Cypress Ships Long Range 2.4 GHz Radio System on a Chip; WirelessUSB LR Solution Offers up to 50 Meter Range for Commercial and Industrial Wireless Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Feb. 2, 2004—
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY) today announced
its WirelessUSB(TM) LR device (CYWUSB6935), a low-cost 2.4 GHz radio
system-on-a-chip solution delivering up to 50 meters or more of
wireless connectivity for commercial and industrial applications.
The WirelessUSB LR solution extends the value of Cypress's
successful WirelessUSB product family into longer-range commercial and
industrial multipoint-to-point applications, including building and
home automation, industrial control, utility metering, transportation,
paging systems and presentation equipment. Priced starting below $3.00
in volume quantities, it provides an alternative to complex and costly
wireless networking solutions like Zigbee and Bluetooth, enabling
broad market adoption of wireless systems.
"Cypress's WirelessUSB LR chip provides a fast path to wireless
connectivity in many wired applications," said Norm Taffe, managing
director of the Wireless Business Unit in Cypress's Personal
Communications Division. "In industrial automation, for example,
WirelessUSB LR radically changes the cost structure for installation
and maintenance while providing tremendous flexibility for system
configuration."
"Many industrial and commercial wireless applications utilize
low-frequency solutions that provide limited channel availability and
bandwidth, and only regional coverage," said Scott Smyser, senior
analyst -- Frequency Control, RF and Wireless, at iSuppli Corp.
"WirelessUSB LR provides a 2.4-GHz solution to overcome these issues,
economically connecting wireless devices at long ranges."
WirelessUSB LR devices employ Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(DSSS) technology to avoid signal interference from other technologies
in the 2.4 GHz band like 802.11b, Bluetooth, and wireless emissions
from both cordless phones and microwave ovens and features -95 dBm
receive sensitivity ensuring a strong omnidirectional signal at 50
meters and beyond. Featuring a highly integrated radio transceiver
plus digital baseband, they are single-chip solutions that enable
designers to significantly decrease development time, component count
and system cost. The devices are also noted for their very low standby
power consumption. They have a standby current of approximately
0.25-microamp and up to 0 dBm output power which translates into years
of battery life for a typical sensor/actuator. In addition,
WirelessUSB LR devices feature a data transmission rate of up to 62.5
kbps with an average latency of below 10 milliseconds.
Pricing and Availability
Cypress's WirelessUSB LR solution is offered in three
configurations. A 48-pin QFN-packaged device, priced starting at $2.93
in 50,000-unit quantities, is in production for commercial
applications today. An industrial-temperature-tested version of the
product is available for sampling today, and priced starting at $3.93
in volume quantities. The device is also offered in a 28-pin SOIC
package starting at $3.70 in volume quantities. Both industrial
devices will be available in production by mid-year.
Photo
A high-resolution photo of Cypress's WirelessUSB LR solution can
be downloaded from http://www.cypress.com/support/link.cfm?mr=wusblr.
About Cypress
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (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.
Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks of Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation. "Connecting from Last Mile to First Mile,"
"WirelessUSB" and "Cypress Connects" are trademarks of Cypress. All
other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Contact:
Cypress PR
Ed Rebello, 408-545-7665
EWR@cypress.com
