Cypress's Free RoboConfig Software Tool Eases Configuration Of RoboClock II Timing Devices; Easy-to-Use Interface Shortens Time-to-Market for Communications Systems.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 2000 Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), the worldwide leader in clock chips for high performance communications systems, today announced the availability of RoboConfig(TM) software, a tool designed to make Cypress's RoboClock II(TM) devices easier to configure and use. Users can download RoboConfig as an executable file at no cost from the Cypress Web site at http://www.cypress.com/design/progprods/clock/clocks.html. RoboConfig uses the Cypress RoboClock II device (the CY7B993V or CY7B994V) with fREF and feedback bank information to calculate the allowable output frequencies and skews for all five banks. After a user selects desired output frequencies and skews for all five banks, RoboConfig generates a block diagram of the selected configuration and a report on how each pin should be configured to achieve the desired result. "The RoboClock II family of clock skew products gives designers the flexibility they need to build high-speed communications systems. RoboConfig, with its easy-to-use graphical interface, will help to further shorten the time-to-market of the networking, telecommunications, storage network, cellular base station, and similar systems that use RoboClock II devices," said Mike Bollesen, Cypress's senior product marketing manager for communications products. About RoboClock II RoboClock II devices are the industry's most widely used communications synchronization products, with their market-leading combination of high performance and programmable skew. They provide features never before available in a programmable clock skew buffer. User-selectable redundant reference clocks provide fault tolerance. Each reference clock input accommodates differential PECL PECL PEAR (PHP Extension and Application Repository) Extended Code Language PECL Principles of European Contract Law PECL Positive Emitter Coupled Logic PECL Pseudo-Emitter Coupled Logic PECL Positive-Referenced Emitter Coupled Logic , differential LVTTL LVTTL Low Voltage Transistor Transistor Logic (AMCC) LVTTL Low Voltage Transistor to Transistor Logic , or single-ended LVTTL signals. The hot-swap capability of the reference clock inputs allows users to plug in a new board without powering down their systems. The entire RoboClock(R) family offers zero propagation delay and a 50-50 duty cycle. Their ability to distribute a spread-spectrum signal using Spread Aware(TM) allows 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 to be realized throughout the system. In addition, the RoboClock II family allows users to multiply and divide by 1 through 6, 8, 10, and 12. These devices provide a total of 18 outputs. RoboClock II devices are available in a 100-pin TQFP See QFP. and a space-saving 100-ball fine-pitch BGA (Ball Grid Array) A popular surface mount chip package that uses a grid of solder balls as its connectors. Available in plastic and ceramic varieties, BGA is noted for its compact size, high lead count and low inductance, which allows lower voltages to be used. . Cypress tests and guarantees all RoboClock key skew specifications, including pin-to-pin skew, propagation delay, and rise and fall time, to ensure the devices' reliability. RoboConfig System Requirements The RoboConfig software tool requires a PC running MS Windows(R) 95/98, Windows NT or Windows 2000. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) by providing high-performance integrated circuit solutions to fast-growing markets, including data communications, telecommunications, computation, consumer products, and industrial control. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress's product portfolios include networking-optimized and micropower static RAMs; high-bandwidth multi-port and FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out memories; high-density programmable logic devices; timing technology for PCs and other digital systems; and controllers for 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. ). Cypress is No. 1 in the USB and clock chip markets. More than two-thirds of Cypress's sales come from fast-growing communications markets and dynamic companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nortel Networks, and 3Com. Cypress's ability to mix and match its broad portfolio of intellectual property enables targeted, integrated solutions for high-speed systems that feed bandwidth-hungry Internet applications. Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for Internet switching systems and for every Internet data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC. Cypress employs more than 4,100 people worldwide with international headquarters in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol CY. More information about Cypress is accessible electronically on the company's worldwide web site at http://www.cypress.com or by CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). (call 800/858-1810). An electronic investor forum, and other investor information, is located at http://www.cypress.com/investor/index.html. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995: Statements herein that are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" involving risks and uncertainties. Please refer to Cypress's Securities and Exchange Commission filings for a discussion of such risks. Note to Editors: RoboConfig, RoboClock II, SpreadAware and "Driving the Communications Revolution" are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor. RoboClock is a registered trademark of Cypress Semiconductor. |
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