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Cypress Samples Industry's First 3.3V Neuron Chips for LonWorks Control Networks
Cypress Combines Low-Power Neuron(R) Chip With Echelon
NodeBuilder(R) 3.1 Development Package to Deliver Flexible
Solution for Building and Industrial Automation
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 13, 2003—
Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:CY) is sampling two new
3.3V Neuron(R) chips for LonWorks(R) devices that deliver up to two
times the memory of 5V pin-compatible alternatives while reducing
power consumption by 33 percent. Attendees of the LonWorld(R) 2003
Exhibition in Munich, Germany, October 15-16th, will be able to place
orders for the new devices at Cypress's booth.
Cypress's CY7C53120L8 and CY7C53150L chips enable sensors and
actuators used in LonWorks-based building and home automation,
industrial control, utility monitoring and transportation automation
solutions to be networked and connected to the Internet. The new
low-power controllers are supported by Echelon Corporation's
(Nasdaq:ELON) NodeBuilder(R) 3.1 Development Tool.
"Cypress's new family of 3.3V Neuron chips enables developers to
increase the effectiveness of control networks at the node level,"
said Norm Taffe, Control Communications Business Unit Director in
Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "Lower power, increased
I/O performance and higher memory integration open the door to a new
generation of smart sensors and actuators that can collect and report
data more efficiently than before, paving the way for more
sophisticated automation applications."
The CY7C53120L8 and CY7C53150L devices include a hardware-based
serial communications interface (UART) and serial peripheral interface
(SPI) engine that is scalable to 2.5 Mbps, and a programmable
low-voltage inhibitor (LVI). The UART and SPI enable a faster, more
reliable interface to downstream components, while the programmable
LVI allows customers to set voltage trip thresholds that reference the
noise level, while reducing external components. The devices also
feature a 5V-compatible communications port and 5V-tolerant I/Os for
backward compatibility, and are compatible with Echelon's power line
and free topology twisted pair transceivers.
"Cypress's new 3.3V Neuron chips should provide a smooth migration
path to lower current devices, which is a design objective for many
customers," said Michael R. Tennefoss, Echelon's vice president of
marketing. "Additionally, the market demand for greater on-board
memory has been rapidly increasing because of the added functionality
and lower costs afforded by such designs. The new devices address this
demand and give designers more flexibility with regard to memory
partitioning and the complexity of applications they can run."
Cypress's ANSI/EIA709.1B-compliant, low-power components are
available in two distinct formats. The CY7C53120L8 features 16 KBytes
of ROM, 4 KBytes of RAM and 8 KBytes of internal EEPROM memory and is
offered in 32-pin SOIC and 44-pin TQFP packages. The CY7C53150L
incorporates 4 KBytes of RAM and 2.7 KBytes of EEPROM memory and uses
an external memory interface that can address up to 56 KBytes. It is
available in 64-pin and 100-pin TQFP packages. Both devices feature
three eight-bit pipelined processors that enable concurrent processing
of application code and network traffic at speeds of up to 20 MHz.
They also offer an 11-pin configurable I/O block and a flexible
five-pin communications port that can be configured to interface with
a wide variety of 5V and 3.3V media transceivers over a wide range of
data rates.
To facilitate communication with other devices using the
ANSI/EIA709.1B protocol, the CY7C53120L8 and CY7C53150L feature new
system firmware from Echelon. Development support is provided by
Echelon's NodeBuilder 3.1 Development Tool with Service Pack 1, which
simplifies LonWorks network configuration and significantly reduces
development time. The NodeBuilder tool makes it simple to install and
test LonWorks devices within functional networks. It also
automatically generates source code, compiles and builds applications,
and incorporates an integrated editor and source-level debugger for
rapid code development.
Pricing and Availability
Cypress's CY7C53120L8 solution is priced at $3.80 and the
CY7C53150L is priced at $3.10 in 10,000-unit quantities. Both products
are available in sample quantities today by contacting your local
Cypress sales representative or visiting Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
Photo
A photo of Cypress's 3.3V Neuron devices can be downloaded from:
www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=lpneuron.
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 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 reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays.
More information about Cypress is accessible online at
www.cypress.com.
About Echelon
Echelon Corporation (Nasdaq:ELON) is the creator of the LonWorks
platform, the world's most widely used standard for connecting
everyday devices such as appliances, thermostats, air conditioners,
electric meters, and lighting systems to each other and to the
Internet. Echelon's hardware and software products enable
manufacturers and integrators to create smart devices and systems that
lower cost, increase convenience, improve service, and enhance
productivity, quality, and safety. Thousands of companies have
developed and installed LonWorks products and more than 30 million
LonWorks enabled processors have been shipped for use in homes,
buildings, factories, trains, and other systems worldwide. More
information about Echelon can be found at http://www.echelon.com.
Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation. "Connecting From Last Mile to First Mile"
and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. Echelon, LonWorks,
LonWorld, NodeBuilder, Neuron, and the Echelon logo are trademarks of
Echelon Corporation, registered in the United States and other
countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Contact:
Cypress PR
Ed Rebello, 408-545-7665
EWR@cypress.com
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