Smart Card IC offers 100% user configurable memory.
Press Release Summary:
Equipped with 40 KBytes of SuperFlash UCM, Theseus Titanium 40 includes security features that make it suitable for SIM card applications and GSM phones. Developers can lock certain pages in operating system to prevent writing, erasing, and data fetch operations. Encrypted bootloader protects against code theft during production programming of smart card operating system.
Original Press Release:
SST Ramps Production of Theseus Titanium Smart Card ICs
Theseus Titanium 40 Brings SST SuperFlash Benefits to Entry-Level SIM Card Markets; Availability of Theseus Emulator Accelerates Time to Market for Customers
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 21 - SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSTI)), a leader in flash memory technology, today announced volume production availability of its Theseus Titanium 40 smart card IC. Building on the success of the company's Theseus Titanium family, the Theseus Titanium 40 offers developers an all flash memory-based smart card IC with 100 percent User-Configurable Memory (UCM) and a variety of security features. In addition, to speed time-to-market for card operating system developers, SST announced the availability of new development tools for the Theseus Titanium family, including the Theseus Emulator (EPKSC-Theseus) from Ashling Microsystems. The new tools complement the existing development support ecosystem for the Theseus Titanium family, which includes complete device simulation from the Keil uVision3 IDE.
The Theseus Titanium 40 features 40 KBytes of SST SuperFlash UCM, providing developers with greater design flexibility, faster time to market and higher levels of security compared to ROM-based solutions. Along with the UCM technology, SST has designed the Theseus Titanium 40 with several additional security attributes, making it ideal for SIM card applications for GSM phones. These security features include the capability for developers to lock certain pages in the Theseus Titanium's operating system in order to prevent writing, erasing and data fetch (read) operations. The device also offers an encrypted bootloader to protect against code theft during production programming of the smart card operating system.
"We are ramping production of our Theseus Titanium 40 to meet industry demand for more flexible and secure smart card ICs," stated Richard Morley, vice president for smart card ICs at SST. "Our Theseus Titanium family has been receiving positive traction in the market with more than 50 million units shipped worldwide since we introduced it as a replacement to the Theseus Platinum family. With the availability of the Theseus Emulator from Ashling, a well-respected provider of quality development tools, we are offering our customers more development options and a better ability to debug code based on the IC's actual behavior."
According to Eurosmart, a smart card vendor trade group, 2.4 billion telecom SIM cards are expected to ship in 2007, representing an increase in volume of 18 percent compared to 2006.
Emulator Support
The Theseus Emulator provides source-level debug and standalone device emulation of the Theseus Titanium family of smart card ICs. Compatible with Ashling's PathFinder or Keil uVision3 IDE, the Theseus Emulator provides full source-level debug and emulation support for C and Assembler smart card applications. The emulator also supports the ability to debug smart card code in a fully functioning card reader system. Additional development tools being offered by SST include probe adaptors for both ISO7816 and SIM/USIM format interfaces, and the Pathfinder-51 source level debugger software. Theseus Titanium devices are also supported fully within the Keil uVision3 simulator. SST plans to continue working with Ashling and other development tool providers to expand the development ecosystem and enable customers to quickly bring to market products based on the Theseus Titanium family.
Pricing and Availability
Pricing for the Theseus Titanium 40 starts at $0.30 in quantities of 10K. The Theseus Emulator (EPKSC-Theseus) is available now and is priced at $3,300. Additional information can be found by visiting www.sst.com/. Discussions of all smart card products are conducted under non-disclosure agreement to ensure protection of information regarding this secure family of smart card IC products.
About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of memory and non-memory products for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. Leveraging its proprietary, patented SuperFlash technology, SST is a leading provider of nonvolatile memory solutions with product families that include various densities of high functionality flash memory components and flash mass storage products. The Company also offers its SuperFlash technology for embedded applications through its broad network of world-class manufacturing partners and technology licensees, including TSMC, which offers it under its trademark Emb-FLASH. SST's non-memory products include NAND controller-based products, smart card ICs, flash microcontroller and radio frequency ICs and modules. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at www.sst.com/.
For more information about SST and the company's comprehensive list of product offerings, please call 1-888/SST-CHIP. Information can also be requested via email to literature@sst.com or through SST's Web site at www.sst.com/. SST's head office is located at 1171 Sonora Court, Sunnyvale, Calif.; telephone: 408/735-9110; fax: 408/735-9036.
CONTACT:Sasha Afanasieff of Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.,
+1-408-522-7310, aafanasieff@sst.com;
Web site: http://www.sst.com/
