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Atmel Extends Its FPGA to ASIC Conversion Service for Space Applications

Nantes, France (ots/PRNewswire)

- Atmel Provides Radiation Hardened FPGA Replacement With Up to
80% Cost Savings and Shorter Lead-times
Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), a global leader in the
development and fabrication of advanced semiconductor solutions,
announced today a new service to convert existing space FPGA-based
designs into cost-effective radiation hardened ASICs with shortened
lead-times. This new service generates up to 80% cost and 70% power
consumption savings, and offers a pin-to-pin replacement solution for
existing space FPGAs, preventing customers the investment of
redesigning their board.
With nearly 20 years experience and 1,800 successful FPGA
conversions in commercial applications, Atmel offers conversion of
any space grade, low-gate-count OTP FPGA design into a rad-hard ASIC
for the space market.
While gaining experience in converting space FPGAs into rad-hard
ASICs, Atmel has built a consistent methodology that shortens
conversion cycle time. It relies on a dedicated pre-diffused matrix
and a unique bonding diagram for all conversions using the same
package. This allows re-use of the same test card and burn-in board
to rationalize the ASIC industrialization, resulting in significant
cost savings. Typical 7-week conversion lead-time is achieved from
the purchase order to delivery of the first prototype.
Using the company's rad-hard CMOS technologies, the ASICs feature
up to 70K usable ASIC gates and a total dose capability of up to 300
Krads. They are available in MQFPF84, 132, 172, 208 and 256, on a
25-minimum order quantity basis. Low NRE charges (US$10K to US$50K)
can be easily amortized  in the flight model unit price when the ASIC
is dedicated to constellation satellites.
"Compared to competing FPGAs, our conversion service is more cost
effective and retains the power consumption and reliability
advantages of ASIC solutions," said Dominique de Saint Roman,
Marketing Manager of Atmel Aerospace Product Line.
A broad network of dedicated technical centers supports a simple
conversion flow. Budgetary quotation can be obtained within days. The
QML V flight models are available 15 weeks from prototype validation.
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) technology 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(R).
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Are(R) and others, are registered trademarks, and others are the
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product names may be trademarks of others.
Information:
Atmel's ARTEFACT product information may be retrieved at:
http://www.atmel.com/dyn/general/tech_doc.asp?doc_id=9971
        Press Contacts:
        Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Manager - Microcontrollers
        Tel:  +33-2-40-18-18-87, Email:   philippe.faure@nto.atmel.com
        Ford Kanzler, Manager of Corporate Press Relations - USA and Asia
        Tel:  +1-408-436-4343, Email:   fkanzler@atmel.com
        Veronique Sablereau, Corporate Communications Manager - Europe
        Tel:  +33-1-30-60-70-68, Fax:  +49-71-31-67-24-23
        Email:   veronique.sablereau@atmel.com
Web site: http://www.atmel.com

Contact:

Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Manager - Microcontrollers,
+33-2-40-18-18-87, or philippe.faure@nto.atmel.com; or Ford Kanzler,
Manager of Corporate Press Relations - USA and Asia, +1-408-436-4343,
or fkanzler@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, all of Atmel
Corporation

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