Cypress Announces Optical Mouse Reference Design with Agilent Technologies; Combination USB-PS/2 Design Ensures Compatibility Across All Computing Platforms.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002 Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) -- the industry leader in 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. -- today announced a 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) -- PS/2 optical mouse reference design for PC pointing devices. Cypress(R) collaborated with Agilent Technologies to offer a low-cost, full-featured optical mouse solution based on the Cypress CY7C63723 enCoRe(TM) (enhanced Component Reduction) USB microcontroller and Agilent's ADNS-2051 optical mouse sensor. "By coupling Cypress's industry-leading low-speed USB microcontrollers with Agilent's state-of-the-art optical navigation technology, we are able to offer a cost-effective solution that will further enable the optical mouse to become the preferred solution over the traditional mechanical 'ball' mouse," said Paul Novell, director of marketing at Cypress' Personal Communications Division. The Cypress CY7C63723 enCoRe(TM) device features Cypress's proprietary M8 controller core -- the industry's smallest -- along with an integrated USB serial interface engine (SIE SIE Sierra Health (stock symbol) SIE Serial Interface Engine SIE Serviciul de Informatii Externe (Romanian: Intelligence Service for the Exterior) SIE Società Italiana di Endocrinologia ) 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(TM) family of USB microcontrollers employs an internal crystal-less oscillator-eliminating the need for an external crystal or resonator-and integrates several other components typically found off-chip in low-speed USB applications, such as pull-up resistors, wake-up circuitry and a 3.3-V regulator. The ADNS-2051 is a new addition to Agilent's pioneering line of optical mouse sensors. Like its predecessors, the new IC is a complete mouse navigation engine on a single chip, integrating an image sensor with a digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
ADNS Automated Digital Network System ADNS Advanced Digital Network System ADNS Assistant Director of Nursing Services ADNS Automated Data Network System ADNS Asynchronous Dns -- 2051 enables smoother, faster and more precise navigation control for both corded and cordless computer mice. A new combi-USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse Reference Design is available as a complete resource for developers to utilize and customize their own designs. Configured for a standard three-button mouse with flexible I/Os allowing expansion to five buttons, data flows between the two chips across the ADNS-2051 SPI (1) (Stateful Packet Inspection) See stateful inspection. (2) (Service Provider Interface) The programming interface for developing Windows drivers under WOSA. interface. The design utilizes 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. . Availability and Pricing The new joint optical mouse reference design kit includes a sample mouse with complete schematics, layout and firmware. It is currently available from Cypress as the CY4622 and is priced at $199. Agilent will offer its own version of the kit later this quarter. For more information about Agilent's navigation sensor technology, visit http://www.agilent.com/view/opticalnavigation. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY) is "Driving the Communications Revolution" with high-performance integrated circuits for network infrastructure and access equipment. Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, the company designs and manufactures solutions targeted across wireless and wireline communications. Cypress supports a wide range of industry standards, such as SONET (OC-48, OC-192 and OC-768), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), InfiniBand and Gigabit Ethernet. The company's communications product lines include programmable high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), wirespeed network search engines (NSEs) and network coprocessors (NCPs) and datapath switching elements (DSEs). Cypress is also the industry's leader in communications timing solutions, networking-optimized communications memories and personal connectivity solutions, such as USB and Bluetooth. Cypress is a leader in pure optical and optoelectronic technologies designed to push network transmissions to higher performance levels and to satisfy the increasing demand for network bandwidth. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for network infrastructure solutions and for every network data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC. Cypress employs 4,000 people worldwide. 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 on the Web at http://www.cypress.com. About Agilent SPG SPG - System Program Generator. A compiler-writing language. ["A System Program Generator", D. Morris et al, Computer J 13(3) (1970)]. Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group is the world's No. 1 optoelectronics semiconductor supplier and is the No. 1 supplier of fiber optic transceivers. Agilent also designs and manufacturers radio frequency and infrared devices for mobile communications, image sensors and processors for cameras and optical computer mice, controller ICs and optics for storage area networks and application specific ICs for select networking and imaging applications. Information about Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group is available on the Web at www.agilent.com/semiconductors. Cypress's Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Statement "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, including by not limited to: the effect of global economic conditions, shifts in supply and demand, market acceptance, the impact of competitive products and pricing, product development, commercialization and technological difficulties, and capacity and supply constraints. Please refer to Cypress's Securities and Exchange Commission filings for a discussion of such risks. This news release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, information regarding the integration of Agilent's and Cypress' products in order to develop low-cost components for the optical mouse market, and their plans to promote and manufacture these products) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results of Agilent Technologies to differ materially from management's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed in Agilent's Annual 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 October 31, 2001, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended January 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Note to Editors: Cypress is a registered trademark and "Driving the Communications Revolution," enCoRe and cypress.com are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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