BICOM Inc. Selects Cypress PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip Solution for Hot New Wireless Audio Device
November 08 2011 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq:CY) today announced that
BICOM Inc., developers of innovative DSP solutions for
telecommunications and consumer electronics products, has chosen
the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip for its playGo USB premium
wireless audio solution.
BICOM’s playGo streams audio wirelessly, connecting digital
music files to any traditional entertainment system. It’s ideal for
streaming from iTunes®, Rhapsody®, Pandora®, Netflix and more. PSoC
is utilized in both the transmitter and receiver parts of the
two-piece playGo system. The PSoC in the transmitter controls an
RGB LED, a wireless RF module, and a sample rate converter. The
PSoC in the receiver operates the same controls, as well as an
infrared receiver and six CapSense buttons for playback
controls.
BICOM’s primary design focus and the market differentiators for
playGo are sonic performance and ease of use. playGo’s unique
wireless protocol works independently of other wireless networks
and operates free from the interference that plagues other
solutions. The simple to use playGo lets users skip the complex
set-up of competitive systems (there is no software to install). It
streams in real-time and can be used in as many as four rooms
simultaneously. More information is available at
http://www.playgo.us/.
PSoC’s unique architecture of programmable analog and digital
resources integrated with a microcontroller delivers a number of
important benefits to system designers, including time-to-market,
the ability to react to change, reduced components due to
integration, power savings, inventory reduction, and supplier
consolidation. All of these benefits are important factors in
PSoC’s growth story. The PSoC architecture is also at the core of
other Cypress offerings, such as the TrueTouch touchscreen
solution, CapSense® touch-sensing and PowerPSoC™ controllers for
LED lighting. More information about PSoC products is available at
www.cypress.com/psoc.
“BICOM’s focus in creating playGo was high-fidelity audio and
ease-of-use for the consumer,” said Ekin Binal, President of BICOM,
Inc. “The flexibility and integration of PSoC with its CapSense
functionality, allowed us to deliver a great product in a
convenient and attractive form factor.”
“It’s exciting to see PSoC in this type of technology,” said
Gahan Richardson, vice president of Cypress’s PSoC Business Unit.
“The ability to integrate multiple functions and features in a
single chip is only one of many benefits of the PSoC approach. PSoC
also speeds time-to-market, and lets engineers make critical
changes at any time in the product life cycle. That’s why PSoC is
in literally thousands of devices.”
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, PSoC, PowerPSoC, CapSense, TrueTouch
and West Bridge are registered trademarks and PSoC Creator is a
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