engineers reduce development
costs, design time and ultimately production costs, the ICE 50
emulates all analog and digital peripherals and debugs all
instructions and features in real time. Additionally it has new
profiling capabilities that track subroutine usage, which allows the
user to optimize code that is frequently accessed.
ICE 50 can be used to control the execution of the AVR®
Microcontroller over the full voltage and frequency range of supported
AVR devices. It supports the new Self-Programming-Memory capability
and provides the user with accurate electrical and timing
characteristics. All available package types including the new and
popular Micro-Lead Frame package, which has the smallest package on
the market, are supported through emulation adapters available from
Third Party Suppliers.
"Atmel's ICE 50 enables users to set an unlimited number of
breakpoints. In addition to traditional instruction break points,
which stop execution when a specific point in the program is met, ICE
50 has data breakpoints that stop emulation when a certain parameter
is in the system," said Jim Panfil, Director of Microcontroller
Products. "For example, a break point can trigger when data is
received from an external system or when a parameter reaches a
specific value," he added.
AVR Studio® is the common user interface for ICE 50 and all
other AVR® development tools. It resides on a PC and can control all
user settings. This eliminates the need to manually set jumpers on the
emulator. Users have full visibility and access to RAM, EEPROM, Flash
program memory and register files.
ICE 50 is designed to be an expandable debug platform. It can be
modified to support new AVR devices as they are released. New
functions and capabilities are under development. In the near future a
logic analyzer interface and high-speed communication interface
capability will be available as plug in modules.
ICE 50 in-circuit-emulator is available from authorized Atmel
distributors at a suggested resale price of $3,495. The ordering code
is ATICE50. Availability is 2-4 weeks.
About Atmel
Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose,
California 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, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process
technologies.
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Contact:
Atmel Corporation
Jim Panfil, 408/487-2535
Director of Microcontrollers
jpanfil@atmel.com
Clive Over, 408/451-2855
Director of Advertising and Public Relations-USA and Asia
cliveover@atmel.com
Veronique Sablereau, 33 1 30 60 70 68
Corporate Communications Manager Europe
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
