New Cypress Online Training Website Gives Designers Easy Access To Resources for PSoC(r) and Other Programmable Solutions

Released on: October 1, 2008, 3:07 am

Press Release Author: Semiconductor Corp. - PSoC Mixed-Signal Array

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: Cypress designs and manufactures semiconductor solutions that
permit innovation around the world. Cypress offers PSoC, the premier programmable
mixed-signal controller; the TrueTouch multi-touch and gesture-based input system;
CapSense capacitive sensing; wireless USB; West Bridge ultra-fast peripheral
controllers; as well as general purpose clock generators, image sensors, memory,
optical sensors, and more.

Press Release Body: New Cypress Online Training Website Gives Designers Easy Access
To Resources for PSoCĀ® and Other Programmable Solutions
Short- and Long-Form Courses, Live and On-Demand Formats Allow Customers To Match
Training With the Time They Have to Spend

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 3, 2008 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) has launched
a new online education resource for designers using the company's PSoCĀ® Programmable
System-on-Chip devices and other programmable solutions. The new training website
includes a series of short, on-demand training modules that engineers can view at
their convenience; archived and live in-depth webinars that offer a "deep dive" into
selected technologies and applications; and registration for local, hands-on
workshops. The resources can be accessed at www.cypress.com/go/training.
"As we continue to rapidly grow our customer base, there is great demand for more
knowledge about our programmable solutions, especially from new users," said Geoff
Charubin, vice president of Global Marketing and Applications for Cypress." "This
new sites allows us to deliver high-quality technical training to thousands of
designers around the world at the time and place that suits their busy schedules."
On-Demand Training Modules
The short, self-paced training modules are offered for designers with varying
degrees of experience. Basic introduction courses, software design introduction and
advanced mixed-signal design techniques are all presented. The workshops are
available in English, Chinese and Japanese, and can be viewed online or downloaded
to be watched offline at a later time.
Free Webinars
Cypress frequently presents in-depth, online webinars where viewers can see a deep
dive into a particular design topic. Attendees can sign up to view these free
seminars live to get real-time answers to questions at the new site. Cypress also
archives the webinars to allow viewing at a later date, either online or offline.
Hands-on, in-person workshops
Cypress hosts local workshops around the globe presented by technical staff. These
hands-on, full-day and half-day seminars offer designers the opportunity to
jump-start their PSoC design skills by interacting directly with Cypress experts.
There are four different workshops offered, including "Introduction to PSoC Design,"
"Intermediate PSoC Design," "CapSenseā"¢ Touch Sensing" and "EZ-Colorā"¢ HB LED
Controllers."

PSoC -- Because Change Happens
PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded
control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC
without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and
digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced
design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes
of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power
and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.
The flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof their products by
enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the
field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for
late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically
reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing
fewer components to perform a given task.
Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library
elements for analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and
comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, USB, SPI and
UARTs. The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable
gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage
and voltage offset.
A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving
customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system
quality. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC
products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at
www.cypress.com/psoctraining.
About Cypress
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide
customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value." Cypress offerings
include the PSoCĀ® Programmable System-on-Chipā"¢, USB controllers, general-purpose
programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless
connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSBā"¢ radio system-on-chip, to West
Bridgeā"¢ and EZ-USBĀ® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in
multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer,
computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress
trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com
www.cypress.com/go/se/3_June_Programmable_Solutions


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