Cypress Quantum38K CPLDs in Full Production.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers New CPLDs Enable Cypress to Address Broad Spectrum of Communications Access Applications; Provide Multi-Dimensional Upgrade Path To Delta39K(TM) CPLDs 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). (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) today announced availability of production volumes of the Quantum38K(TM) CPLDs, which address the high performance, high volume needs of access applications such as set-top boxes and digital modems, as well as enterprise network equipment such as switches, routers and storage systems. The Quantum38K family provides the industry's most cost-effective CPLD (Complex PLD) A programmable logic device that is made up of several simple PLDs (SPLDs) with a programmable switching matrix in between the logic blocks. CPLDs typically use EEPROM, flash memory or SRAM to hold the logic design interconnections. See PLD and SPLD. solutions, allowing system designers to take advantage of a CPLD's predictability, ease-of-use and speed in high volume applications without the overhead associated with more feature-rich CPLDs, such as Cypress's Delta39K family. It also brings the reprogrammable element to these applications, allowing vendor-specific customization or field upgrades necessitated by today's ever changing world of standards and protocols. Quantum38K(TM) CPLDs are the first high-density CPLD family to enable a multidimensional migration path and pin-to-pin compatibility to Cypress's Delta39K CPLDs. For the first time, they offer a "feature migration" path in addition to standard "density" and "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 count" migration paths. Therefore, as the design requirements of Quantum38K CPLD users grow more complex, the Delta39K CPLD becomes an ideal solution, offering denser memories; integrated Spread Aware(TM) Phase Locked Loops (PLL PLL - phase-locked loop ) for advanced clocking functions; high speed I/Os such as GTL GTL - Gunning Transceiver Logic +, HSTL HSTL High-Speed Transceiver Logic (family of logic integrated circuits) HSTL High-Speed Transistor Logic (electronics) I-IV, and SSTL-2/3; and innovative Self-Boot(TM) packaging, eliminating the need for an external boot PROM. The Delta39K CPLD family is widely used in network infrastructure equipment such as multi-service provisioning platforms, core routers and add-drop multiplexors. "The Quantum38K CPLDs bring programmable logic See PLD. flexibility to a new level and present system designers with multiple avenues to achieve cost and time-to-market reduction," said Geoff Charubin, director of marketing for Cypress' Data Communications Division. "Their high density and high level of integration reduce the number of components on the target system board, lowering the customer's bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. (BOM). In addition, our customers can take advantage of a pin-compatible upgrade path to the Delta39K(TM) family of CPLDs when their applications become even more complex." Ranging from 512 to 1536 macrocells, Quantum38K integrates up to 48 Kbits of dual-ported communications memory with built-in arbitration logic. These devices also feature low power operation at 2.5V or 3.3V, Compact PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). hot-swap capability, and guaranteed pin-to-pin delays at every density. Offered in 30K, 50K, and 100K usable gates densities with up to 302 I/Os, Quantum38K is an ideal solution for all I/O-intensive applications. Software Support The Quantum38K devices are supported by Cypress's Warp(TM) design tools. Warp (currently available as Release 6.2) is a fully integrated programmable logic design environment that accepts VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. , Verilog, Finite State Machine See state machine. (mathematics, algorithm, theory) Finite State Machine - (FSM or "Finite State Automaton", "transducer") An abstract machine consisting of a set of states (including the initial state), a set of input events, a set of output events, and a state transition , and Schematic Entry as design input mechanisms. Warp also performs synthesis and fitting in a single step to speed the design process. In addition, Warp features an Architecture Explorer(TM) and Static Timing Analyzer to quickly pinpoint design fitting and critical path timing to aid in fast debugging and timing closure of logic designs. Warp also includes a fully capable simulation tool for design verification. All of the advanced features mentioned above make designing for the Quantum38K and Delta39K CPLD families, simple and efficient. Product Portfolio and Availability All Quantum38K CPLD devices are now in full production. The Quantum38K and Delta39K family portfolio is shown below:
Device Typical System Macrocells Embedded User I/Os
Gates Frequency RAM (Kb) (Max)
(MHz)
Quantum38K
Quantum38K30 30,000 125 512 16 174
Quantum38K50 50,000 125 768 24 218
Quantum38100 100,000 125 1536 48 302
Delta39K
Delta39K30 30,000 233 512 80 174
Delta39K50 50,000 233 768 120 218
Delta39K100 100,000 222 1536 240 302
Delta39K165 165,000 181 2560 400 218
Delta39K200 200,000 181 3072 480 428
About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor 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 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. " 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 but 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. Note to Editors: Quantum38K, Delta39K, Warp, and "Driving the Communications Revolution" are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor. |
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