Catalyst Semiconductor Microprocessor Supervisors Serve $250 Million Market; CAT809, CAT810, CAT811 and CAT812 Microprocessor Supervisors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 Catalyst Semiconductor (Nasdaq:CATS) today announced four microprocessor supervisors have been added to its growing portfolio of mixed-signal power management products. Seven standard threshold levels, ranging from 2.32 volts to 4.63 volts, are available. The active-low output CAT809 and active-high output CAT810 are available in the compact SC70 package. The SC70 uses 45 percent less printed circuit board (PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. ) area than the larger SOT23 package. The 4-pin CAT811 and CAT812 supervisors have a manual push-button (electronics) push-button - A roughly fingertip-sized plastic cover attached to a spring-loaded, normally-open switch, which, when pressed, closes the switch. Typical examples are the keys on a computer or calculator keyboard and mouse buttons. reset function. All devices have a guaranteed 140 millisecond One thousandth of a second. See space/time and ohnosecond. (unit) millisecond - (ms) One thousandth of a second, one thousand microseconds. A long time for a modern computer. reset period.
Device Reset Output Manual Push- Package
Button Reset
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CAT809 Active low No 3-SOT23, 3-SC70
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CAT810 Active high No 3-SOT23, 3-SC70
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CAT811 Active low Yes 3-SOT143
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CAT812 Active high Yes 3-SOT143
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Additional threshold voltage The threshold voltage of a MOSFET is usually defined as the gate voltage where a depletion region forms in the substrate (body) of the transistor. In an NMOS the substrate of the transistor is composed of p-type silicon which has more positively charged electron holes compared to levels as low as 1.6 volts can be supplied by contacting Catalyst marketing or any Catalyst Semiconductor field sales office. "We have successfully supplied proprietary mixed-signal products that combine 16K 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 and supervisory functions for several years," said Catalyst Director of Marketing David Gillooly. "Many customers have asked us to be the alternate source for single-function supervisors that have primarily been available from Maxim Integrated Products. This new segment is welcoming us as an alternate supplier of these products that also offers high customer service levels." Microprocessor Supervisor Markets Markets for microprocessor supervisors include PC motherboards, embedded control systems, set-top boxes, power-monitoring equipment, power meters, medical equipment and data communication terminals. The worldwide supervisor circuit market is estimated at over $250 million. Price, Packages and Availability The CAT809 and a CAT810 are offered in 3-pin SOT23 and a space saving 3-pin SC70 package. The CAT811 and CAT812, with a manual reset input, are offered in a 4-pin SOT143 package. Prices start at $0.20 in 10,000 piece quantities. Devices are available for sampling now with delivery schedules of 6 to 8 weeks. Data sheets are available at http://www.catalyst-semiconductor.com/documents. 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 reports 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. and 10-Q.. Editor Notes: 1. Trademark notices: AE2 and DPP DPP - Dining Philosophers Problem are trademarks 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 AE2 and 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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