SST's Smart Card ICs Enable Web-Browsing Capabilities on Cell Phones
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 12 / -- SST (Silicon Storage Technology, Inc., Nasdaq: SSTI), a leader in flash memory technology, today announced the Theseus Titanium 80 smart card ICs from its Emosyn business unit have been certified Wireless Internet Browsing (WIB) enabled, providing customers Web browsing capabilities on their mobile communications device. Bantry Technologies' Deimos WIB 1.2e SIM card recently received certification from SmartTrust for their SIM-based web-browser to run on SST's Theseus Titanium 80 smart card IC. Bantry's Deimos WIB 1.2e is a 32 KByte SIM, offering customers fast access to a range of wireless Internet services.
"We are committed to offering our customers the most comprehensive smart card IC solution in order to allow them to meet their most demanding design requirements," said Richard Morley, senior director smart card IC business, SST. "Through our long-term relationship with Bantry Technologies, we are now able to provide our customers access with the most widely used micro-browser standard in the world."
"We are committed to constantly delivering a complete range of WIB solutions for SIM card operating systems that allow our partners to offer a broad range of products," said Patrick Trane, CEO of Bantry Technologies. "We believe the combination of our SmartTrust certified SIM WIB operating system combined with the flash memory based Theseus Titanium family will enable customers to develop sophisticated, high-end solutions targeting the high-volume mobile communications market."
In addition to the functional WIB certification, WIB plug-ins can easily be loaded over-the-air. "Thanks to a powerful and flexible toolkit framework, the Deimos WIB 1.2e SIM operating system enables fast and reliable plug-in development, which reduces drastically customization time," added Gregory Bussard, Deimos product manager of Bantry Technologies.
Used in more than 300 million SIM cards worldwide, SmartTrust's WIB solution is the industry's standard Web browsing solution, enabling users to access Internet-based content throughout the globe, using Wireless Mark-up Language (WML). Bantry Technologies' SIM WIB 1.2e is offered to Theseus Titanium customers with a set of plug-ins which are designed with an optimized footprint. In addition, the 32 KByte SIM WIB 1.2e enables customers to utilize the solution including fast GSM profile and personalization.
The Theseus Titanium Smart Card ICs
The Theseus Titanium family of smart card ICs is designed to address the needs of SIM and USIM cards for mobile telecommunications. The devices are a cost effective solution for delivering secure authentication of network subscribers. While targeting the SIM and USIM card market, the Theseus products remain a flexible and secure solution for use in any smart card application. The Theseus Titanium family introduces the concept of User Configurable Memory, a fast and flexible non-volatile memory that simplifies smart card software development. User Configurable Memory provides a single flash memory page size over the entire range of available memory. User Configurable Memory gives the smart card software complete control over the memory assets and eliminates barriers to software flexibility by allowing the software to free unused resources to the end-user.
The Deimos WIB 1.2e SIM for use within the Theseus Titanium 80 is available through Bantry Technologies. For additional information about SST's Theseus Titanium smart card IC family, contact SST at www.sst.com/ .
About Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, SST designs, manufactures and markets a diversified range of nonvolatile memory solutions, based on proprietary, patented NOR type SuperFlash technology, for high volume applications in the digital consumer, networking, wireless communications and Internet computing markets. SST's product families include various densities of high functionality flash memory components, flash mass storage products and flash microcontrollers. SST 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. Further information on SST can be found on the company's Web site at www.sst.com/ .
About Bantry Technologies Limited
Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, Bantry Technologies designs software components for SIM cards, applets and tools. The company specializes in the conception of innovative products, such as native and Java-based SIM operating systems and distributes its products to the SIM card manufacturers. The company complements its SIM operating products range with value added services on the SIM cards and a set of development and test platforms for the telecom industry.
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.
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Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
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Source: Silicon Storage Technology, Inc.
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