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Atmel Introduces a Ready-to-Use Ultra-Low-Power MP3 Decoder for Mobile Phones

New Chip Provides Increased Functions, Optimized System Size, Cost and Time- to-Market NANTES, France, July 18 /-- Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions, announced today a new ready-to-use single-chip MP3 decoder combining all the features to allow a mobile phone to play MP3 music and ring tones and to convert it...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

MCUs include USB connectivity for embedded applications.

Featuring on-chip bootloader, AT90USB1286 and AT90USB1287 AVRÂ-® Flash MCUs have 128 Kbytes of in-system programmable Flash, 8 Kbytes of RAM, and 4 Kbytes of EEPROM. AT90USB1286 has USB interface for applications needing to communicate with host, while AT90USB1287 complies with USB On-the-Go standard for dual role devices. Products include hardware multiplier, 1 USART, SPI, and TWI, two 8-bit...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Microcontroller targets next generation of (U)SIM cards.

Based on ARMÂ-® SC100 CPU, 32-bit AT91SC512384RCT RISC crypto-controller features 512 Kbytes ROM program memory, 384 Kbytes EEPROM, and 24 Kbytes RAM. USB 2.0 and USB Interchip ports allow very high-speed transactions with USB host terminal. Chip also includes SPI port for NOR Flash and dedicated hardware for NAND Flash. Interface for front-end RF device, located in handset, is available...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Atmel AVR Flash Microcontrollers Adds Flexibility and Lower Cost to Motor Control Applications

New Development Kits Available Now SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 13 -- Atmel(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:ATML), expands AVR(R) microcontroller support to AC and Brushless DC (BLDC) motor control applications, providing highly flexible and cost effective solutions. AVR Flash microcontroller's high performance and extensive feature set offer designers the best solution to meet the variety of technical...

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Communication Systems & Equipment

Transceiver targets WiMAX applications.

Operating at 3.5 GHz with multiple bandwidth options, single-chip MAX-Link(TM) AT86RF535A combines low-noise amplifier, power amplifier driver, R/T mixer, R/T filters, VCO, synthesizer, receive gain control, and transmit power control. Based on IEEEÂ-® 802.16, WiMAX provides broadband connectivity without need for direct line-of-sight with base station. In cell radius of 3-10 km, WiMAX Forum...

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Computer Hardware & Peripherals

SPARC Processor targets space industry.

Produced on 0.18 Â-µm CMOS process, radiation hardened, 32-bit Model AT697 implements LEON2 FT VHDL model and includes SPARC V8 Integer unit, Floating Point unit, separate instruction and data caches, PCI interface, and memory controller that can interface with SRAM, PROM, and SDRAM. Unit operates with 1.8 and 3.3 V power supplies for core and I/O buffers, respectively. Housed in ceramic...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

System Basis Chip features silent mode operation.

Designed with high-voltage BCDMOS process, Model ATA6621 integrates 5 V voltage regulator and watchdog, and is optimized for operation up to 40 V for applications in harsh environments. Unit features low quiescent current consumption of 10 Â-µA in standby mode. To minimize EMC problems, chip incorporates controlled slew rate complying with LIN 2.0 specification. To meet 42 V power net...

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Power Management IC suits handset add-on modules.

Manufactured using CMOS process, Model AT73C211 supplies digital, analog, interface, and if required, RF and backup sections of add-on modules in hand-held products. Chip includes dc/dc converter with integrated switches to supply digital cores at 1.9 V, delivering up to 300 mA. Three LDO linear voltage regulators supply analog, interface, and RF portions of multimedia or wireless communication...

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Agricultural & Farming Products

Battery Development Kit debugs smart batteries.

Based on ATmega406 single-chip smart battery AVRÂ-® device, ATAVRSB100 Development Board uses 3 support modules to simulate individual cell voltage, total cell stack voltage, and charge/discharge current. Flash-based ATmega406 integrates voltage regulator, autonomous battery protection, 99% accurate monitoring capabilities, FET control, and cell balancing FETs. Firmware supports SMBus V1.1...

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Electrical Equipment & Systems

Chipset targets battery-operated products.

Suited for PDAs, mobile phones, and GPS applications, ANTARIS(TM) 4 offers tracking sensitivity of -158 dBm. With power consumption of 62 mW during 1 Hz update rate in Continuous Tracking Mode, baseband Model ATR0621 is enabled by 0.18 um CMOS technology, while RF-front end IC Model ATR0601 is enabled by BiCMOS technology. Chipset's 16-channel engine features u-blox SuperSense(TM)-enabled indoor...

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