Cypress MicroSystems Offers Metering Industry's First Cost-Effective, Feature-Rich Family of Single-Chip, Single-Phase, Electric-Metering ICs
CY8C775X Devices Integrate Active, Reactive, and Apparent-Power
Measurement Analog Front End, M8 MCU, Real-Time Clock, EEPROM,
IEC1107 Optical Port, and Interfaces for Three Display Options
LYNNWOOD, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 2003--
Cypress MicroSystems Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation (NYSE: CY), today announced a new family of PSoC Energy
Meter ICs and accompanying reference design that streamlines the
development of single-phase energy meters. The Energy Meter Design Kit
offers an extremely cost-effective and low power solution for
engineers building IEC 61036-compliant systems that measure
residential or business electricity usage.
The PSoC product family is based on Cypress's reconfigurable mixed
signal array with an on-board controller. PSoC devices offer an
integrated mix of analog and digital logic, memory and processing
circuitry in one small package. When used in a power metering
application, PSoC dramatically reduces the number of system
components, which significantly decreases bill of material costs and
improves reliability.
The inherent flexibility provided through PSoC's programmability
allows energy meter manufacturers to easily configure their PSoC
metering IC with unique features to differentiate their devices in the
marketplace, thus enhancing market value. In contrast, traditional
microcontroller-based reference designs require additional expensive
fixed-function analog front-end (AFE) chips to perform functions such
as signal amplification, filtering, analog-to-digital conversion, LCD
control, and real-time clock generation. Standard solutions offer
little or no variation in the feature set for the end manufacturer.
"The new PSoC Energy Meter IC family is the world's lowest cost
single-phase energy meter for both basic and feature rich energy
meters," said John McDonald, vice president of marketing for Cypress
MicroSystems. "The new family enables power meter companies to easily
configure meters for pre-pay options, tariff options, various user
controls, and a clean, low-power interface to RF automatic meter
reading (AMR) chips. The integration PSoC provides in a Class 1 energy
meter for around two dollars is significant advantage to a mature
market with volumes in the tens of millions of units that competes on
cost."
About the PSoC Family
The PSoC device family integrates programmable blocks of analog
and digital logic, a fast 8-bit CPU and MAC, 8 to 16 Kbytes of flash
memory and 256 bytes of SRAM. PSoC ICs provide designers with a
flexible architecture that can be configured for a broad range of
embedded applications and dynamically reconfigured to extend the
capabilities and value of their product. The PSoC platform typically
reduces customer development time by 33% and lowers bill of material
costs by an average of $5 by significantly reducing the number of
chips required for systems typically utilizing a traditional
microcontroller and discrete digital and analog components.
Pricing and Availability
Cypress MicroSystems' energy meter source code is available now
for free at http://www.cypressmicro.com listed under reference
designs. However, detail performance information, calibration methods,
and customization options are only available through a Cypress
representative.
The first family of PSoC Energy Meter ICs (CY8C775X) is priced
below $2.50 for power meter applications (10 KU units).
The company also offers a PSoC Power Meter design kit
(CY3220PWRMTR-RD), which includes a reference board and documentation,
for $199 to select customers. Customers may purchase the Basic PSoC
Pro-Class Development Kit, including a full speed emulator (PSoC
ICE-4000), for $399.
Photo
A high-resolution photo of the PSoC power meter reference board
can be downloaded at www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=powermeter.
About Cypress MicroSystems
Headquartered in Lynnwood, Wash., Cypress MicroSystems develops
and markets Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) devices --
high-performance, field-programmable ICs for high-volume embedded
control functions in consumer, industrial, office automation, telecom
and automotive applications. Established as a subsidiary of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: CY) in the fourth quarter of 1999,
Cypress MicroSystems' stockholders are its employees and Cypress
Semiconductor. The close association with Cypress Semiconductor allows
access to their process and design technology, and field sales and
applications forces. More information about Cypress MicroSystems and
its products is accessible online at www.cypressmicro.com.
About Cypress
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE: CY) is Connecting From
Last Mile to First Mile(TM) with high-performance solutions for
personal, network access, enterprise, metro switch, and core
communications-system applications. Cypress Connects(TM) using
wireless, wireline, digital, and optical transmission standards,
including Bluetooth, USB, Fibre Channel, SONET/SDH, Gigabit Ethernet,
and DWDM. Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, Cypress
makes industry-leading physical layer devices, framers, and network
search engines, along with a broad portfolio of high-bandwidth
memories, timing technology solutions, and programmable
microcontrollers. More information about Cypress is accessible online
at www.cypress.com.
Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation. "Connectivity From Last Mile to First Mile"
and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. "Programmable System
on Chip," PSoC and PSoC Designer are trademarks of Cypress
MicroSystems. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
CONTACT: Cypress Public Relations
John Donovan, 408/943-4885
JDI@cypress.com
