Cypress MicroSystems Introduces the Smallest, Most Highly Integrated PSoC Device.LYNNWOOD, Wash. -- Extensive Analog and Digital Integration Benefits Consumer and Industrial Applications -- for Less than $1.00 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). Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), today announced production shipments of its smallest and most highly integrated Programmable System-on-Chip(TM) (PSoC(TM)) mixed-signal array. In addition to four configurable analog blocks and four configurable digital blocks, the CY8C21x34 devices provide eight Kbytes of flash memory for program storage and 512 bytes of SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory for data, making it ideal for cost-sensitive consumer and industrial control applications such as touch-sensitive control panels, security sensors and control, smart temperature, pressure and flow sensors, large sensor arrays, fan controllers and battery chargers. The new PSoC's built-in low-Ron 28:1 analog input Refers to hardware interfaces that accept non-digital signals. For decades, all the plugs and sockets on traditional audio and video equipment connected analog lines (see illustration below). multiplexer greatly simplifies sensor-control designs. Each of the up to 28 pins has a switch that, when selected, connects it to an analog bus. The bus connects to a configurable analog array which, when combined with on-chip digital resources, enables the creation of complex signal processors. "The CY8C21x34 offers users the expanded Flash program memory, analog configurability and system integration that they need at a price they can easily afford," said John McDonald, Vice President of Marketing for Cypress MicroSystems. "This flexibility increases PSoC's core value proposition -- and now the already low-priced PSoC solution can further reduce component cost by replacing expensive off-chip multiplexers." The CY8C21x34's analog and digital blocks can be configured as 8-bit timers, counters and pulse-width modulators (PWMs). For example, the new device can integrate a full-duplex UART (Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter) The electronic circuit that makes up the serial port. Also known as "universal serial asynchronous receiver transmitter" (USART), it converts parallel bytes from the CPU into serial bits for transmission, and vice , 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. , two 10-bit ADCs, and a 28:1 low-Ron analog multiplexer in a single chip, while competing devices require a multi-chip solution. This lowers the overall device count, reduces board size and lowers BOM cost in addition to improving system quality and reliability. Pricing and Availability The CY8C21x34, is available in 16 SOIC (Small Outline IC) A small-dimension, plastic, rectangular, surface mount chip package that uses gull-wing pins extending outward. See gull-wing lead, SOJ and chip package. , 20/28 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 and 32 5x5 MLF MLF Malolactic Fermentation (winemaking) MLF Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus MLF Micro Lead-Frame MLF Multilateral Force MLF Mouvement de Libération de la Femme . It operates between 2.4V and 5.25V from -40 to 85 degrees C. The product is in production and priced as low as $0.99/10,000 units. Photo A high-resolution photo of the CY8C21x family of devices is available by emailing Cypress's public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most department at KLS KLS KLM Luchtvaartschool (KLM Flight Academy; Eelde, The Netherlands) KLS Kit Letter Designator KLS Kernel Lockdown Scripts KLS Key List Server @cypress.com. About the PSoC Family A true system-on-a-chip, the PSoC device is a configurable mixed signal array that integrates the microcontroller and related peripheral circuits typically found in an embedded design. Employing easy to use development tools, designers select configurable, well characterized library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. PSoC analog performance is instrumentation-quality -- including rail-to-rail inputs, exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset, programmable gain, and 14-bit ADCs. In addition to these configurable analog and digital blocks, PSoC devices include a fast 8-bit microcontroller, up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications. All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Re-configuring the same silicon for different functions at different times, designers can achieve more than 120 percent utilization of the die in many cases. In the automotive PSoC LIN bus reference design, the same digital blocks are re-configured four times to support the different LIN communication modes; in doing so, these blocks consume less than 10 percent of PSoC hardware resources and less than 10 percent of the PSoC 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 cycles. Software and Support A CY8C21x34-specific service pack is downloadable free from the Cypress Semiconductor website. This service pack is an enhancement to the company's existing software development environment, PSoC Designer 4.2. The software development environment, PSoC Designer 4.2 is a full-featured, GUI-based design tool suite that enables the user to configure their design in silicon with simple point and click options; code the MCU in either C or assembly language; and debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. the design using sophisticated features such as event triggers and multiple break points while single-stepping through the code in C or assembly or a mix of the two. PSoC Designer 4.2 is free and can be downloaded at http://www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?sd=4. The new CY3215-DK Professional Class Development Kit includes a tiny full-speed in-circuit USB-based emulator with a large trace buffer, which seamlessly integrates with PSoC Designer 4.2 and the user's development board. The development kit includes everything necessary to complete a design with the PSoC family of ICs. The kits also contain all materials for the first four "Tele-training" classes offered on line by Cypress. The tools are designed for ease of use, to support all the advanced PSoC packages and to keep the cost of development to a minimum while providing all the features found in tools that cost $2,500 or more. The CY3215-DK is priced at $599 (suggested resale). About Cypress MicroSystems Headquartered in Lynnwood, Wash., Cypress MicroSystems develops and markets the expanding Programmable System-on-Chip (PSoC) product family -- high-performance, field-programmable mixed signal integration products for high-volume embedded control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom and automotive applications. 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 successful line of PSoC products -- as well as access to over 150 PSoC applications notes -- is available online at www.cypress.com. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (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, 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 Corporation. "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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