Cypress Semiconductor just introduced 32-Mbit and 64-Mbit fast asynchronous SRAMs, the industry’s first such devices. The new SRAMs offer very fast response times and the smallest footprint at these densities. They target applications such as storage servers, switches and routers, testing equipment, high-end security systems and military systems.

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 Envirosystems, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), announced today that it is one of 75 companies invited to present advanced energy-efficient technology at the Sempra Energy-San Diego Gas & Electric Energy Showcase. Cypress Envirosystems will demonstrate its innovative Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) at the event on May 18 at the San Diego Convention Center. The WPT retrofits pneumatic HVAC systems to provide th...

Cypress Envirosystems, a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), announced today that it is one of 75 companies invited to present advanced energy-efficient technology at the Sempra Energy-San Diego Gas & Electric Energy Showcase. Cypress Envirosystems will demonstrate its innovative Wireless Pneumatic Thermostat (WPT) at the event on May 18 at the San Diego Convention Center. The WPT retrofits pneumatic HVAC systems to provide th...

Design News magazine has named the PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip architectures from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) as finalists for this year's Golden Mousetrap Awards. The new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures dramatically increase performance and extend the world's only programmable analog and digital embedded design platform, delivering unmatched integration and flexibility across 8-, 16-, and 32-bit applications. The p...

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a new online community for designers to share design tips, ask questions and find in-depth information on a wide range of Cypress products, including the PSoC(r) programmable system-on-chip. The new Cypress Developer Community website, now available at www.cypress.com/go/community, includes forums organized by product type where users can interact. It also includes a video library, blog entries from Cypress techni...

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced that revenue for the 2010 first quarter was $202.3 million, up 4.3% from $194.0 million for the prior quarter, and up 45.2% from $139.3 million for the year-ago period. Cypress recorded GAAP net income of $12.7 million in the 2010 first quarter, or diluted earnings per share of $0.07. This compares with last quarter’s diluted earnings per share of $0.02 and a diluted net loss per share in...

Cypress Semiconductor today announced that the TrueTouch touchscreen solution is natively supported in the soon to be released Windows(r) Phone 7 Series mobile handset platform. This support allows handset manufacturers using the Windows Phone 7 Series to implement exciting capacitive touchscreen interfaces without the need for developing external drivers or custom software development.

Cypress Semiconductor today announced that the TrueTouch touchscreen solution is natively supported in the soon to be released Windows(r) Phone 7 Series mobile handset platform. This support allows handset manufacturers using the Windows Phone 7 Series to implement exciting capacitive touchscreen interfaces without the need for developing external drivers or custom software development.

Cypress Semiconductor today announced support for hover detection for its capacitive touchscreen technology. The new feature, driven by Cypress's TrueTouch, enables smart touchscreen solutions that anticipate the touch of a finger and enlarge content such as points on a map or the font of tiny website links to make them easier to find and select. Hover detection changes the fundamental navigation functions on mobile devices by emulating mouseove...

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a new family in its PSoC 3 architecture. The family is optimized for applications requiring programmable digital peripherals. The new CY8C32xxx Programmable Digital PSoC 3 Family enables the integration of digital peripherals including PWMs, Timers, Counters, UARTs, glue logic and state machines. Additionally, the family offers customizable digital functions and interfaces lowering overall system power by migratin...

Cypress Semiconductor announced a new software tool for selection and customization of Cypress’s market-leading programmable timing solutions. The CyClockWizard 1.0 tool includes a parametric search engine that allows customers to quickly identify the right product for their system needs. The free tool also integrates custom configuration and field programming of supported Cypress timing solutions.

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) will announce its first-quarter 2010 earnings in a conference call on Thursday, April 22 at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time.

Cypress Semiconductor announced that it will be displaying its PSoC® 3 Solutions at the Finals of the 2010 FIRST Robotics Competition April 15 and 16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. Through its University Alliance Program (www.cypress.com/cua), Cypress has provided over 1,900 customized kits to FIRST for use in building the competitive robots. The student teams have used the kits in the control units of the robots, hooked up through a USB conne...

Cypress Semiconductor a présenté aujourd'hui une nouvelle plateforme de développement pour les accessoires d'iPhone et d'iPod de Apple basée sur sa nouvelle architecture PSoC® 3. Les concepteurs peuvent utiliser le nouveau kit d'extension PSoC CY8CKIT-023 pour accessoires d'iPhone et d'iPod – une carte d'extension enfichable sur le kit de développement PSoC CY8CKIT-001 – pour simplifier le design d'accessoires innovants en profitant de ...

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a new development platform for Apple iPhone and iPod accessories based on its new PSoC 3 architecture. Designers can use Cypress’s new CY8CKIT-023 PSoC Expansion Board Kit For iPhone & iPod Accessories – a plug-in board to Cypress’s CY8CKIT-001 PSoC Platform Development Kit – to streamline design of innovative mobile accessories using the flexible PSoC programmable system-on-chip architecture. The new kit...

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) a présenté aujourd'hui de nouveaux contrôleurs d'alimentation numériques AC-DC pour l'éclairage à LED. Les contrôleurs CY8CLEDAC01/02 représentent une solution avantageuse en termes de coût pour l'éclairage par LED, avec ou sans variateur, en affichant une haute efficacité tout en respectant les spécifications EnergyStar. Ils permettent la détection automatique de variateur, et peuvent ainsi f...

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a new online product selection tool for its powerful new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures. The Electronic Product Selector Guide, now available at www.cypress.com/go/PSoCePSG, streamlines the selection of the optimal PSoC device based on the peripheral functions a designer wants to implement in the programmable analog and digital resources.

Cypress's Gavin Hesse gives an intro to the CY8CLEDAC kit.

Cypress Semiconductor introduced new AC-DC digital power controllers for LED lighting. The CY8CLEDAC01/02 controllers offer a cost-effective solution for both non-dimmable and dimmable LED lighting, delivering high efficiency while meeting EnergyStar requirements. They provide automatic dimmer detection, so they work with the majority of the existing installed base of wall dimmers, providing dimming down to 2% with no flicker.