Cypress Introduces Industry"s First USB On-the-Go - OTG - Reference Design

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 18, 2001-- Cypress Semiconductor -- a key member of the USB On-the-Go (OTG) Working Group -- today announced its first-to-market USB embedded host/peripheral controller reference design that implements the new OTG supplement to the USB 2.0 specification.

USB On-the-Go, a supplement to the USB 2.0 specification, adds functionality to USB to support portable devices. It addresses the specific requirements of these products such as the need for low power and smaller connectors, and it provides a new, limited host capability.

USB OTG products can communicate with each other without needing to be connected to a computer; for example, a USB OTG mobile phone can interface directly with an OTG-compatible digital still camera. Additional applications include mobile phones, PDAs, and cable set-top boxes. All USB OTG products will maintain their function as USB 2.0 certified peripherals.

Cypress's SL811HR_OTG prototype board combines the industry's first embedded USB Host/Peripheral controller (SL811HS) and SL11R microcontroller, allowing customers to quickly create portable solutions that are compliant with the recently released USB OTG supplement. The reference design includes schematic diagrams; design documentation; samples of the SL811HS and SL11R devices; firmware; an assembler; a compiler; and technical support.

"As a member of the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), Cypress has been a key contributor to the success of USB in the PC market space," said David Cobbs, Product Manager for Cypress's Personal Communications Division and the USB OTG Working Group Chairman. "I'm convinced that USB OTG will greatly expand the range and ease of use of USB into entirely new markets."

"Designers will benefit from this first-to-market reference design for their USB OTG requirements," said Paul Novell, director of marketing for Cypress's Personal Communications Division. "The design kit enables customers to create a true USB mobile or embedded-host device that can perform host functions independent of a PC. It also confirms Cypress's commitment to provide the industry's widest range of USB products. Our broad portfolio of USB solutions provide our customers with the options to design and market value-rich products."

An application note with the details of the design can be obtained from the Cypress website (http://www.cypress.com/usb/usbappnotes.html#otg). Future Cypress OTG products currently in development will offer even higher levels of integration for USB developers. Please visit the Cypress website for periodic updates on new products.

About Cypress

Cypress Semiconductor is "Driving the Communications Revolution"(TM) with high-performance integrated circuits for network infrastructure and access equipment. Leveraging its process and system-level expertise, the company designs and manufactures solutions targeted across wireless and wireline communications. Cypress supports a wide range of industry standards, such as SONET (OC-48 and above), Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), InfiniBand(TM) and Gigabit Ethernet. The company's communication s product lines include programmable high-speed physical layer devices (PHYs), wirespeed network search engines (NSEs) and network coprocessors (NCPs), and datapath switching elements (DSEs). Cypress is also the industry's leader in communications timing solutions, networking-optimized communications memories and personal connectivity solutions, such as USB and Bluetooth.

Cypress is a leader in pure optical and optoelectronic technologies designed to push network transmissions to higher performance levels and to satisfy the increasing demand for network bandwidth. With a focus on emerging communications applications, cypress aims to become the preferred silicon supplier for network infrastructure solutions and for every network data stream to pass through at least one Cypress IC.

Cypress employs 4,000 people worldwide. Its shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CY. More information about Cypress is accessible on the Web at http://www.cypress.com.

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