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Atmel's FingerChip Sensor Enables Enhanced Security for the HP iPAQ hx2700 Series Pocket PC Line

Grenoble, France (ots/PRNewswire)

Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:
ATML), a global leader in the development and fabrication of advanced
semiconductors, announced today that its AT77C104B FingerChip(R)
sensor has been integrated into the new HP iPAQ hx2700 Series Pocket
PC. Coupled with enabling third party software, the FingerChip sensor
provides users with a secure and convenient way to protect their
information without the need to manually enter a password. It can
also be used in conjunction with a password for even greater security
protection.
"The FingerChip sensor continues demonstrating its unique fit in
embedded devices," said David Richard, Atmel Biometrics Marketing
Manager. "Its small size allows for a low cost solution, while its
robust technology and packaging ensure a truly reliable solution. We
will continue to prove our competitiveness in this growing market and
we are very proud of our relationship with HP."
Atmel designed the FingerChip sensor to provide a cost-effective,
small form factor solution that meets the demand of biometric
security for space constrained mobile applications. The FingerChip
sensor uses a patented method for imaging the entire finger by
"sweeping" it across the sensor. Sweeping captures successive images
(slices), applying software to reconstruct the fingerprint. This
method allows the space-efficient FingerChip sensor to return a
large, high-quality, 500 dots per inch image of the fingerprint. This
image is then processed through authentication software, and extracts
a template, which is used for fingerprint comparison.
"Our integration of Atmel's biometrics technology into the HP iPAQ
hx2700 series Pocket PC is another proof point that security is a key
focus for HP and we take great efforts to deliver HP iPAQ mobile
devices that meet the security needs of our varied customers," said
Michael McNulty, manager of product marketing, Handheld Division, HP.
About Atmel
Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of
microcontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory
and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's
broadest intellectual property (IP) portfolios, Atmel is able to
provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions.
Focused on consumer, industrial, security, communications, computing
and automotive markets, Atmel ICs can be found Everywhere You
Are(SM).
NOTE: Atmel(R), logo and combinations thereof, and FingerChip are
registered trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other
terms and product names may be trademarks of others.
Information:
Information on the AT77C104B can be retrieved at
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/product_card.asp?part_id=3322
For further information on Atmel's biometrics, go to
http://www.atmel.com/products/Biometrics/
Press Contacts:
    Sylvie Mattei, Communication Manager, Atmel Grenoble
    Tel: +33-4-76-58-30-25, E-mail:  sylvie.mattei@gfo.atmel.com
    Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
    Tel: +33-1-30-60-70-68, Fax: +49-71-31-67-24-23
    E-mail:  veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
    Clive Over, Director of Public Relations - USA and Asia
    Tel: +1-408-451-2855, E-mail:  cliveover@atmel.com
Web site: http://www.atmel.com

Contact:

Sylvie Mattei, Communication Manager, Atmel Grenoble,
+33-4-76-58-30-25, or sylvie.mattei@gfo.atmel.com, or Veronique
Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe,
+33-1-30-60-70-68, or fax, +49-71-31-67-24-23, or
veronique.sablereau@atmel.com, or Clive Over, Director of Public
Relations - USA and Asia, +1-408-451-2855, or cliveover@atmel.com,
all of Atmel Corporation

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