Cypress MicroSystems Introduces Small-Scale MLF Packages for PSoC Mixed-Signal Arrays; Critical Package Solution Offers Outstanding Price, Performance for PDAs, Laptops, MP3 Players.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 29, 2004 Cypress MicroSystems Cypress MicroSystems (CMS) markets high-performance, field Programmable System-on-a-Chip (PSoC) integrated M8 micro-based solutions. CMS is based in Lynnwood, near Seattle, Washington and was established as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation in the fourth quarter of Inc., a subsidiary of 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 introduced a number of the company's popular Programmable System-on-Chip(TM) (PSOC(TM)) mixed-signal array devices in the space-saving MicroLeadFrame(R) (MLF MLF Malolactic Fermentation (winemaking) MLF Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus MLF Micro Lead-Frame MLF Multilateral Force MLF Mouvement de Libération de la Femme ) package. The small size and weight, along with excellent thermal and electrical performance, make the MLF package an ideal choice for handheld portable devices. "PSoC gives designers the ultimate in flexibility," said Nathan John, director of marketing for Cypress MicroSystems. "The small size and superior thermal performance of the MLF package enables designers to use PSoC devices in the most demanding portable, space-sensitive applications. They can now add analog and digital functionality to their products while further reducing their size. There's no longer a trade-off: it's a win/win situation." Utilizing flush leads, MLF packaging has a 50 percent smaller footprint and roughly half the parasitic lead inductance inductance, quantity that measures the electromagnetic induction of an electric circuit component; it is a property of the component itself rather than of the circuit as a whole. of conventional 4.4 mm. SSOP SSOP Shrink Small Outline Package SSOP Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (USDA) SSOP Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures SSOP Sharescan-Open Platform (Ecopy) SSOP Site Security Operational Procedures packages. The package offers ExposedPad(TM) technology as a thermal enhancement by having the die attach paddle exposed on the bottom of the package surface to provide an efficient heat path when soldered directly to the PWB (Printed Wiring Board) An alternate term for printed circuit board. See printed circuit board. . In addition to lower thermal impedance and a substantially smaller footprint, MLF packaging significantly reduces package profile height (less than/= 1 mm.). Thinner-profile packages are particularly useful in the design of highly integrated or portable applications that require height restrictions, thus reducing board space and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and manufacturing costs. Pricing and Availability Available in 48-lead MLF packages, pricing in 10,000-unit quantities is $2.35 each for the CY8C27xxx; $1.45 each for the CY8C24xxx and $1.07 each for the CY8C22xxx. Photo A high-resolution photo of the PSoC products in the MLF package can be downloaded at www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=psocmlf. About the PSoC Family Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) devices are high-performance, field-programmable, mixed-signal arrays for high-volume embedded-control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive applications. PSoC devices integrate programmable blocks of analog and digital logic, a fast 8-bit MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users , up to 16 kbytes of flash memory and 256 bytes of SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory and a multiply-accumulate controller (MAC). All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Re-using the same silicon for different functions on different clock cycles, designers can achieve more than 120% utilization of the die in many cases. In the automotive PSoC LIN bus reference design, the same transistors are re-used four times to support the different LIN communication modes; in doing so, these transistors consume less than 10 percent of PSoC hardware resources and less than 10 percent of the PSoC MCU cycles. To further shorten design cycles, the PSoC family includes pre-programmed, specialized versions for lighting, energy, motor control, communications, automotive and battery applications. Each family member comes with a reference design and extensive application notes to speed application development. About Cypress MicroSystems Headquartered in Lynnwood, Wash., Cypress MicroSystems develops and markets Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) devices -- high-performance, field-programmable ICs for high-volume embedded control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive applications. Established as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) in the fourth quarter of 1999, Cypress MicroSystems' stockholders are its employees and Cypress Semiconductor. The close association with Cypress Semiconductor allows access to their process and design technology, and field sales and applications forces. More information about Cypress MicroSystems and its products -- as well as access to over 100 PSoC applications notes -- is available online at www.cypress.com. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) is Connecting From Last Mile to First Mile(TM) with high-performance solutions for personal, network access, enterprise, metro switch, and core communications-system applications. Cypress Connects(TM) using wireless, wireline, digital, and optical transmission standards, including 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. , Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. , and DWDM (Dense WDM) The term given to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) when significantly more channels were being added. Since WDM is increasingly more "dense" all the time, both terms are used synonymously. See WDM. DWDM - wavelength division multiplexing . Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, Cypress makes industry-leading physical layer devices, framers, and network search engines, along with a broad portfolio of high-bandwidth memories, timing technology solutions, and reprogrammable mixed-signal arrays. More information about Cypress is accessible online at www.cypress.com. Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. "Connectivity From Last Mile to First Mile" and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. "Programmable System-on-Chip," PSoC and PSoC Designer are trademarks of Cypress MicroSystems. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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