SAN JOSE, Calif., May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cypress
Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today introduced a new kit to
evaluate its energy harvesting Power Management IC (PMIC) family.
The CYALKIT-E04 Evaluation Kit provide developers with an
easy-to-use platform to create battery-free systems using a
solar-powered module or to support battery-life extension, and can
be used for evaluation of diverse power management functions used
for wireless sensor nodes. The kit can be used with
Bluetooth® Low Energy (BLE) wireless connectivity
solutions from Cypress for Internet of Things (IoT)
applications.
The kit includes two independent boards to evaluate the
ultra-low-power S6AE102A and S6AE103A PMICs that can use solar
energy to charge a super capacitor, along with a sensor board to
analyze magnetic door sensor or ambient light sensor operation.
This kit includes a solar module, a coin battery, reference
schematics, a BOM list and layout to streamline designs. More
information on the evaluation kit is available at:
http://www.cypress.com/CYALKIT-E04.
"The evaluation kit presents developers with a great option to
evaluate making their systems battery-free with our energy
harvesting PMIC family," said Kiyoe
Nagaya, vice president of marketing for Analog products at
Cypress. "Energy harvesting allows for usage models where multiple
devices can be placed and left to operate without maintenance for
battery changes. This opens up a wide range of applications to join
the Internet of Things and add intelligence with BLE wireless
connectivity by operating on the power of the sun or other forms of
light."
About Cypress' Award-winning Energy Harvesting
PMICs
Cypress PMICs enable efficient harvesting from ambient
light, vibrations and thermal variations, and offer dual inputs
from two sources simultaneously, making them a reliable, flexible
option to fully power or extend the battery life in IoT
applications.
The Cypress S6AE102A and S6AE103A Energy Harvesting PMIC devices
operate with startup power of 1.2uW—4x lower than the nearest
competitor—and consumption current as low as 280nA, maximizing the
power available for the sensing, processing and communications
functions of a target application.
Availability
The CYALKIT-E04 S6AE102A and S6AE103A
Evaluation Kit is now available starting at $59 from the Cypress Online Store at
www.cypress.com/cypress-store.
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About Cypress
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' 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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