Cypress Tops 100 Million Unit Mark In USB Shipments.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)--Sept. 4, 2001 Significant Milestone Achieved with Shipment of enCoRe(TM) 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. Device to Leading Developer of PC Peripheral Products 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 the shipment of its 100 millionth Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. (USB) microcontroller to Logitech International (Nasdaq:LOGIY), a leading developer of human interface devices for the PC market. The industry leader in USB solutions, Cypress has shipped more USB devices than any other manufacturer worldwide. Logitech implements Cypress's enCoRe(TM) USB devices in a number of its mice, trackballs and keyboards. According to Aldo Bussien, Logitech's vice president of control device engineering, "Cypress USB devices offer solid technology at an attractive cost, ensuring that we can maintain our competitive edge. Their market leadership provides a strong rationale to continue our relationship as we implement their USB chips in value-rich solutions for our end-users." Cypress offers the industry's broadest line of USB controllers and the development tools to support them. The company's low-speed (1.5 Mbps), full-speed (12 Mbps) and high-speed (480 Mbps) USB controllers facilitate the design of PC peripherals, USB hubs, and other systems that communicate through the USB interface. Cypress's EZ-USB(R) FX2(TM) microcontroller is the first USB 2.0 controller to successfully pass the full suite of compliance tests set by the USB Implementers Forum The USB Implementers Forum, USB-IF, is a non-profit organisation to promote and support the Universal Serial Bus. Its main activities are the promotion and marketing of USB, Wireless USB, USB On-The-Go, and the maintenance of the specifications, as well as a compliance program. (USB-IF). "Our leadership position in the USB market puts us in a position to innovate and partner with industry leaders to help them create products that significantly improve the end-user experience," said Paul Novell, director of marketing for Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "Our growing portfolio of low-, full- and high-speed USB devices, ensures that we will be a major force in making USB a ubiquitous interface for all computing platforms." About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) by providing high-performance integrated circuit solutions to fast-growing markets, including data communications, telecommunications, computation, consumer products, and industrial control. With a focus on emerging communications applications, Cypress's product portfolios include high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), network search engines (NSEs), network coprocessors, networking-optimized and micropower static RAMs; high-bandwidth multi-port and FIFO (First In First Out) A storage method that retrieves the item stored for the longest time. Contrast with LIFO. See traffic engineering methods. FIFO - first-in first-out memories; high-density programmable logic devices; timing technology for PCs and other digital systems; and controllers for Universal Serial Bus (USB). More than two-thirds of Cypress's sales come from fast-growing communications markets and dynamic companies such as Alcatel, Cisco, Ericsson, Lucent, Motorola, Nortel Networks, and 3Com. Cypress's ability to mix and match its broad portfolio of intellectual property enables targeted, integrated solutions for high-speed systems that feed bandwidth-hungry Internet applications. Cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for Internet switching systems and for every Internet data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC. Cypress employs approximately 4,000 people worldwide with international headquarters 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. . 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 electronically on the company's worldwide Web site 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. 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Note to Editors: enCoRe, EZ-USB FX2 and "Driving the Communications Revolution" are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor. EZ-USB is a registered trademark of Cypress Semiconductor. |
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