Date: 17/11/2009

MCU with security features from Atmel

Atmel has announced that its new VaultIC family of security modules for applications including femtocells, smart meters, telehealth, USB token and gaming platforms. The VaultIC460 security module provides a secure microcontroller with multiple interfaces and bundled firmware. Based on Atmel's AT90SO secureAVR microcontrollers.

The VaultIC460 provides 128KB of fully configurable EEPROM memory to store user data and match any security architecture.

"Security and cryptography features are required to protect data and IPs in more systems today," said Olivier Debelleix, Atmel's Marketing Manager for Embedded Security. "Developing applications with such features is complex and lengthy. Atmel's new VaultIC family offers designers a full solution with firmware, hardware and complex cryptography embedded into a module to ensure a high level of banking-type security. The introduction of this new turnkey solution is a testament to our commitment in the security solutions market."

These products are designed to meet Common Criteria EAL4+ and FIPS 140-2 level 3 certifications to provide high security, performance and low power consumption.

Package: SOIC8 and QFN44 package
Availability:
VaultIC460: Now in samples are available now

For more details visit www.atmel.com/products/embedded_security/default.asp