MEYREUIL, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StarChip® today announced a breakthrough generation of ultra low cost yet powerful 32bit SIM controllers for Mobile Communication and M2M applications. The SCF family is based on Cortus APS3s enabling 25Mips@25MHz across a broad spectrum of temperatures and offering advanced low power modes. It is fully flash-based, code and data with SST SuperFlash®, robust data retention (>25years) and enhanced by E³ (ECUBE)

proprietary mechanisms. In addition SCM family (derivative M2M controllers) features a robust design suitable for harsh environments from -40°C to +105°C.

To pursue our strategy "Innovate to drive cost down", we designed

• E³ (ECUBE) Enhanced Endurance Engine delivering a powerful combination of flexibility and best-in-class endurance, supporting up to 2Billion cycles which robust endurance for SIM and M2M applications.
• TurboSecure uploading system to accelerate and secure software uploading in mass production environments.
• SecureLifecycle management technology enables our customers to unlock the benefits of low cost foundries, offshore manufacturing, without compromising on IP security.

StarChip® enables cost savings through innovation and reconfiguration of the value chain:

"The last 2 decades structural changes in the semiconductor market had a dramatic impact on the efficiency of the value chain system, hampering margins and profits said Lucien Brau President and CEO of StarChip. We have worked closely with customers, foundries, and backend subcontractors to reconfigure and improve the efficiency of the value chain. By redistributing tasks (customers license qualified products from StarChip® and purchase directly from foundries), we can achieve better cost savings through reduced-cost value chain. The combination of cost savings through innovation and through reduced-cost value chain gives our SCF family outstanding competitive advantages."

Development Tools Support

Software development tools are based on the fully packaged CORTUS release of the GNU - ECLIPSE development Toolchain. In addition, a StarChip® designed emulator (STARBOX) allows real time execution and fully accurate software operations with additional debug and observation capabilities.

Availability and pricing

The SCF384, SCF392G and SCF399G are sampling now and will be delivered in Mass production in December 2010 in wafer form or sawed dice on frame.

For more information, contact StarChip Sales at sales@starchip-ic.com

About StarChip®

StarChip® is a dynamic semiconductor company that enables customers to directly benefit from its unique, optimized value chain system. We design and qualify products for mass production, then license our solutions for purchase directly by our customers through qualified foundries and test houses.

Find out more about StarChip® and SIM & M2M products by visiting the links below:

• For information about StarChip® : http:www.starchip-ic.com
• See StarChip® complete SIM & M2M portfolio: http.www.starchip-ic.com/Products
• Download StarChip® SIM & M2M datasheets: http:www.starchip-ic.com/Download

Contacts

StarChip
Hanène Maupas
Tel: +33 1 34 52 20 75
Mob: +33 6 78 11 47 80
Email: hanene.maupas@starchip-ic.com
www: www.starchip-ic.com