Cypress Semiconductor announced that it has licensed 130-nm and 65-nm SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded nonvolatile memory technology IP to Innopower Technology Corporation. Under the licensing agreement, Innopower will combine Cypress’s technology with its technical support services and other IP elements to help designers of next-generation SOCs and ASICs integrate non-volatile memory (NVM) solutions within their new ICs. ...

Cypress Semiconductor unveiled a feature for its TrueTouch touchscreen controllers that enables touchscreens in handsets, cameras, GPS systems and other mobile systems to function seamlessly while connected to noisy chargers. Low-cost, third-party and after-market battery chargers emit large levels of common-mode noise that adversely affects touchscreen performance, often resulting in inaccurate touch readings or phantom touches. Cypress’s new...

Cypress Semiconductor (Nasdaq: CY) a annoncé ce jour la disponibilité d'un nouvelle solution TrueTouch(tm) mono-chip pour écrans tactiles à toucher multiple de taille atteignant 11,6 pouces. La nouvelle famille CY8CTMA884 offre 60 canaux de détection permettant de gérer jusqu'à 884 zones sur l'écran, plus que n'importe quelle autre solution mono-chip. Un nombre important de canaux est essentiel pour garantir précision et linéarité, rec...

Cypress Semiconductor announced availability of a new, high-performance single-chip TrueTouch™ solution for large multitouch touchscreens up to 11.6 inches. The new CY8CTMA884 family offers 60 sensing I/O channels with support for up to 884 nodes on the screen, more than any other single-chip solution. Additional sensing channels are essential for greater accuracy, linearity, support for smaller sized fingers and the ability to resolve multiple...

Cypress Semiconductor today announced that non-GAAP1 revenue for the 2010 fourth quarter was $226.6 million, down 2.3% from $231.9 million for the prior quarter, and up 16.8% from $194.0 million for the year-ago period. GAAP revenue for the 2010 fourth quarter—which included a reduction of $6.3 million due to the accounting treatment for settling a long-standing civil antitrust lawsuit on SRAMs—was $220.3 million.

Cypress Semiconductor announced automotive qualification of its market-leading TrueTouch touchscreen and LIN capable CapSense(r) touch-sensing controllers. The devices, based on Cypress's flagship PSoC(r) programmable system-on-chip architecture, meet AEC-Q100 standards, giving Cypress the industry's broadest portfolio of automotive-qualified capacitive touch-sensing technology. The TrueTouch controllers mark the industry's first automotive-qual...

Cypress Semiconductor today extended the deadline for it’s ARM Cortex-M3/ PSoC 5 Design Challenge. In order to accommodate exceptional demand, participants now have until January 24, 2011 to complete stage one of the challenge. The design challenge aims to find the most innovative and useful designs from the millions of possibilities available to designers using the Cypress PSoC 5 architecture powered by the ARM Cortex-M3 processor.

Cypress Semiconductor today announced the release of over 20 new videos that demonstrate the unique functionality of the PSoC Creator IDE. The tutorials, which are about one minute in length, cover a range of topics selected to help designers quickly become familiar and productive with the tool. Videos such as Configuring a Component, Creating a Design in One Minute and Using the Component Catalog showcase PSoC Creator’s ease of use and functio...

Cypress Semiconductor today announced that the University of New Hampshire (UNH) College of Engineering and Physical Sciences is offering a new course highlighting the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip. The course, open to interested students and the community at large (for continuing education credits), is part of the Far View Distance Learning Program at UNH, allowing students to take the course remotely.

Cypress Semiconductor announced two new families of its leading TrueTouch touchscreen controllers that are targeted at stylus-enabled capacitive touchscreen devices. The CY8CTMA340-XXX-03 and CY8CTMA340-XXX-11 families deliver the industry’s only solution for thin (as small as 1 mm) stylus use on capacitive touchscreens.

Cypress Semiconductor announced that its TrueTouch solution for large multitouch touchscreens is featured in the new ICONIA tablet from Acer Inc. ICONIA boasts two multitouch all-point displays that provide users with responsive, intuitive navigation and an enhanced content consumption experience. The ICONIA with TrueTouch is the industry’s first 10-finger touchscreen based on a multi-chip solution for large-size screens.

Cypress Semiconductor today announced that its TrueTouch touchscreen solution implements the brilliant multi-touch touchscreen in the hot new IS03 smartphone from KDDI. The new phone, manufactured by Sharp Communication Systems Group, offers a highly responsive and accurate 3.5-inch LCD display screen.

Cypress announced that its LED power controller inside LED replacement lamps from MSi are helping to drive major energy savings inside Macy’s stores around the country. Macy’s is replacing about 117,000 traditional incandescent light bulbs in 86 stores with new LED lamps that use about 73 percent less energy. Total energy savings are estimated at about 16,200 megawatts per hour every year, the equivalent of planting more than 65,500 trees. Th...

Cypress announced that its LED power controller inside LED replacement lamps from MSi are helping to drive major energy savings inside Macy’s stores around the country. Macy’s is replacing about 117,000 traditional incandescent light bulbs in 86 stores with new LED lamps that use about 73 percent less energy. Total energy savings are estimated at about 16,200 megawatts per hour every year, the equivalent of planting more than 65,500 trees. Th...

AgigA Tech Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor today announced that its AGIGARAM Non-Volatile System (NVS) has been named the Most Innovative New Product of 2010 in the Hardware and General Technology category at the 23rd CONNECT Awards. CONNECT is a San Diego-based nonprofit dedicated to creating and sustaining innovative technology. The Most Innovative Product Award winners were selected from more than 100 entries within eight categorie...

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. today announced new Quad Data Rate and Double Data Rate SRAMs at 36-Mbit and 18-Mbit densities, the latest members of its 65-nm SRAM family. The new memories complete the industry’s broadest portfolio of 65-nm synchronous SRAMs, which includes densities up to 144Mbit and speeds up to 550 MHz. Cypress’s patented process technology reduces power consumption up to 50% compared with 90-nm SRAMs, enabling the new wave ...

Cypress Semiconductor announced that a CMOS image sensor from its Image Sensor Business Unit has been designed into the state-of-the-art, 35 mm ALEXA digital motion picture camera from ARRI (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH), headquartered in Germany.

Cypress Semiconductor announced that a CMOS image sensor from its Image Sensor Business Unit has been designed into the state-of-the-art, 35 mm ALEXA digital motion picture camera from ARRI (Arnold & Richter Cine Technik GmbH), headquartered in Germany.

Cypress Semiconductor introduced the industry’s first radiation-hardened 72-MBit QDR II SRAMs. The new SRAMs employ Cypress’s patented RadStop technology, which enables uncompromised functionality in the face of radiation doses of up to 300 kRads. The radiation hardened QDRII SRAMs also deliver outstanding performance, with clock speeds up to 250 MHz and throughput up to 36 gigabits per second (Gbps). These memories enable Cypress to support...

AgigA Tech Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor announced multiple safety and compliance certifications have been granted for their family of intelligent battery-free energy modules. Among the approvals received are compliance to UL 60950-1 (Underwriters Laboratories), CSA C22.2 No. 60950-01-07 (CSA International), and CB Certification to IEC 60950-01 and/or EN 609050-1. These certifications include Energy Hazard Testing, and are a critica...