SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --
Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in
microcontroller (MCU) and touch technology solutions, today
announced the company has expanded its popular family of secure,
ARM® Cortex® M0+-based MCUs with the SAM L22 series. The Atmel |
SMART SAM L series is the highest scoring product family in the
EEMBC ULPBench, the leading independent low-power benchmark. The
new devices offer an ultra-low power capacitive touch with a
segment LCD controller that can deliver up to 320 segments, making
the devices ideal for low-power applications including thermostats,
electric/gas/water meters, home control, medical and access
systems.
The Internet of Things (IoT) is driving connectivity in various
battery-powered devices making security and ultra-low power
critical features in these devices. The SAM L22 series delivers
advanced security features with 256-bit AES, cyclic redundancy
check (CRC), true random number generator, Flash protection and
tamper detection to ensure information is securely stored,
delivered and accessible. To get the lowest possible power
consumption, the devices use Atmel's proprietary picoPower®
technologies and smart low-power peripherals that work
independently of the CPU in sleep modes.
"As more devices in the consumer, industrial and home automation
segments are becoming smarter and connected, these devices require
a number of unique features including ultra-low power, security,
touch capability with an LCD—all features that are currently
provided in the SAM L22," said Oyvind
Strom, Sr. Director of MCUs, Atmel Corporation. "Atmel is
already engaged with a number of alpha customers developing
metering, thermostat and industrial automation solutions based on
the new Atmel | SMART SAM L22 series."
In addition to segment LCD supporting up to eight communication
lines, capacitive touch sensing and built-in security measures, the
SAM L22 series features up to 256kB of Flash and 32KB of SRAM,
crystal less USB device, programmable Serial Communication modules
(SERCOM) and Atmel's patented Event System and Sleepwalking™
technologies.
To accelerate designs, the new SAM L22 Atmel Xplained Pro is
available now—a professional evaluation board featuring an on-board
debugger and standardized extension connectors. The SAM L22
Xplained Pro is fully supported by Atmel Studio, a free IDE that
features power profiling tools for the SAM L22 board, making it
easy to optimize the application and calculate average power
consumption. Atmel Xplained development kits are low-cost,
easy-to-use, fast prototyping and evaluation platforms for Atmel
AVR® and Atmel | SMART ARM-based MCUs. The kit is ideal for
demonstrating Atmel MCU/MPU features and capabilities, and can be
customized with a wide range of expansion boards.
Pricing and
Availability
The Atmel SAM L22 series is sampling now. To accelerate a
design, development tools, application notes and datasheet are also
available on www.atmel.com. Production release is scheduled for
December 2015.
More Information
Atmel | SMART MCU Family:
http://www.atmel.com/products/microcontrollers/arm/default.aspx
Atmel picoPower Technology:
http://www.atmel.com/technologies/lowpower/default.aspx
Embedded Design Blog: http://blog.atmel.com/
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About Atmel
Atmel Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML) is
a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic,
mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF)
components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual
property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the
electronics industry with intelligent and connected solutions
focused on the industrial, consumer, communications, computing and
automotive markets.
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