The rise of configurability in MCU-based devices has increased the need for better graphical design tools. By Mark Saunders, Cypress Semiconductor.

  Cypress’ TrueTouch Gen4X touchscreen controller family has been modified to support the company's SLIM (Single-Layer Independent Multi-touch) sensor structure, enabling thin form factors and improving multiple finger and glove tracking.

A PSoC 4 prototyping kit, introduced by Cypress Semiconductor, enables embedded system design engineers to upgrade their 8- and 16-bit legacy designs to a 32-bit ARM CPU for just $4. The CY8CKIT-049 Prototyping Kit leverages the powerful 32-bit ARM Cortex-M0 core, programmable analogue and digital peripherals and the CapSense capacitive touch-sensing technology.

EZ-USB CX3, a camera controller from Cypress Semiconductor, has been selected by Raytrix for its R42 3-D Light Field Camera. The CX3 controller, which delivers 5Gbps performance to the R42 camera, is now in full production. Leveraging the controller's throughput to provide 3D images with extended depth-of-field, the camera supports up to 40MP resolution and 4,000 images. 

Simplifying designs and reducing board space, Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a 16Mb Fast Asynchronous SRAM with ECC (Error-Correcting Code). Without the need for additional error correction chips, the on-chip ECC feature allows the SRAMs to provide high levels of data reliability.

Featuring a 2Mbps data rate to speed transmitting and receiving, Cypress Semiconductor has announced 2.4GHz WirelessUSB radio-on-a-chip. The WirelessUSB NX transceiver enables up to three years of battery life for wireless mice, keyboards, trackpads, remote controls and other HIDs (Human Interface Devices).

Extending the company's nonvolatile Static Random Access Memory (nvSRAM) portfolio, Cypress Semiconductor has announced the 16Mb nvSRAM family. These devices target mission-critical applications including high-end PLCs, high-speed data/error loggers in storage equipment, networking equipment, avionics systems and electronic gaming machines.

This is the latest lesson in the PSoC Creator 101 Training series. Mark Saunders guides you through exporting a PSoC Creator project into the Keil, IAR, and Eclipse IDEs.

This is the first lesson of the PSoC Creator 101 training. In it we will go over the goals, materials needed, and setup.

Cypress Semiconductor now offers the newest and highest performing of the consortium-defined QDR family; QDR-IV. This video introduces QDR-IV, presents the random transaction rate, (RTR) metrics and other benefits offered beyond competitors.

PSoC Creator 3.0 has over 110 PSoC Components with full APIs. Custom PSoC Components can be built facilitating designs for diverse global teams and enabling reuse of encapsulated hardware and firmware for future designs.

Cypress Semiconductor as been chosen by L-3 Cincinnati Electronics to act as a supply partner, in order to manufacture its Readout Integrated Circuits (ROICs). Cypress’s proprietary process technology will be used by L-3 CE to design and manufacture ROICs for its cooled infrared detectors. L-3 CE selected Cypress based on the potential for significant manufacturing yield enhancements for large-die ROIC devices. .

AVerMedia Technologies has selected Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 controller for its HD video capture card, the ExtremeCap U3. The card leverages the EZ-USB FX3 as a USB 3.0 device bridge with bandwidth of 5 Gbps, enabling it to record and stream game play at Full-HD resolution (1920 x 1080) and 60 fps via HDMI or other component inputs, without requiring compression that degrades image quality.

Cypress Semiconductor have today made available the CY3290-TMA500 and CYTK58 TrueTouch Evaluation Kits that enable customers to design with Fujifilm metal mesh sensors. With metal mesh sensors delivering better scanning performance than traditional indium tin oxide (ITO) sensors, Cypress's new evaluation kit aims to provide more value and design options to OEM designers.

Cypress Semiconductor has revealed that it has shipped nearly 1 billion CapSense capacitive touch-sensing controllers. A counter has been introduced to the company's website in order to track the approach to the 1 billion milestone, which Cypress will be commemorating with recognition for the customer receiving the 1 billionth unit.

Cypress Semiconductor introduce three new USB 3.0 solutions that enable new applications of the 5-Gbps SuperSpeed USB 3.0 standard. The new additions to Cypress’s market-leading programmable USB 3.0 controller portfolio include the EZ-USB CX3 camera controller, the EZ-USB FX3S storage controller, and the EZ-USB FX3 CSP controller, which is the industry’s smallest USB 3.0 solution.

Cypress Semiconductor announce that LSI has selected Cypress’s parallel nonvolatile Static Random Access Memories for its new 12Gb/s SAS Host Bus Adapters for high-performance servers, workstations and external storage systems. The nvSRAMs provide the SAS HBAs with high-speed and low-voltage fail-safe memory that enhances LSI’s solutions. LSI also chose the parallel nvSRAM for its flexibility to operate at different voltages and for i...

Cypress Semiconductor announced a new device series in its PSoC 1 programmable system-on-chip family. The new CY8C24x93 device series, the lowest-power and lowest-cost devices in the PSoC 1 family, is optimized for battery-powered applications, leveraging a 1.1 µA Standby mode and 100 nA Deep-Sleep mode to extend battery life. The family integrates Full Speed USB 2.0 with a Serial Peripheral Interface, enabling streamlined, cost-efficient d...

Cypress Semiconductor reveals the introduction of a new CapSense Express capacitive touch-sensing controller, the CY8CMBR2110. This new controller is specifically designed to replace mechanical buttons in front panels for industrial and consumer applications, portable medical devices, gaming devices and home automation systems. Capable of driving up to 10 LEDs with fully configurable LED effects, the new low-power CY8CMBR2110 device supports up t...

Griffin Technology has selected the PSoC 3 programmable system-on-chip from Cypress Semiconductor for four of its music-creation accessories that provide a digital audio interface enabling users to connect musical equipment to their iOS devices. The StudioConnect, StudioConnect with Lightning, MIDIConnect, and GuitarConnect Pro each enable the user to create and edit music on the go. Managing the digital audio interface, the PSoC 3 device handles...