Atmel Announces New Family of Low Pin Count -- LPC -- Flash Memories
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 17, 2002--Atmel®
Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML) announced today that it has started shipping
its Low Pin Count (LPC) family of Flash memories. The AT49LL080
(8-Megabit) is designed to interface directly with the LPC bus used by
chipsets from AMD(TM), VIA(TM), SiS®, and others and supply the BIOS
information on the PC motherboard.
The devices have uniform 64-Kbyte sectors and feature automated
byte-program and sector-erase operations. Two configurable interfaces
are supported: (1) Low Pin Count mode for in-system operation, and (2)
Address/Address Multiplexed (A/A Mux) mode to accelerate memory array
programming during manufacturing. The devices are offered in industry
standard 40-lead TSOP and 32-lead PLCC surface mount packages.
"Atmel is excited about entering this new market for Flash
memories," stated Anup Sidhu, director, Flash memory marketing. "We
have been a primary supplier of conventional EPROM and Flash memories
for PC BIOS applications for over 15 years, and our customers have
recently started asking for LPC products. In addition to the AT49LL080
we will be introducing 4 Mbit and 2 Mbit LPC family members
later this year as Atmel ramps its presence in this market."
Pricing for the AT49LL080 is $3.50 in 10KU quantities.
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, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process
technologies.
Information
More information on AT49LL080 may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc3273.pdf. For more information
on Atmel's Flash products, go to:
http://www.atmel.com/atmel/products/prod9.htm.
Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof
are registered trademarks and others contained herein, are trademarks
of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be
the trademarks of others.
Contact:
Atmel
John Bryant, 408/436-4187 (VP of Flash marketing)
jbryant@atmel.com
Clive Over, 408/451-2855 (Director of PR/USA & Asia)
cliveover@atmel.com
Veronique Sablereau, +33 1 30 60 70 68
(Corporate Communications Manager/Europe)
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Source:
Atmel
