San Jose, CA, November 17, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) announced today the AT88CK201STK Starter Kit. The AT88CK201STK kit allows developers to easily extend secure HF RFID reader capabilities to their embedded microcontroller systems. In many cases, this is the first time developers can easily embed HF RFID reader capability into space constrained embedded systems for preventing counterfeiting of medical and consumable products, tracking and recording chain of ownership, access control, and convenient storage of configuration and sensitive data.

The AT88CK201STK is the industry’s smallest HF RFID reader appropriate for … Read More → "Atmel’s AT88CK201STK CryptoRF® Starter Kit Expands Secure HF RFID capabilities to any Embedded Microcontroller System"

MILPITAS, CA – November 16, 2009 – Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT3971, a 1.2A, 38V step-down switching regulator with an integrated boost diode. Its Burst Mode® operation keeps quiescent current under 2.8µA in no load standby conditions. The LT3971’s 4.3V to 38V input voltage range makes it ideal for automotive and industrial applications. Its internal 2.4A switch can deliver up to 1.2A of continuous output current to voltages as low as 1.19V. The LT3971’s Burst Mode operation offers ultralow quiescent current, making it well suited for applications such as automotive or industrial systems, which demand always-on operation … Read More → "38V, 1.2A (IOUT), 2MHz Step-Down DC/DC Converter at Only 2.8µA Quiescent Current"

Company Announces Immediate Availability of its THINERGY™ MEC102

Littleton, Colo., Nov. 17, 2009—Infinite Power Solutions, Inc. (IPS), a global leader in the development and manufacturing of solid-state, rechargeable, thin-film energy storage devices, today announced the immediate availability of the world’s most powerful solid-state, thin-film, single cell battery on the market-the THINERGY™ MEC102. Unveiled earlier this year, the powerful MEC102 is the latest thin-film micro-energy storage device now available from IPS’ award-winning THINERGY Micro-Energy Cell (MEC) portfolio.

IPS continues to lead the industry in delivering the world’s most powerful batteries among … Read More → "Infinite Power Solutions Unleashes The World’s Most Powerful Thin-film, Solid-State, Single-Cell Battery On The Market"

Increased flexibility, shorter lead-time, faster time-to-market

San Jose, CA, November 17, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) today announced the availability of the LF OTP (One Time Programmable) transponder IDIC® ATA5575M1. The device is a new member of Atmel’s broad, well-known RFID transponder family and has been optimized for next-generation access control systems. Application areas include, for example, hotel rooms, engineering departments, offices, time recording systems and parking lots, as well as customer loyalty and membership cards. The ATA5575M1 provides OTP functionality, which simplifies the production process and provides increased flexibility compared to read-only … Read More → "Atmel Launches Low-cost LF RFID IC with OTP Functionality and Unsurpassed Read Performance for Small-sized Access Control Systems"

Costa Mesa, California, November 16, 2009 – Micro Digital Inc. is pleased to announce that smxWiFi, first released in June of 2008, has been upgraded to support 802.11n (high speed) and additional chips sets from Ralink. smxWiFi now provides support for USB WiFi dongles using the Ralink RT2500, 2573, and 2870 chipsets. In addition, it now supports PCI bus WiFi cards using the Ralink RT2860 and 2760 chipsets. Support for other chipsets can be added.

This software package is IEEE 802.11 a, b, g, i and n compliant and supports connection to an Access Point (AP) or peer to peer connection. smxWiFi … Read More → "Micro Digital Announces smxWiFi Upgrade"

AT90SCR050 provides cost-effective solutions, complete tool set and support for various programming mechanisms in the consumer, corporate and government sectors

CARTES, France, November 17, 2009 – Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a leader in microcontroller-based solutions, today announced a new Atmel AVR® microcontroller designed for the smart card reader market. Targeting the low-cost, high volume market, Atmel’s new AT90SCR050 is a complete system solution that enables designers to bring their products faster-to-market.

The AT90SCR050 includes an industry-proven Atmel AVR microcontroller, 16 KB of ROM, USB FS2.0 and smart card interface with an integrated … Read More → "Atmel AVR Microcontroller Targets High-volume USB Smart Card Reader Applications"