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Atmel Licenses Sensinode’s 6LoWPAN Software Stack for Use in Ultra-Low Power Wireless Hardware Platforms

Collaboration Allows Designers Using Atmel’s Ultra-low-power Hardware Platforms and Sensinode’s 6LoWPAN Software Stacks to Develop Devices for the ‘Internet of Things’

San Jose, CA, June 5, 2013 - Atmel® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller (MCU)

and touch technology solutions, today announced the company has signed an agreement with

Sensinode, a pioneer and world leader in technology and software solutions, to license 6LoWPAN

software solutions that will enable the rapid development of smart, connected wireless products that

help make up The Internet of Things.

In this agreement, Sensinode will license its 6LoWPAN stack and router solutions, the NanoStackTM

2.0 and NanoRouterTM 3.0, to be used with Atmel’s ultra-low-power wireless hardware platforms for

developing power-efficient IPv6-based embedded wireless products.

“6LoWPAN is a critical component for building the Internet of Things, providing key efficiencies for

embedded IP networks used in sensor and control networks,” said Geoff Mulligan, Chairman of the

IPSO Alliance. “By using 6LoWPAN with IPv6, devices gain Internet interoperability with smaller code

and packet sizes than with other proprietary protocols and stacks.”

Sensinode’s NanoStack 2.0 will be used with Atmel’s ATmega256RFR2 wireless MCU, while the

NanoRouter 3.0 will support Atmel’s SAM4E Cortex-M4 flash-based MCU and AT86RF231 or

AT86RF233 ultra low power IEEE 802.15.4 RF transceivers. The firmware for the NanoStack 2.0 and

NanoRouter 3.0 firmware is available through the Atmel Gallery embedded app store in Atmel Studio

6.

According to technology market research firm ON World, in 2017, 1 billion wireless sensor network

chipsets will be shipped worldwide. “Growing demand for end-to-end IP networks for smart energy,

intelligent lighting and other markets in the Internet of Things will make 6LoWPAN one of the fastest

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growing wireless sensor network technologies over the next five years,” said Mareca Hatler, Research

Director for ON World.

“The Internet of Things is a rapidly growing market and we are excited to team with a leading

microcontroller company like Atmel to enable more designers to build smart, connected devices,” said

Adam Gould, CEO for Sensinode Ltd. “With Atmel’s state-of-the-art chipsets running Sensinode

NanoStack and NanoRouter software, especially combined with Sensinode’s NanoServiceTM

application and management platform, our customers can get to market very quickly with advanced,

robust solutions. We look forward to an ongoing collaboration with Atmel.”

“Teaming with Sensinode is another key step Atmel has taken to ensure designers can quickly bring

their smart, connected devices faster to market,” said Magnus Pedersen, Director of Wireless

Solutions, Atmel Corporation. “With this license agreement, designers now have all the necessary

hardware and software elements at their fingertips to build products that require connectivity for The

Internet of Things. We are excited to team with Sensinode.”

About Sensinode, Ltd.

Sensinode Ltd. is a pioneer in developing commercial 6LoWPAN, CoAP and related IPv6 technologies

for the embedded Internet. Sensinode’s NanoStack, NanoRouter and NanoService software comprise

an innovative, open-standard, end-to-end software solution to realize the vision of IP-based networks

of Smart Objects. Headquartered in Oulu, Finland, Sensinode is a founding member of the IPSO

Alliance, and a member of the ZigBee Alliance, the Open Mobile Alliance and ETSI.

More Information on Sensinode Email: [email protected]

Web: www.sensinode.com.

Twitter: @SensinodeIoT

About the IPSO Alliance The IPSO Alliance is the primary advocate of IP for Smart Objects for use in energy, consumer,

healthcare, and industrial applications. The Alliance, a non-profit organization whose members include

leading technology, communications and energy companies, promotes the use of the Internet Protocol

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to serve as the foundation for a network of sensor-enabled physical objects to communicate with each

other as seamlessly as individuals do over the Internet.

More Information on Atmel Solutions Atmel’s Wireless Solutions: www.atmel.com/wireless

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