Cypress MicroSystems and Circuit Cellar Magazine Kick-Off Programmable System on Chip 'PSoC' Design Challenge 2002.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOTHELL, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 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). Subsidiary to Award $15,000 for Innovative Designs With its PSoC Device 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 (CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. ), in conjunction with Circuit Cellar Magazine, today announced the PSoC Design Challenge 2002. The contest challenges designers of embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. to develop unique and innovative applications based on CMS's Programmable System on Chip (PSoC(TM)) microcontroller (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 ) technology. CMS will award $5,000 to the winning contestant, $2,500 to the runner-up and $1,000 for third place. In addition, ten honorable mention entrants will receive $500 each, and three bonus prizes of $500 will be given to the contestants demonstrating: 1) the most effective use of internal hardware integration, 2) most effective use of dynamic re-configuration, and 3) the most novel application. The PSoC microcontroller enables designers to select from a variety of circuit elements -- including A/Ds, DACs, op amps, counters, timers, pseudo random generators, analog filters and UARTs -- that best fit their application, and then control these elements with the popular M8 microcontroller. Unlike other microcontrollers, PSoC allows design engineers to program a single chip for a variety of functions, and then change functions in system "on the fly." "With unprecedented flexibility, functionality and ease-of-programming, the PSoC MCU is poised to become the microcontroller of choice for designers of embedded systems," said Nathan John, director of marketing for CMS. "By giving engineers, consultants and students a way to show off their creativity and design skills, we can generate excitement and inspire new applications of our world-class PSoC MCU architecture." Submissions will be judged by the editors of Circuit Cellar Magazine -- based on the application's originality, usefulness, technical merit, cost-effectiveness, power efficiency, and development and design process optimization Process optimization is the practice of making changes or adjustments to a process, to get results. Optimization is the use of specific techniques to determine the most cost effective and efficient solution to a problem or design for a process. . Deadline for entries is June 17, 2002. Winners will be notified in September 2002 and the winning design projects will be published in Circuit Cellar. Complete contest information can be found at http://www.circuitcellar.com/psoc2002/. About the PSoC Family The PSoC microcontroller family integrates a fast, 8-bit CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. ; 8 to 16 Kbytes of Flash memory; SRAM See static RAM. SRAM - static random-access memory ; and programmable arrays of analog and digital system functions -- known as PSoC blocks -- in low-cost, small-footprint packages. To save design time, CMS also offers User Modules - pre-designed peripherals built using these PSoC blocks. Using the GUI-based PSoC Designer(TM) Software, designers can easily map circuit elements to the underlying analog and digital hardware blocks, change pin out, 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. in record time. By selecting a PSoC microcontroller with the chosen combination of memory, PSoC blocks and pins, designers have a device that can be configured to any application and reduces costs by eliminating external chips and simplifying system design. About Cypress MicroSystems Cypress MicroSystems designs, develops, manufactures and markets high-performance, field programmable integrated micro-based solutions for high-volume embedded control functions in computer, communications, consumer and control applications. Established as a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :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. Cypress MicroSystems is based near Seattle in Bothell, Washington Bothell is a city located in the state of Washington. The population was 30,150 at the time of the 2000 census. Prior to annexation and the 2000 census, the northern portions of Bothell which lie in Snohomish County were considered a part of the Alderwood Manor-Bothell North . More information about Cypress MicroSystems and its products can be accessed through its Web site at http://www.cypressmicro.com/. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor (NYSE:CY) is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) 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(TM) 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 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. 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. "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. 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