( Added: March 24, 2008 ) - ATP, a leading manufacturer of high performance flash and DRAM memory, will host "EarthDrive for Earth Day" Contest throughout the month of April in celebration of Earth Day on April 22. The contest calls for imaginative entries from grade school, high school and college students to submit personal stories on what they do and how they plan to help enhance and support the environment.

Stories can be submitted to earthdrive@atpinc.com starting from April 1 through April 30, which will be judged upon several criteria including creativity and originality. Grand prize winners will receive $1,000 scholarships toward their education. Several runner-ups will also be chosen to receive the ATP EarthDrive, the world's first eco-friendly, recyclable USB drive.

Project: EarthDrive, a partnership with American Forests, was recently initiated as ATP's mission to help with environmental restoration efforts. With each EarthDrive sold, ATP and American Forests will be planting trees both on a national and global basis to protect, restore, and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests. A mature tree can produce as much oxygen in a season as 10 people inhale in a year.

The ATP EarthDrive is manufactured using revolutionary new bio-recycled materials. In addition to being fully recyclable, the EarthDrive retains durability features unique to ATP flash memory products. Built with ATP's SIP (System-In-Package) technology, all vital flash components are completely protected from water, dust, and shock. The EarthDrive packaging is also made of recycled paper and recyclable materials.

For more information on the "EarthDrive for Earth Day" Contest and on ATP EarthDrive, please visit http://earthdrive.atpinc.com