The SAM4L-EK is the recommended evaluation kit for all SAM4L devices. It comes with a 256k SAM4L device. The device features both segment LCD controller and USB host and allows you to evaluate all the features of the SAM4L series of devices with a single kit. The board features peripherals to demonstrate the main features of the SAM4L, but also offers expansion possibilities with extension boards.

Atmel Corporation today announced sampling of the maXTouch S Series touchscreen controllers designed for the rapidly growing Ultrabook and notebook markets. Building upon the success of the maXTouch S Series, the new Windows 8 Certified Atmel mXT3432S is a touchscreen controller with a small footprint optimized for touchscreens up to 17.3 inches.

Atmel Corporation today announced new automotive-qualified maXTouch controllers for in-car control systems. These new devices will bring today's smartphone experience into contemporary cars, even for drivers wearing gloves.

Atmel Corporation today announced the availability of a new family of low-power, high-performance microcontroller-based RF transceivers designed specifically for the automotive and smart RF markets. With the industry's lowest power consumption, high sensitivity and high output power, the three new devices (ATA5831, ATA5832 and ATA5833) are ideal for automotive applications including remote keyless entry (RKE), passive entry go (PEG), remote start...

Atmel Corporation today announced the availability of a new family of low-power, high-performance microcontroller-based RF transceivers designed specifically for the automotive and smart RF markets.

Atmel today announced the two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop smart grid solutions using the inter-operative powerline communication standard powerline intelligent metering evolution standard. This MoU is the industry’s first agreement between a distribution system operator and technology provider for developing technology solutions using the PRIME standard.

Atmel today showcased the world’s first single-chip power line communications-based solution using an ARM Cortex-M4 processor-based microcontroller targeting the rapidly growing PRIME smart metering market at the Metering Billing/CRM Show in Amsterdam.

AtmelR Corporation today announced a new family of 8-channel LED drivers with an integrated boost controller to deliver a complete power management system with patented Efficiency Optimizer (EO) to enhance power efficiency for LCD backlighting applications.

Atmel today announced that Alf-Egil Bogen, Atmel AVR microcontroller co-inventor, will deliver a keynote address at the World Maker Faire 2012 held at the New York Hall of Science in Queens, New York, September 29-30, 2012. The company has also been nominated for a 2012 Makey Award for its commitment to the fast-growing Arduino community.

Atmel today set new low-power and efficiency standards for ARM Cortex-M4 processor-based microcontrollers with the launch of the new SAM4L family of devices, based on industry-recognized benchmarks.

Atmel today announced Samsung has selected the Atmel maXTouch mXT1664S controller to power Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet touchscreen. The tablet offers a 10.1-inch WXGA 1280 x 800 touchscreen display driven by Atmel’s mXT1664S controller for a superior touch experience. With Atmel’s maXTouch technology, users can experience faster responses, higher accuracy including reduced unintended touches, lower device power consu...

MSC Gleichmann and Atmel have announced a joint workshop that will help engineers to port applications based on legacy 8-bit architectures to Atmel’s AVR range of microcontrollers. The hands-on workshop will provide delegates with a basic grounding in the AVR architecture, register set and design tools, including the flexible, configurable Xplained range of development kits, and the advanced, intuitive Studio 6 integrated development environmen...

Atmel has today unveiled the newest member of the Atmel SPARC V8 processor family and the industry’s first radiation-hardened high-performance aerospace microprocessor that can be reconfigured on-the-fly, the Atmel ATF697FF. The ability to reconfigure on-the-fly allows users to make on-going design modifications to satellites, including specification updates, in-flight adjustments during trial flights and post-launch alterations. The new ATF...

Atmel unveiled today two new families of Serial EEPROM products. The Atmel AT24MAC and AT24CS devices can be used in a variety of market segments including Internet-connected devices, consumer, white goods, industrial, medical, communications, media, lighting, home automation, computing, telecom and security applications. The new devices are drop-in compatible with existing Atmel Serial EEPROM devices. The AT24MAC series of devices provide pre...

AtmelR Corporation today announced production availability of a low-frequency RFID transponder device, the Atmel ATA5577M1330C-PP. Ideal for applications in building access control systems, industrial automation, consumer and industrial segments, and as tokens, key fobs or transponders, this new device offers designers the ability to develop more flexible, high-performance tag devices.

Atmel today announced it is one of the first companies to achieve ZigBee Certified product status using ZigBee Light Link Certification, a new industry standard to accelerate the design of easy-to-use consumer lighting and control products that will give consumers the ability to wirelessly control their LED fixtures, light bulbs, timers, remotes and switches within their homes.

Atmel Corporation today announced that Ingenico has selected Atmel maXTouch touchscreen controllers for its Ingenico iWL200 Series portable payment terminals with touch capability. The new Ingenico terminals are the most compact touchscreen-based systems on the market, delivering the advanced audio, video and touchscreen functionality that merchants need to transform a point-of-sale opportunity into a point-of-services for their customers.

Atmel Corporation today announced the availability of a new secure, ultra-low-power micromodule transponder based on an Atmel AVR microcontroller (MCU). Used for remote keyless entry systems in vehicles, the ATA5580 transponder includes the Atmel open immobilizer protocol stack with a built-in, high-performance AES-128 hardware cryptographic unit, a low-frequency (LF) immobilizer interface for power supply and bi-directional communication, and an...

Atmel Corporation today announced it is accepting registrations for Atmel Technology Live (ATL), the company’s first developers’ conference that will be held September 11-13, 2012, at the San Jose Convention Center.

Atmel Corporation today announced a new RF transceiver for battery-operated wireless applications. The Atmel AT86RF233 transceiver is optimized for industrial and consumer products that comply with ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4, IPv6 over low-power wireless personal area networks (6LoWPAN) and high data rate 2.4GHz industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) band applications.