Cypress Semiconductor Licenses Astro Semiconductor's PCI Express PHY Technology
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 13, 2004—
Astro Semiconductor, an innovative supplier of
high-speed serial interface solutions, announced today that Cypress
Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:CY), a world-class supplier of
high-performance integrated circuits, has licensed its PCI Express
Physical Layer (PHY) technology.
"The PHY is probably the most technically challenging piece of a
PCI Express solution, and Astro was able to demonstrate that its PHY
technology could meet some very stringent requirements in the area of
process and price/performance. PCI Express will be an important
addition to Cypress' product line, and we're happy to be working with
Astro," said Cathal Phelan, Vice President of the Personal
Communications Division at Cypress Semiconductor.
Astro's PCI Express PHY includes the PMA and PCS layers and
interfaces to the MAC layer through a PIPE-compliant interface.
Typical applications include communication switches, bridge chips, and
chipsets for desktop and mobile computers.
"We're delighted to be working with Cypress. PCI Express will
bring high-end performance to the mass market where price/performance
metrics are critical," said AJ Sen, President and CEO of Astro. "Our
PHY technology will help Cypress meet these metrics."
In addition to the PCI Express PHY, Astro licenses its Serial ATA
PHY, and together they serve the computing and storage markets where a
rapid shift from legacy parallel interconnect to high-speed serial
interconnect is underway. To ensure silicon success, Astro provides
its customers with comprehensive engineering support including PHY
integration services, signal integrity analysis, test chip development
and evaluation, compliance testing and PHY test program development.
About Astro Semiconductor, Inc.
Astro Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company located in
San Jose, California. Astro provides mixed-signal high-speed serial
interface solutions to the consumer, communications and storage
markets for applications such as PCI Express and Serial ATA. More
information about the company and its products and services is
available at www.astrosemi.com or 408-436-1548.
Contact:
Astro Semiconductor
Ron Goldenberg, 408-436-1548
ron@astrosemi.com
