Agilent Technologies Introduces Reference Design for Lower Cost Optical Mice in Collaboration with Cypress Semiconductor.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 World's Smallest Mouse Sensor and Cypress Microcontroller Combine to Enable Entry-Level Optical Pointing Devices Agilent Technologies This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today introduced a new combination Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. )-PS/2 reference design for lower cost, entry-level optical mouse products and other PC pointing devices. Agilent collaborated with Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). to offer an optical mouse solution based on the Cypress CY763723 enCoRe(TM) (enhanced Component Reduction) USB microcontroller and the Agilent ADNS-2620, the industry's smallest optical mouse sensor. The new reference design includes a sample mouse with complete schematics, layout and firmware. It provides an easy-to-use platform for accelerated development of lower cost, entry-level optical mice, trackballs and integrated input devices. "There is no question that users prefer the combination of pointing accuracy and trouble-free operation provided by optical mice," said Jason Hartlove, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Sensor Solutions Division. "Combining Agilent's smaller, lower cost optical navigation technology with Cypress' industry-leading USB microcontroller gives the optical mouse market a new lower price, faster time-to-market solution." "This collaborative effort combines the best of both technologies from Cypress and Agilent to provide customers with a lower cost optical mouse solution while still providing the flexibility for customization," said Cathal Phelan, vice president of Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "This solution will help fuel the strong momentum of customers moving from the ball mouse technology of the past to the optical mouse technology of the present." The new reference design kit continues the successful relationship between Agilent and Cypress, which began a year ago when the two companies announced their first joint reference design kit for high-performance optical mice, based on the Agilent ADNS-2051 sensor and the Cypress CY763723 enCoRe USB microcontroller. The Agilent ADNS-2620 is an optical navigation system on a single chip, combining a lens, LED and assembly clip to form a complete mouse sensor solution. The sensor measures changes in position by taking thousands of digital pictures and mathematically determining the direction and magnitude of movement at a resolution of up to 400 counts per inch, and speeds up to 12 inches per second. The sensor's frame rate is programmable up to 2,300 frames per second. It is housed in a miniature 8-pin staggered DIP package. The Cypress CY7C63723 enCoRe device features Cypress' proprietary M8 controller core -- the industry's smallest -- along with an integrated USB serial interface engine and transceiver, integrated EPROM EPROM in full erasable programmable read-only memory Form of computer memory that does not lose its content when the power supply is cut off and that can be erased and reused. plus RAM for storage and data buffering, and optimized output drivers for EMI (ElectroMagnetic Interference) An electrical disturbance in a system due to natural phenomena, low-frequency waves from electromechanical devices or high-frequency waves (RFI) from chips and other electronic devices. Allowable limits are governed by the FCC. reduction. Focusing on system cost reduction, Cypress' enCoRe family of USB microcontrollers employs an internal crystal-less oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air and integrates several other components typically found off-chip in low-speed USB applications, such as pull-up resistors, wake-up circuitry and a 3.3V regulator. The optical mouse reference design provides a complete resource for developers to customize their own designs. It is configured for a standard three-button mouse with flexible I/Os allowing expansion to five buttons. Data flows between the two chips across the SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. (serial peripheral interface (communications, hardware) Serial Peripheral Interface - (SPI) A serial interface in which a master device supplies clock pulses to exchanges data serially with a slave over two data wires (Master-Slave and Slave-Master). ) on the Agilent sensor. The design provides a single cable capable of connecting to a PC via a USB or PS/2 connector with an adapter. It will automatically detect the type of interface attached, enabling a USB- or PS/2-only mouse option. The EPROM-based microcontroller allows easy firmware modification, as well as storage of vendor and product IDs without an external EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable ROM) A rewritable memory chip that holds its content without power. Although EEPROMs spawned flash memory, EEPROMs are byte addressable at the write level, whereas flash chips must erase a block of bytes before rewriting. . Agilent pioneered position sensing for mouse technology and supplies these products to all optical mouse manufacturers worldwide. More information about Agilent's optical mouse sensors is available at www.agilent.com/view/opticalnavigation. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent ADNK-2623 Optical Mouse Reference Design Kit is priced at $199 and is currently available through Agilent's direct sales channel and through Agilent's global distribution partners. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics and life sciences. The company's 35,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Agilent Semiconductor Products Group at 800/235-0312, or e-mail us at semiconductorsupport@agilent.com. 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