Product category:
Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Atmel Corporation | Subject: AT91SAM7X
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 05 May 2006
Flash microcontroller is an ACE
The Atmel AT91SAM7X ARM-based Flash microcontroller has won the 2006 EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Award in the Processor/Memory category.
The Atmel AT91SAM7X ARM-based Flash microcontroller has won the 2006 EE Times Annual Creativity in Electronics (ACE) Award in the Processor/Memory category ACE Awards for Ultimate Products of the Year are awarded to the most significant products introduced in the last 12 months in each of the seven categories, analogue ICs, processor/memory, IP and E, logic interface and programmable logic, power, RF/microwave and test/measurement, as determined by large-scale peer review
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 10 Jan 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Finalists in each category are chosen by qualified readers of EE Times and eeProductcentre on a quarterly basis via electronic balloting, from a list of nominees submitted by expert editors with accompanying editorial reviews.
Winners in each category are selected by vote from a set of six finalists.
Alfredo Vadillo, Atmel's Director for ARM-based microcontrollers, commented on the significance of this prestigious award: "We are very happy with this award".
"When we decided to launch the SAM7 32bit Flash MCU family, our objective was to provide innovative, high performance, high functionality and low cost products to the emerging 32bit Flash MCU market".
"This prize recognises that we have achieved our goal".
"The award-winning AT91SAM7X is designed for extensively networked, real-time embedded systems".
"It features a 10/100 Ethernet MAC, CAN, full-speed USB 2.0, with a variant that embeds a high-speed AES/3DES encryption engine".
"Its 25ns Flash memory supports deterministic processing as required for real-time control systems".
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