Cypress Introduces World’s Broadest Automotive-Qualified Touch-Sensing Portfolio Featuring Industry’s First Capacitive To...
May 18 2010 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced
automotive qualification of its market-leading TrueTouch™
touchscreen and LIN capable CapSense® touch-sensing controllers.
The devices, based on Cypress’s flagship PSoC® programmable
system-on-chip architecture, meet AEC-Q100 standards, giving
Cypress the industry’s broadest portfolio of automotive-qualified
capacitive touch-sensing technology. The TrueTouch controllers mark
the industry’s first automotive-qualified capacitive touchscreen
solution. The CY8C2x345 CapSense controllers pair analog resources
with automotive industry standard LIN communication support, making
the devices the ideal system controllers to interface with analog
and capacitive touch-sensor inputs, and to control backlight LEDs
and haptic actuators while communicating over the LIN bus.
Cypress also announced that Grace Semiconductor in Shanghai,
China has been qualified to fabricate automotive-grade CY8C2x345
CapSense controllers that adhere to the AEC-Q100 standard, ISO/TS
16949 quality management standard and Cypress’s Zero Defect
manufacturing system.
“Grace has been an excellent partner for our Flex Fab strategy
and has a proven track record in supplying automotive grade wafers
to the industry at large,” said Sabbas Daniel, Executive Vice
President of Quality at Cypress. “Cypress can now offer automotive
devices with an additional wafer fabrication source to our Fab 4
facility in Minnesota, and both fabs adhere to our Zero Defect
quality controls.”
The new automotive-qualified TrueTouch controllers – which are
available in single-touch, multi-touch gesture and multi-touch
all-point offerings – provide the ability to track multiple fingers
simultaneously. The TrueTouch solutions are able to control screen
sizes up to nine inches. They are designed for use in control
panels, GPS and infotainment displays.
Cypress’s automotive-qualified CapSense devices enable
attractive, highly functional interfaces with improved durability
over mechanical buttons and sliders. In addition, their
industry-leading reliability, noise-immunity and water-resistance
deliver superior performance in the harsh automotive operating
environment. CapSense proximity sensing offers a detection range up
to 25 cm, saving power by activating an interface only when needed.
The devices are ideal for interior automotive applications such as
audio, navigation, AC control and lighting control, as well as
exterior applications such as trunk release and passive
keyless-entry buttons. For more information on Cypress’s automotive
portfolio, visit www.cypress.com/go/automotive or view a brochure
at www.cypress.com/go/autobrochure.
“We are excited to bring Cypress’s market-leading capacitive
touch interface portfolio to the automotive market with AEC-Q100
qualification of our devices,” said Hassane El-Khoury, Automotive
Business Unit Manager at Cypress. “This is a result of our focus
and investment in the automotive segment which has created a
dedicated business unit and a quality organization with a zero
defect mindset. Our CY8C21X34 CapSense devices are already in
production with some of the world’s top automobile manufacturers.
We are building upon this proven success with our newly qualified
TrueTouch and LIN-capable CapSense devices that bring sleek human
machine interfaces into next-generation vehicles.”
Cypress’s newly automotive qualified CapSense devices offer
dual-channel scanning, delivering faster scan times for multiple
IOs. These devices offer automotive industry standard LIN 2.0 and
2.1 communication support. Cypress offers two types of the
automotive devices: A grade (-40C to +85C) and E grade (-40C to
+125C). Available on-chip analog resources include a SAR ADC. Learn
more about CapSense online at www.cypress.com/go/capsense.
Cypress’s TrueTouch solution is the industry’s most flexible
touchscreen architecture, allowing designers to implement
differentiated features and make last-minute design iterations
without board changes. They have a choice of using touch sensors
(glass or film) and LCDs from preferred partners, and can develop
innovative mechanical designs ranging from flat to curved surfaces
of varying thickness. In addition, TrueTouch devices offer
Cypress’s legendary noise immunity with patented capacitive sensing
technology that enables flawless operation in noisy RF and LCD
environments. Additional information about the TrueTouch solution
is available at www.cypress.com/go/TrueTouch.
In addition to PSoC programmable system-on-chip devices,
Cypress’s automotive portfolio also includes parallel and serial
non-volatile SRAMs, asynchronous fast SRAMs, asynchronous
micropower SRAMs, synchronous SRAMs, timing solutions, and USB
hosts, hubs and peripherals.
Availability and Photo
The newly qualified CY8CTMG120 multi-touch gesture and
CY8CTMA120 multi-touch all-point controllers are available for
sampling in 56-pin QFN packages. The newly qualified CapSense
products include the LIN-capable CY8C2x345 devices, available for
sampling in A grade (-40C to +85C) in 28-pin SSOP packages with the
48-pin SSOP packages planned in Q3 2010. All products are expected
to be in full production in Q3 2010. A high-resolution photo of
automotive-qualified TrueTouch and CapSense devices is available at
www.cypress.com/go/pr/AutoQualHMIphoto.
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 flagship
PSoC® programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives such as
PowerPSoC® solutions for high-voltage and LED lighting
applications, CapSense® touch sensing and TrueTouch™ solutions for
touchscreens. Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers,
including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances
connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress is
also a leader in high-performance memories and programmable timing
devices. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, mobile
handsets, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial
and military. Cypress trades on the Nasdaq Global Select Market
under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at
www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, PowerPSoC, PSoC, CapSense, West
Bridge and EZ-USB are registered trademarks, and TrueTouch is a
trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ:CY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Aug 2024 to Sep 2024
Cypress Semiconductor (NASDAQ:CY)
Historical Stock Chart
From Sep 2023 to Sep 2024