Irvine, Calif., May 14, 2008 -Teridian Semiconductor today announced availability of Microsofts Windows Hardware Quality Laboratories (WHQL) approved Chip Card Interface Device (CCID) drivers for Windows Vista™ 32-bit & 64-bit platforms for use in conjunction with Teridians 73S1217F and 73S1215F USB connected ISO7816 smart card reader integrated circuits. The addition of Windows Vista™ drivers enhances Teridians 73S1215/17F Software Development Kits (SDK) that already includes support for Windows XP™ and Linux[] operating systems. System developers using Teridians 73S1215F or 73S1217F ICs now have access to a complete turnkey PINpad, LCD, smart card reader solution, immediately usable under these environments. Teridians 73S12xx smart card reader IC product family is also compliant with EMV 4.1 level 1 (Europay / MasterCard / Visa) and ISO7816 compliant software delivering advanced capabilities including accelerated system level EMV approval, and lockable on-chip Flash memory.

Teridians 73S1217F and 73S1215F are 8-bit microcontrollers with built-in smart card reader, PINpad and communication features, offering on-chip 64KB Flash. With Teridians software suites these ICs are the ideal system-on-chip solution for low-cost PINpad readers targeting digital identification, logical access and e-banking or can be used as smart card reader bricks freeing a systems main processor of the smart card / EMV (Europay / MasterCard / Visa) tasks. Teridian also provides source code of its “CCID over USB” firmware so that developers can build upon Teridians ISO-7816, EMV, USB and CCID layers, saving development time and engineering costs.

Availability

Teridian 73S1209F, 73S1210F 73S1215F and 73S1217F smart card readers IC are currently available in production volumes, and pricing is available upon request. For customers who wish to evaluate only the turnkey smart card reader function, a 73S1217F “transparent USB reader” development board (single smart card slot, USB bus-powered) is available, pre-loaded with Teridian “CCID over USB” firmware. For additional information, contact any Teridian sales representative, authorized worldwide distributor, or visit Teridians Web site at www.teridian.com/sales.

About Teridian Semiconductor

Teridian Semiconductor designs, sells and provides engineering support for its mixed-signal integrated circuits used in energy, automation, networking, and secure access systems. These ICs connect our customers digital systems to the analog[] inputs of our world found in utility metering, industrial automation, set top box, digital TV, voice over IP, electronic identity and point of sale applications.

Teridian Semiconductor is Simplifying System Integration™ for its customers with a focus on accelerating system development, and reducing the engineering time required to achieve production. For more information, visit www.teridian.com.