Cypress and Unigen Announce Low-Cost WirelessUSB Modules That Simplify Point-to-Point Wireless Device Design.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. -- Drop-in Modules to Be Developed and Offered by Unigen Will Slash Development Time and Costs for Wireless PC Peripherals, Video Game Controllers and Longer Range Industrial and Commercial Devices 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) and Unigen Corp. today jointly announced a family of 2.4 GHz wireless modules based on Cypress's WirelessUSB(TM) technology. Unigen's Juno(TM) module solutions, targeting designers of wireless PC keyboards IBM introduced three generations of keyboards that drove touch typists batty and continue to do so decades later. The last IBM keyboard was superseded by Microsoft's Windows keyboard, which added three keys for activating Windows functions. and mice, video game controllers, remote controls and longer-range industrial and commercial devices, will be "drop-in" compatible with a variety of device designs, and feature an FCC- and ETSI-pre-certified radio, enabling designers to avoid the often costly and time-consuming step of certification. Measuring approximately one square inch, the new module solutions combine Cypress's WirelessUSB (CYWUSB693X) radio system-on-a-chip devices with a crystal, a minimal number of passive devices and antenna connectors, and a variety of device interconnect and mounting orientation options. The modules will be produced primarily at Unigen's high volume manufacturing facilities throughout Asia, enabling them to be offered at competitive prices. Unigen will offer technical support, including a reference list of approved components, and a host of application notes and documentation. Unigen also announced today the first module offering, sampling today, and available in production later this month. The product, named Juno-LPA, features Cypress's WirelessUSB LR radio SOC device, dual antenna support for optimal transceiver communications, and a power amplifier Power amplifier The final stage in multistage amplifiers, such as audio amplifiers and radio transmitters, designed to deliver appreciable power to the load. that extends the solution's range up to two-thirds of a mile. Juno-LPA targets longer-range commercial and industrial applications, including industrial and commercial sensors, remote controls, restaurant pagers and home automation applications. The module is available in three configurations: normal, mirrored and bare-board. "The fact that WirelessUSB operates robustly at long ranges and in close proximity to other radio networks and uses 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. drivers native to multiple 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. , is a huge plus for our customers. The per-device connection cost compared to similarly positioned wireless solutions and the straightforward device integration features are significant factors for ensuring rapid adoption," said David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Rodgers, director of strategic marketing at Unigen. "The initial customer response has been extremely positive." "This strategic relationship offers a rich blend of Cypress's unique WirelessUSB technology and Unigen's ability to design and manufacture sophisticated modules in volume," said Norm Taffe, managing director of the Wireless Business Unit in Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "Working with Unigen will help accelerate adoption of WirelessUSB in new markets and applications." About WirelessUSB WirelessUSB, introduced in October 2002, was designed by Cypress Semiconductor Corp. to target point-to-point Human Interface Device (HID) applications, including PC mice, keyboards and video gamepads. Since then, the WirelessUSB family of radio system-on-a-chip solutions has expanded to also target longer-range commercial and temperature-sensitive industrial applications. WirelessUSB devices employ a unique patent-pending approach to Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) technology that avoids signal interference from other technologies in the 2.4 GHz band such as 802.11b, Bluetooth, and wireless emissions from both cordless phones and microwave ovens. They also feature a -95 dBm receive sensitivity rating, ensuring a strong signal at up to 50 meters and beyond. Featuring a highly integrated radio transceiver plus digital baseband, WirelessUSB enables designers to significantly decrease development time, component count and system costs. The devices feature a data transmission rate of up to 62.5 kbps with an average latency of below 10 milliseconds. They are also noted for their very low standby current of approximately 0.25-microamp and up to 0 dBm output power, which translates into years of battery life for a typical, low-data rate device. Photo A photo related to this announcement may be downloaded from http://www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=unigen. About Cypress Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (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 An Ethernet standard that transmits at 1 Gbps. Used mostly to connect high-end workstations and servers as well as for network backbones, Gigabit Ethernet transmits full duplex from point to point using switches and half duplex in a shared environment (CSMA/CD) using a hub. 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 reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. More information about Cypress is accessible online at www.cypress.com. About Unigen Unigen is a leader in the design and manufacture of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and memory, DC-DC DC-DC Direct Current to Direct Current (power conversion) power conversion, wired and wireless communication, and flash memory solutions. Unigen supplies silicon, modules, and services to leading clients in the PC, server, networking, telecommunication, imaging, medical, defense, and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings industries. Unigen's core competency is the design and manufacture of precise and complex standard and customer module products. Unigen services include contract manufacturing and assembly, worldwide product distribution, supply chain management, testing, prototyping, product assurance, and post sales support. Unigen is headquartered in Fremont, Calif., and operates state-of-the-art, ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certified SMT (1) (Surface Mount Technology) See surface mount. (2) (Station ManagemenT) An FDDI network management protocol that provides direct management. Only one node requires the software. SMT - Station Management manufacturing and design facilities. Unigen owns and controls additional manufacturing, design, and sales centers throughout Asia and a worldwide network of manufacturer's representatives. For more information, you may contact Unigen representatives listed herein, or visit our web site at http://www.unigen.com. Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. "Connecting From Last Mile to First Mile," "WirelessUSB" and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. Unigen Corporation, the Unigen logo and slogan are trademarks or registered trademarks of Unigen Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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