SAN JOSE, Calif., March 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cypress
Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY), the leader in wireless
connectivity solutions for the Internet of Things, today announced
its Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth® combo solution
delivers wireless connectivity for the new Raspberry Pi Zero W
board for IoT applications. The Cypress CYW43438 combo solution
provides robust 802.11n Wi-Fi for developers to connect their
applications to the Internet, along with advanced coexistence
algorithms enabling simultaneous Bluetooth 4.1 operations such as
audio streaming and low-power Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)
connections to smartphones, sensors and other low-power devices.
Raspberry Pi's original board with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
connectivity, the Raspberry Pi 3, also uses a Cypress wireless
solution.
More information on the Raspberry Pi Zero W and ordering
information is available at www.raspberrypi.org/products/pi-zero-w,
and more information on Cypress' 802.11n and Bluetooth combo
solutions is available at
www.cypress.com/802.11n-wifi-bt.
"With Cypress' combo solution on board, Raspberry Pi Zero W
allows designers to connect to the most pervasive Wi-Fi networks
for infrastructure connections and offers Bluetooth to connect to
smartphones and other low-power smart devices," said Eben Upton, CEO of Raspberry Pi Trading. "The
highly integrated Cypress solution enabled us to offer our boards
at the right price points for wide scale adoption by IoT
developers, eliminating the need for them to purchase wireless
dongles that can cost more than the boards themselves. The Zero W
has earned positive reviews from developer engineers and makers
alike."
"Raspberry Pi has grown to become the industry's leading
developer and maker platform for IoT applications, and we are
pleased to have Cypress' wireless contribute to that success," said
Michael Hogan, Vice President of the
IoT Business Unit at Cypress. "The Raspberry Pi 3 has shipped more
than four million units to date, and we expect the new Raspberry Pi
Zero W and future boards will encourage users from their diverse
customer base in education, industrial and mass-market IoT to look
at other Cypress solutions as well."
The Raspberry Pi Zero W features a 1GHz, single-core CPU, 512MB
RAM, Mini-HDMI and Micro-USB ports, composite video and reset
headers and a CSI camera connector, along with
802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1 wireless
connectivity.
Cypress' CYW43438 combo solution integrates IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi
and Bluetooth in a single-chip solution to enable small-form-factor
IoT designs. The solution provides up to 150 Mbps PHY data rates
and coexistence management for advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
streaming applications. The combo solution is supported on Cypress'
Wireless Internet Connectivity for Embedded Devices
(WICED®) Software Development Kit (SDK), which provides
code examples, tools and development support.
About Cypress WICED Studio IoT Development
Platform
The Cypress WICED Studio IoT development platform
features an integrated and interoperable wireless software
development kit (SDK). The SDK includes rigorously tested Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth protocol stacks, as well as simplified application
programming interfaces that free developers from needing to learn
complex wireless technologies. In line with the IoT trend toward
dual-mode connectivity, the SDK supports Cypress' Wi-Fi and
Bluetooth combination solutions and its Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low
Energy devices. The SDK enables cloud connectivity in minutes with
its robust libraries that uniquely integrate popular cloud services
such as Amazon Web Services, IBM Bluemix, Alibaba Cloud, and Microsoft Azure, along with
services from private cloud partners.
Cypress' WICED Studio connectivity suite is microcontroller
(MCU)-agnostic and provides ready support for a variety of
third-party MCUs to address the needs of complex IoT applications.
The platform also enables cost efficient solutions for simple IoT
applications by integrating MCU functionality into the connectivity
device. Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocol stacks can run
transparently on a host MCU or in embedded mode, allowing for
flexible platform architectures with common firmware. More
information on Cypress' WICED platform, ecosystem and community is
available at http://www.cypress.com/wicedcommunity.
About Raspberry Pi Foundation
The Raspberry Pi
Foundation works to put the power of digital making into the hands
of people all over the world, so they are capable of understanding
and shaping our increasingly digital world, able to solve the
problems that matter to them, and equipped for the jobs of the
future.
Raspberry Pi provides low-cost, high-performance computers that
people use to learn, solve problems and have fun. They provide
outreach and education to help more people access computing and
digital making. They develop free resources to help people learn
about computing and how to make things with computers, and train
educators who can guide other people to learn. For more
information, visit www.raspberrypi.org.
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About Cypress
Founded in 1982, Cypress is the leader
in advanced embedded system solutions for the world's most
innovative automotive, industrial, home automation and appliances,
consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress's programmable
systems-on-chip, general-purpose microcontrollers, analog ICs,
wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions and reliable,
high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated
products and get them to market first. Cypress is committed to
providing customers with the best support and engineering resources
on the planet enabling innovators and out-of-the-box thinkers to
disrupt markets and create new product categories in record time.
To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.
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