Released on: October 16, 2008, 12:21 am

Press Release Author: Meghna

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Cypress designs and manufactures semiconductor solutions that
permit innovation around the world. Cypress offers PSoC, the premier programmable
mixed-signal controller; the TrueTouch multi-touch and gesture-based input system;
CapSense capacitive sensing; wireless USB; West Bridge ultra-fast peripheral
controllers; as well as general purpose clock generators, image sensors, memory,
optical sensors, and more.

Press Release Body: Cypress's CYRF6936 2.4-GHz Wireless Solution Unleashes Savant's
Innovative Remote Controls From Line-Of-Sight Dependency
Stylish ROSIE Remote Control Family Leverages Cypress's Wireless, PSoC(r) and enCoRe(tm)
Technologies to Enable Sleek Designs, Robust RF Connectivity and 6X the Range of IR
SAN JOSE, Calif., June 30, 2008 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) today
announced that Savant Systems, LLC has selected Cypress's CYRF6936 proprietary
2.4-GHz wireless solution for its ROSIE RF remote controls. The ROSIE remotes use
the robust Cypress wireless technology to overcome limitations of infrared,
including line of sight requirements and range of less than 10 meters. The CYRF6936
wireless device operates flawlessly anywhere within a 50-meter range, regardless of
sight lines, allowing end users to move around the house freely. The ROSIE remotes
also use Cypress PSoC(r) mixed-signal arrays, and the accompanying wireless receivers
use enCoRe(tm) II microcontrollers.
ROSIE remotes feature "Hot Launch" and other programmable buttons that provide easy
navigation and browsing in tandem with Savant's On-Screen Display. Cypress's
ultra-low power wireless technology enhances both convenience and environmental
concerns by prolonging battery life. In addition, the industry-leading interference
immunity of Cypress's AgileHID(tm) protocol allows the remotes to operate uninterrupted
in the home environment, where the 2.4-GHz spectrum is crowded with signals from
Wi-Fi, microwaves, cordless phones and other devices.
"Cypress's Wireless, PSoC and enCoRe technologies have helped Savant redefine the
remote control, delivering unmatched convenience and functionality to our
customers," said Victor Saverino, Director of Product Management for Savant.
"Cypress technology enables reliable connectivity, wide range, long battery-life and
unique ergonomics that end-users desire in a remote control."
"The days of trying to point your boring, boxy IR remote at just the right spot on
the TV are coming to a close, as innovative entertainment system makers like Savant
reinvent the remote control," said Leon Tan, product manager of Cypress's Remote
Control Solutions. "Cypress's complete remote control solutions deliver the compact
designs, stellar battery life and RF freedom required by this new generation of
remotes."
A PSoC chip controls the 2.4-GHz radio transceiver while measuring battery voltage
in the stylish and compact circular remotes. The remotes' wireless receivers are
integrated within Savant's controllers and control panel coffee tables, and use an
enCoRe II chip to manage the interface between the radio and Savant's host system.
Both Cypress controller devices have programmable capabilities to integrate a broad
range of functions, simplifying the design process and reducing component count.
About Cypress Wireless Solutions
Cypress's CYRF6936 proprietary 2.4-GHz wireless solution delivers an unparalleled
combination of performance and cost versus competing wireless technologies. The
DSSS-based technology is robust to interference and enables superior operational
range. It operates between 1.8 and 5.25 volts, using advanced power-saving
techniques to extend battery life in devices such as wireless mice and remotes. It
also incorporates the user-friendly KISSBind(tm) feature, which enables a user to
intuitively link a wireless peripheral to the desired host by simply bringing them
in close proximity with one another, thus lowering customer support calls.
PSoC -- Because Change Happens
PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded
control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC
without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and
digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced
design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes
of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power
and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.
The flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof their products by
enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the
field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for
late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically
reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing
fewer components to perform a given task.
Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library
elements for analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and
comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. The
PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain
amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and
voltage offset.
A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving
customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system
quality. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC
products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at
www.cypress.com/psoctraining."
About Savant
Savant was founded by a core group of technology pioneers with hundreds of years of
combined real-world experience in peripheral applications such as programmable
systems, digital signal processing, telephony, switching systems, video processing,
and home electronics integration. The Savant Team is committed to redefining the
Home Control Systems industry with a visionary solution to home automation that
emphasizes reliability and a maintenance-friendly open platform. The Savant product
suite is distinguished by an unparalleled blend of cutting-edge technology and
advanced next-generation graphics.
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide
customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings
include the PSoC(r) Programmable System-on-Chip(tm), USB controllers, general-purpose
programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless
connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB(tm) radio system-on-chip, to West
Bridge(tm) and EZ-USB(r) FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in
multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer,
computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress
trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
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