USB controllers achieve USB-IF certification

Cypress’s EZ-PD CCG1 and 2nd gen EZ-PD CCG2 controllers each previously achieved certification for USB Power Delivery E-Marker capabilities and were assigned Product Test IDs 1095054 and 1095059. E-Marker chips are used in USB Power Delivery cables, including USB Type-C, to report the characteristics a cable supports, such as current-carrying capability, protocols supported and vendor identification. The USB Type-C standard is gaining rapid support with top-tier PC and electronics manufacturers by enabling slim industrial designs, easy-to-use connectors and cables, and the ability to transmit multiple protocols and deliver up to 100W of power. The USB Type-C standard’s 2.4mm-high connector plug is significantly smaller than current 4.5mm USB Standard-A connector. In addition to the transport of USB signals, DisplayPort and Mobile High-Definition Link signals may be delivered over the same connector via the USB Type-C Alternate Mode capability.

The EZ-PD CCG1 USB Type-C port controllers are based on Cypress’s PSoC 4 programmable SoC architecture. PSoC’s programmability enabled Cypress to integrate the transceiver for USB Type-C communication within a matter of weeks and to get its product to market fast and first. The controllers provide design flexibility for multiple USB Type-C applications such as cables, power adapters, notebooks, dongles and monitors.

Optimised for 2.4mm thin USB Type-C cable connectors, the programmable EZ-PD CCG2 controller is fully capable of supporting any USB Type-C DFP, UFP or DRP applications. EZ-PD CCG2 is available in a 3.3mm2 20-ball WLCSP, a 14-pin DFN and a 24-pin QFN. EZ-PD CCG2 is the first programmable solution to fully integrate the USB Type-C transceiver, system-level ESD protection, and termination resistors needed for all USB Type-C applications.

“The combination of USB 3.1 Gen 2, USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery are enabling new performance, connectivity and charging usage models to a wide range of computing and mobile applications with a single cable solution for performance, power and convenience,” said Jeff Ravencraft, President and COO, USB-IF. “USB-IF certification is essential to ensuring that a product is compliant with the highest standard in the industry and that it will interoperate with all other products identified with the same certified logo. Products that achieve USB-IF certification, such as Cypress's flexible EZ-PD CCG1 and CCG2 controllers, bring USB Power Delivery and a seamless user experience for emerging USB Type-C products."

“Our programmable EZ-PD USB Type-C solutions provide unmatched design flexibility to our customers to address multiple applications, and now they have passed USB-IF certification,” commented Ajay Srikrishna, Vice President of the USB product line, Cypress. “Cypress is committed to expanding our solutions for USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery to enable slimmer, next-gen designs and to ensure a smooth migration process as USB Type-C and USB Power Delivery proliferate.”