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SAN JOSE, California, April 7 /PRNewswire/ — Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced today its AVR(R) ONE!high-end debugger for AVR(R) and AVR32 microcontrollers. Atmel is committedto offer quality development tools at an affordable price. One uniquehigh-end on-chip debugging platform for all AVR and AVR32 devices: this isAVR ONE! available at US$599 only while similar tools usually cost thousandsof dollars. The new debug tool will help customers to speed up their designand get to the market faster. The AVR32 microcontrollers and processors are the first devices to besupported by AVR ONE! and will be followed by most of the tinyAVR(R),megaAVR(R) and XMEGA(TM) devices during 2008. AVR ONE! customers will getfree of charge upgrades as Atmel extends support to all AVR devices. The AVR ONE! speeds up programming and supports non-intrusive observationand logging of how the embedded system performs. This allows the softwareengineer a clear view of real time system behavior, without affecting ormodifying the real time characteristics of the microcontroller. High speed program and debug — The new AVR ONE! is a high-end JTAG andNexus on-chip debugger that is designed to deliver accurate monitoring ofsystem behavior in embedded systems built around AVR and AVR32microcontrollers and application processors. Faster communication between thePC and the target microcontroller speeds up the flow of debug data, and theuser will notice the improved responsiveness to user input. Programmingmicrocontrollers with large on-chip flash memories will be up to 3 timesfaster than existing debuggers. Real time debugging — The AVR ONE! offers advanced real-time debuggingfeatures. In addition to basic programming and on-chip debugging via thetraditional 4-pin JTAG port, the AVR ONE! supports debugging via the Nexusport, an 8-bit parallel port found on all AVR32 devices. Inside the AVR32microcontroller, the Nexus port is connected by a separate data bus to allthe on-chip peripherals and memories. The separate bus allows the debugger tomonitor and modify system behavior in every part of the microcontrollerwithout interrupting or affecting the timing of the program running in themicrocontroller. The AVR ONE! can be connected live to a running applicationwithout interference. Real-time trace — The AVR32 Nexus debug interface is connected to theAVR32 CPU’s trace port. This is a port which outputs vital statistics aboutCPU behavior and the software running. This real-time trace data is capturedby the AVR ONE! debugger and forwarded to the PC, where the user canreconstruct the steps taken by the CPU leading up to an erroneous state froma 2 GB data buffer. This marks a breakthrough in on-chip debugging, allowingfor the first time an on-chip trace port in a non-bondout version of allAVR32 microcontrollers. A complete line-up of debuggers — The AVR ONE! expands Atmel’s line-upof on-chip debug adapters, which already consists of the very popular JTAGICEmkII and the low cost AVR Dragon introduced last year. Customers can nowchoose the tool that best fits their needs and budgets. AVR32 Studio v2.0 — To support the new AVR ONE! on-chip debugger, Atmelhas released version 2.0 of its popular AVR32 Studio project manager anddebugger front-end. In addition to full support for the new AVR ONE! on-chipdebug adapter, the new version of AVR32 Studio has even better integration ofthe AVR32 Software Framework, Atmel’s large library of optimized devicedrivers, DSP math functions and communication stacks. AVR32 Studio and AVR32Software Framework is available free of charge from Atmel’s web site. Availability and Pricing — The new AVR ONE! is available now and ispriced at US$599. About Atmel Atmel is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture ofmicrocontrollers, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radiofrequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry’s broadestintellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to providethe electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on consumer,industrial, security, communications, computing and automotive markets. (C) 2008 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel(R), logo andcombinations thereof, AVR(R) , tinyAVR(R), megaAVR(R), AVR Studio(R) andothers, are registered trademarks, XMEGA(TM) and others are trademarks ofAtmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may betrademarks of others. Information: Atmel’s AVR ONE! information may be retrieved at:http://www.atmel.com/dyn/products/tools_card.asp?tool_id=4279. For further information on AVR32 go to: http://www.atmel.com/AVR32/ Press Contacts: Philippe Faure, Marketing Communications Director - Microcontrollers Tel: 33-2-40-18-18-87, Email: philippe.faure@atmel.com Helen Perlegos, Public Relations Tel: 1-408-487-2963, Email: hperlegos@atmel.com Web site: http://www.atmel.comAtmel Corporation

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