Catalyst Semiconductor Application Notes Feature Digitally Programmable Potentiometers.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) today announced three application notes that describe the benefits and application of its Digitally Programmable Potentiometer (DPP DPP - Dining Philosophers Problem (TM)) integrated circuit products and technology. AN9: Minimizing the Temperature Dependence of Digitally Programmable Potentiometers AN8: Everything You Wanted to Know About Digitally Programmable Potentiometers AN7: Programmable Analog Functions Application Note 8 (AN8) describes the advantages DPPs have over mechanical potentiometers. Application Notes 7 (AN7) and 9 (AN9) examine real-world circuit applications and show how DPP technology makes traditional analog circuits digitally programmable. DPP application notes can be downloaded at www.catalyst-semiconductor.com or may be requested by sending an email to DPPApNotes@catsemi.com. About Catalyst Semiconductor Founded in 1985, Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. The Company designs and markets a broad range of programmable products including Flash Memories, Serial and Parallel 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, NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM) May refer to dynamic RAM (DRAM) and static RAM (SRAM) chips that are backed up by a battery or to non-volatile chips such as flash memory. See non-volatile memory, dynamic RAM, static RAM and solid state disk. , Digitally Programmable Potentiometers (DPP(TM)), Microcontroller Supervisory circuits and other programmable Mixed Signal products. Catalyst products are used in telecommunications, networking systems, computation, automotive, industrial and consumer markets. Typical applications 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. For additional information about Catalyst Semiconductor, please visit our 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, 2001 and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended July 31, 2001, October 31, 2001 and January 21, 2002. Editor Note: DPP(TM)and DPPs(TM)are trademarks of Catalyst Semiconductor. SPI(TM) is a trademark of Motorola, Inc. I2C is a trademark of Philips. Microwire(TM) is a trademark of National Semiconductor. In I2C the 2 is 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. . Visit www.catalyst-semiconductor.com/editors for electronic images. |
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