Cypress Teams With Winbond To Introduce Demonstration Kit For 2.4-GHz Wireless VoIP Headset With Best-In-Class Range And Performance.Kit Pairs Cypress's Robust WirelessUSB[TM] LP Radio System-on-Chip With the Winbond Single-Channel W681360 CODEC 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. -- 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). Corp. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CY) today introduced a demonstration kit for a Voice over Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (VoIP) headset. The new CY4638 VoIP Demonstration Kit pairs the best-in-class interference immunity of Cypress's low-power WirelessUSB[TM] LP (CYRF6936) 2.4-GHz radio system-on-chip with the clean signal delivery of Winbond Electronics Corporation's W681360 CODEC to provide an easily replicated, fast time-to-market design. The robust solution results in fewer interruptions than headsets using competing wireless technologies, and offers a range over 20-meters. The WirelessUSB LP headset board includes a Cypress Wireless enCoRe II flash microcontroller, a low power Winbond CODEC, and a rechargeable battery A rechargeable battery, also known as a storage battery, is a group of two or more secondary cells. These batteries can be restored to full charge by the application of electrical energy. with the radio module. Winbond's W681360 single-channel voice CODEC Same as speech codec. is a 13-bit linear analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converter. The W681360 offers high performance voice quality at the lowest power consumption in the industry, directly impacting talk-time and battery life. "A primary concern of VoIP headset manufacturers is dropping packets due to interference, making the extremely robust WirelessUSB LP solution a natural fit to deliver an uninterrupted flow of data," said Matt Branda, senior strategic marketing manager for Wireless Products at Cypress. "Not only does the interference immunity of our WirelessUSB protocol outperform other 2.4-GHz solutions, its robust operation outdoes more expensive Bluetooth and DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications) A cordless phone standard mostly used in Europe; however, DECT 6.0 is increasingly used worldwide. The first DECT standards were introduced by ETSI in 1992, and DECT phones have been used as cordless home phones as solutions as well. When you add in the excellent signal quality of the Winbond Codec, the CY4638 VoIP Demonstration Kit provides the groundwork for a winning VoIP headset." "Combining the W681360 CODEC with Cypress's WirelessUSB LP is a great match," said Frank Dowling, Director of Product Marketing at Winbond. "The low power consumption, excellent range, robustness and cost effectiveness our technologies bring to the CY4638 kit are a perfect fit for the VoIP headset market." The CY4638 VoIP Headset Development Kit includes all of the following items: * WirelessUSB LP Headset Board - Innovative dual antenna design for robustness. Uses Cypress WirelessUSB LP (CYRF6936), Wireless enCoRe II (CY7C60323) flash 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 and Winbond (W681360) 3V Single-Channel CODEC. * WirelessUSB LP Bridge - Simple, small form-factor bridge. Uses WirelessUSB LP (CYRF6936) and enCoRe III (CY7C64215) 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. flash MCU. * WirelessUSB LP Demo Kit CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). - Provides hardware schematics, 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 firmware for Wireless VoIP headset design. About WirelessUSB LP Cypress's WirelessUSB LP offers an unparalleled feature set to enable superior interference immunity, low bill-of-materials (BOM) costs, higher data rate applications, and faster time-to-market for keyboards, mice, gaming devices, presenter tools, and remotes, as well as other simple, multi-point-to-point wireless applications. Featuring a highly integrated radio transceiver plus digital baseband on a single chip, it operates between 1.8 and 3.6 volts, using advanced power-saving techniques to extend battery life in devices such as wireless mice. WirelessUSB LP uses Cypress's patented frequency agile Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) technology to offer best-in-class interference immunity for a 2.4-GHz radio system. This combination of low power consumption, interference immunity and low cost make it ideal for wireless HID applications. Availability The WirelessUSB LP VoIP demonstration board is currently available and is priced at $249. For more information please refer to the Developer Kits link on www.cypress.com, or to purchase, click on the Online Store link or contact licensed Cypress distributors. A photo of the demonstration board is available at www.cypress.com/WirelessUSBLP-VoIP-headset-photo. About Winbond Winbond Electronics Corporation America, based in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Winbond Electronics Corporation, the largest branded IC Company in Taiwan and a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions worldwide. Winbond America designs, develops, markets and sells IC solutions to the global electronics marketplace. With a strong emphasis on mixed-signal solutions, Winbond America's primary mission is to serve the signal conditioning needs of computer, consumer and communications electronic manufacturers. Winbond Electronics Corporation has approximately 4,400 employees worldwide with design centers in Hsinchu, Taiwan; Shanghai, China; San Jose and Torrance, California; and Austin, Texas. For additional corporate or product information, please visit our website at http://winbond-usa.com for Winbond America, or through the corporate homepage at http://www.winbond.com. About Cypress Cypress solutions perform: consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar. Leveraging proprietary silicon processes, Cypress's product portfolio includes a broad selection of wired and wireless USB devices, CMOS image sensors, timing solutions, specialty memories, high-bandwidth synchronous and micropower memory products, optical solutions and reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors CY. Visit us at www.cypress.com. Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks and WirelessUSB and enCoRe are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. Winbond is a registered trademark of Winbond Electronics Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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