Cypress Ramps Into Volume Production of Industry's Highest Density 18-Mbit Dual-Port RAM.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 22, 2003

FLEx72(TM) DP RAM Addresses Density and Bandwidth Requirements of

High-Performance Wireless Basestations, Wide Area Networks,

Storage Area Networks, and Image Processing Equipment

Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) today announced that it has reached volume production of the world's highest-density and highest-bandwidth dual-port (DP) RAM. The FLEx72(TM) 18-Mbit DP RAM is a synchronous, pipelined dual-port memory that provides 72-bit wide ports enabling up to 19.2 Gbps of bandwidth -- 60 percent more than alternative devices.

The FLEx72 DP RAM provides simultaneous access to any location in the memory -- either port can write and read data into and out of any memory location at the same time. This feature, combined with the ability to run both ports in two independent clock domains, enables the buffering of large packets of data between two processing elements in a system. It also eliminates bus contention issues by enabling system architects to create a distributed bus architecture.

"With its unprecedented combination of performance and storage capability, the FLEx72 DP RAM is the optimal solution for next-generation communication systems and video and image processing systems," said Rajiv Nema, Marketing Manager for Dual Ports for Cypress's Data Communication Division. "Cypress has consistently been first to market with the most advanced multi port memories; by doing so, our customers can get to market in shorter time with highly differentiated products."

Configured as a 256K x 72 device, the FLEx72 DP RAM operates up to 133 MHz and provides synchronous SRAM interface to processors, DSPs, FPGAs and ASICs. Available in a 484-ball FBGA package, the FLEx72 DP RAM features low operating voltage (3.3 V) and low standby & dynamic power consumption. This device includes full range of features such as separate byte enables, master reset, mailbox interrupts for port-to-port message passing, IEEE 1149.1 compatible JTAG interface for improved manufacturability and more.

The addition of the FLEx72 18-Mbit devices expands Cypress's broad dual-port memory portfolio, which includes the FLEx36(TM) family of 1-Mbit, 2-Mbit, 4-Mbit and 9-Mbit devices currently in production. For more information on Cypress's portfolio of dual-port memories visit the Cypress website at: www.cypress.com/products/link.cfm?pf=dualports.

Availability and Pricing

Production quantities of the FLEx72 18-Mbit DP RAM (CYD18S72V) are available today and are priced as low as $105 in quantities of 10,000 units per year.

Photo

A high-resolution photo of the FLEx72 DP RAM can be downloaded from: http://www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=18mbdp.

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, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet, and DWDM. 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 reconfigurable 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. "Connecting From Last Mile to First Mile," FLEx72, FLEx36 and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.