Cypress Samples WirelessUSB; Industry's First 2.4 GHz Solution Offers High-Speed Wireless Connectivity For Keyboards, Mice and Gaming Consoles.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 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). Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY), the industry leader in 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. , today announced sampling of the WirelessUSB(TM) family of products (CY694X). The Cypress CY694X is the first solution that enables manufacturers of human-interface devices (HID) -- including PC mice, keyboards and gaming consoles -- to `cut the cord', at the same time minimizing development time, 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. and power requirements without sacrificing performance. Operating at 2.4 GHz, the CY694X can connect as many as seven devices up to 10 meters (30 feet) apart, making WirelessUSB the low-cost wireless RF solution of choice for PC mice and keyboards. In addition, WirelessUSB is an ideal solution for the gaming industry; with an average latency of less than 8 milliseconds with four concurrent devices connected, WirelessUSB stands up to even the most rigorous gaming environments. Cypress's WirelessUSB products require few external components, reducing design time and complexity and speeding time to market. WirelessUSB does not require new drivers for operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. that support USB. "WirelessUSB solves many of the issues designers face today in the HID market," said Cathal Phelan, vice president of Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "Current wireless HID technology has serious limitations, while Bluetooth is overkill overkill Vox populi An excess of anything for these applications. Cypress's WirelessUSB products satisfy the three critical requirements for this market: power, price and latency. They leverage our leadership in USB solutions and expand our growing personal connectivity portfolio into the wireless world." "The current 27 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. technology for the HID markets offers limited capabilities for mice and keyboards and does not address the gaming market at all," said Dale Ford Robert Dale Ford (born July 6, 1942) is a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives representing the 6th district, which is composed of parts of Washington County and Hawkins County. He is a member of the Agriculture and Transportation Committees. , director of market intelligence services for iSuppli. "That technology can only support two connected devices at a time, and it's slow and restrictive compared to solutions that offer more active nodes, lower latency and spread spectrum technology. The products that offer these features should prove compelling to HID designers and expand the marketplace for wireless HID devices." The CY694X supports seven nodes per host and multiple separate links in the same space. Using a frequency-hopping spread-spectrum technology, the CY694X makes it possible to use multiple WirelessUSB devices in crowded offices and classrooms without fear of interference between devices. Advanced power management enables batteries to last up to six months in typical keyboard applications. Bidirectional The ability to move, transfer or transmit in both directions. communication makes it possible to encrypt transmitted data, ensuring a high level of security. Cypress offers the industry's broadest portfolio of high-performance USB 2.0 products for PC peripherals, consumer electronics and 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. applications -- including the EZ-USB FX2(TM) integrated microcontroller; EZ-USB SX2(TM) intelligent serial interface engine; EZ-USB TX2(TM) transceiver; and TetraHub(TM) hub controller. Cypress offers the right part for every USB application, either individually or as part of a complete solution including enhanced development tools and reference designs. Price and Availability The first devices in the CY694X family are sampling now, with production quantities scheduled for Q1'03. The WirelessUSB devices is priced at $3.92 in high volume. A development kit as well as reference designs for keyboards, mice, and game controllers are planned for release in Q1 `03. More Information: A high-resolution photo of the WirelessUSB family of products can be downloaded at: www.cypress.com/pub/wirelessusb.jpg. A product brief for the WirelessUSB family of products can be downloaded at: www.cypress.com/pub/wirelessusb.pdf. 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 Bluetooth, USB, 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 programmable microcontrollers. More information about Cypress is accessible online 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: Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. "Connectivity from Last Mile to First Mile," "Cypress Connects", WirelessUSB, EZ-USB FX2, EZ-USB SX2, EZ-USB TX2, and TetraHub are trademarks of Cypress. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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