Catalyst DPP Product Line Expanded with Low-Cost Volatile Digital Potentiometers; Low Priced ICs Target Systems with Mechanical Potentiometers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 3, 2003 Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) expanded its digital potentiometer integrated circuit market coverage by two fold with new Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP DPP - Dining Philosophers Problem (TM)) integrated circuits (ICs) that do not have embedded 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. memory. "By developing digital potentiometers without on-chip EEPROM memory we are doubling our total available market. This market segment represents the fastest growing digital potentiometer segment as engineers look for the most inexpensive, solid state mechanical pot replacements," said Catalyst Product Marketing Manger Gary Craig. "Many systems have microcontrollers with embedded or discrete EEPROM memory available that can be used to recall wiper position. In other systems, a system adjustment is made at every power-on cycle so wiper position memory is not needed. By removing the redundant EEPROM memory from these systems, we have given customers a lower cost system solution. In 10,000 piece volumes, the CAT5115 costs under $0.40. At million piece levels we are under $0.20." CAT5115 Features The 32-tap CAT5115 draws less than 5 microwatts when in standby mode, and it will operate with a 2.5 volt to 5.5 volt power supply voltage. Wiper position is controlled by a 3-wire Up/Down control interface. At power up the wiper is set to mid-scale or tap 15. Resistance value options of 10 kohms, 50 kohms and 100 kohms are available. Price, Packages and Availability The CAT5115 is offered in 8-lead SOIC (Small Outline IC) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. See gull-wing lead, SOJ and chip package. , TSSOP TSSOP Thin Shrink Small Outline Package TSSOP Thin Scale Small Outline Package , DIP and MSOP MSOP Mini Small Outline Package MSOP Mini Series of Poker MSOP Minnesota Sex Offender Program MSOP Management Stock Option Plan MSOP Memphis School of Preaching (Memphis, TN) MSOP Minimum Sum-Of-Products packages covering the industrial temperature range. Environment friendly "Green Packages" that are both halogen free and lead free are also offered. Prices start at $0.38 in 10,000 piece quantities. Devices are currently available for sampling. Production is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2003. Data sheets are available at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. A complete DPP selection guide can be obtained by emailing David Gillooly at david.gillooly@catsemi.com. About Catalyst Semiconductor Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company is a developer and marketer of programmable products used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Parallel and Serial EEPROMs with I2C I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit I2C Intelligent Interface Controller I2C Intelligent Controller , SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. and Microwire interfaces, NVRAMs, Digitally Programmable Potentiometers, Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Typical applications for the Company's products include optical networks, modems, wireless LANs, network cards, PC BIOS, DIMM (Dual In-Line Memory Module) A printed circuit board that holds memory chips and plugs into a DIMM socket on the motherboard. See memory module. DIMM - Dual In-Line Memory Module modules, cellular telephones, digital satellite box receivers, set-top boxes and Internet routers. Catalyst's Quality Management System is ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified. Additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor is available on the Company's web site at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com. Except for those statements that report the Company's historical results, the statements being made are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained under the heading "Certain Factors That May Affect the Company's Future Results of Operations" listed from time to time in Catalyst's SEC reports including but not limited to the report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended April 30, 2003. Editor Notes: 1. Trademark notices: DPP is a trademark of Catalyst Semiconductor. I2C is a registered trademark of Philips Corporation. SPI is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. Microwire is a trademark of National Semiconductor. 2. Electronic images are available at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com/editor. 3. In I2C the 2 is a superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. . |
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