Cypress Delivers Multi-Format Video Equalizers with Industry-Leading Cable Length Support and Power Utilization; SMPTE-Compliant Devices Offer Drop-in Replacement for Competitive Devices in Professional Video Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 6, 2005—
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE:CY), a world leader in
video physical layer devices (PHYs), today announced two new multirate
video cable equalizers targeted at the professional video market. The
new devices complement Cypress's HOTLink-On-Demand(TM) family of
high-speed video SERDES (as well as other SERDES), offering an
easy-to-implement complete port solution in professional video
equipment designs, including production switchers, distribution
amplifiers, D/A converters, and camera control units.
The CYV15G0102 delivers standard definition (SD) signals over
greater than 400 meters and high-definition (HD) signals over greater
than 200 meters. These specifications compare to the industry-standard
distance range of 100 meters for HD and 300 meters for SD signals. The
CYV15G0101 equalizer is guaranteed to drive equalized SD signals over
300 meters of coaxial cable, and HD signals over 100 meters. In
addition, the CYV15G0101/2 devices offer a power savings of 40 percent
over competing solutions, typically an important feature in video
systems requiring multiple input SDI links such as production
switchers and video routers.
"Cypress's new equalizers offer the industry's best performance
along with a standard pinout that eases the design process," said Erin
Kettwig, product manager for Cypress physical layer devices. "Cypress
is interested in helping our customers extend the distances between
their systems without additional design effort. In conjunction with
the HOTLink-On-Demand(TM) family of video SERDES and YLink products,
we now offer video equipment designers an economical, robust suite of
products for next-generation systems."
The CYV15G0101/2 are compliant with the Society of Motion Pictures
and Television Engineers (SMPTE) 292M, 344M and 259M data rates. The
devices are pin-compatible with existing solutions, giving users an
easy migration path without board re-design.
The superior eye diagram characteristics of the CYV15G0101/2 allow
for more forgiving board design, such as longer trace lengths and
other less-than-optimal board conditions. The new devices also support
launch amplitudes from 500 mV to 1.2 V at HD rates, allowing
equalization to be independent of the transmitter launch amplitude.
This independence offers more system design flexibility and can
support system and network anomalies without failure to equalize the
data.
In a related announcement, Cypress today also introduced the
YLink(TM) Port Protection Switch that provides cost-effective
redundancy throughout video networks. Cypress will demonstrate the new
equalizers, along with HOTLink-On-Demand family of video SERDES and
the new YLink port protection switch, in booth 11.141 at the
International Broadcasters Conference (IBC) to be held at the RAI
Convention Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands from September 9 through
September 13, 2005. For more information, or to make an appointment to
see a short demonstration at IBC, interested parties can send an email
to video_solutions@cypress.com.
Pricing and Availability
The CYV15G0101/2 are offered in lead-free 16-pin SOIC packages.
Pricing in 1000-unit quantities is $51 each for the CYV15G0101 and $66
each for the CYV15G0102. Samples of the new devices will be available
later this month, with full production availability slated for Q1 of
2006. A high-resolution image of the new products can be downloaded at
www.cypress.com/CYV15G0101/2photo.
About Cypress
Cypress solutions are at the heart of any system that is built to
perform: consumer, computation, data communications, automotive,
industrial, and solar power. Leveraging a strong commitment to
customer service and performance-based process and manufacturing
expertise, Cypress's product portfolio includes a broad selection of
wired and wireless USB devices, CMOS image sensors, timing solutions,
network search engines, specialty memories, high-bandwidth synchronous
and micropower memory products, optical solutions, and reconfigurable
mixed-signal arrays. Cypress stock is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the ticker symbol CY. More information about the
company is available online at www.cypress.com.
Cypress and the Cypress logo are registered trademarks and
HOTLink-On-Demand and YLink are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor
Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
Contact:
Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
Don Parkman, 408-943-4885
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