Cypress Introduces Industry's Lowest Power Dual-Port RAMs for Full-Featured Mobile Phones and PDAs With Multi-Processor Architectures.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- More Battery Life(TM) (MoBL(R)) Dual Ports Speed Time-to-Market and Enable Modular Architectures Cypress Semiconductor Cypress Semiconductor is a semiconductor design and manufacturing company. It began operations in 1982 and listed publicly in 1986. Two years later, the company shifted over to the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, (NYSE: CY). Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) today unveiled a family of five high-performance More Battery Life(TM) (MoBL(R)) dual-port RAMs targeted at mobile phone and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). applications. The new devices are used to enable high-speed interprocessor communication in next-generation phones that use multiple processors to handle video, games, e-mail or music. The new MoBL dual ports provide the industry's lowest operating and standby current -- 80% lower than previous generation dual-ports. At 1.8V, operating current is only 15 mA (typ.) and standby current is just 2 uA (typ.), extending both talk and standby times in mobile phones. Today's mobile phones include advanced feature sets such as the ability to record video, play MP3 music, send multimedia messages and deliver 3D multiplayer games. In order to address these requirements, as well as increased processing demands, many manufacturers have adopted a multi-processor, or modular, architecture for their systems. Designed with two independent SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory interfaces, the MoBL dual-port family of devices enables processors to efficiently exchange data. The MoBL dual-ports enable communication and application subsystems to evolve independent of each other. Each subsystem can be self-contained with minimal software design effort for interprocessor communication. "Shorter product life cycles are driving the demand for dual-processor architectures in multimedia mobile platforms: a modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. approach can significantly reduce development time. Our MoBL dual-ports reduce the complexity of wireless handset designs while addressing the increased data throughput and low power consumption requirements," said Dinesh Ramanathan, Product Marketing Director for Cypress's Data Communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. Division. The new dual-ports support 1.8V, 2.5V and 3V I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output voltage, with densities up to 256 Kb. They deliver access times as fast as 35 ns and data rates of over 200 Mbps per port to avoid data flow bottlenecks. Cypress also offers a 8-bit bus width option to reduce trace route and simplify board layout. Availability and Pricing The MoBL Dual-Ports are offered in a 100-ball, 0.5 mm pitch, 6x6 mm fpBGA package. The devices are sampling today with full production availability expected in June 2005.
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CYDM256A16 16K x 16 35 ns Sampling $3.00
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CYDM128A16 8K x 16 35 ns Sampling $2.75
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CYDM128A08 16K x 8 35 ns Sampling $2.75
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CYDM064A16 4K x 16 35 ns Sampling $2.50
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CYDM064A08 8K x 8 35 ns Sampling $2.50
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Photo A high-resolution photo of the MoBL Dual-Port family of devices can be downloaded from: http://www.cypress.com/prphoto/mobldp. About Cypress: Cypress solutions are at the heart of any system that is built to perform: consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Leveraging a strong commitment to customer service and performance-based process and manufacturing expertise, Cypress's product portfolio includes a broad selection of wired and wireless USB The wireless version of the universal serial bus (USB). Using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, wireless USB is designed to provide the same 480 Mbits/sec data rate as USB 2.0 within two meters (6.6 ft.) or 110 Mbps within 10 meters (33 ft.). devices, CMOS image sensors A CMOS-based chip that records the intensities of light as variable charges similar to a CCD chip. Although initially used in less expensive digital cameras, the quality of CMOS sensors has improved steadily. CMOS sensors have advantages over CCDs. , timing solutions, network search engines, specialty memories, high-bandwidth synchronous and micropower memory products, optical solutions, and reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. Cypress stock is traded 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 ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors CY. More information about the company is available online at www.cypress.com. Cypress, the Cypress logo and MoBL are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. "More Battery Life" is a trademark of Cypress. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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