AgigA Tech Strengthens Patent Portfolio For AGIGARAM® High-Density, High-Speed Non-Volatile Memory Solutions
February 09 2012 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
AgigA Tech Inc., a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
(NASDAQ: CY) and a leading provider of high-speed, high-density,
battery-free non-volatile memory solutions, today announced that
the United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued U.S.
Patent No. 8,074,034, “Hybrid Non-Volatile RAM”, covering the
primary functionality of the AGIGARAM product family.
As the inventor of the underlying technology and architecture of
AGIGARAM, AgigA Tech has built up the industry’s strongest IP
position for high-speed, high-density, battery-free non-volatile
memory. The company currently has a portfolio of 15 granted and
pending patents related to designing, building and deploying
non-volatile memory systems, including hybrid memory modules
consisting of DRAM, flash memory, and ultracapacitors.
“We clearly have the best technical solution for high-density,
high-speed non-volatile memory,” said Ron Sartore, CEO of AgigA
Tech. “Receiving this patent further strengthens our IP position
which we believe provides a significant competitive advantage for
us, our customers and our partners.”
“Cypress has a history of funding internal start-ups to grow the
company beyond our base business*; our flagship PSoC® product line
is a successful example of this,” said T.J. Rodgers, President and
CEO of Cypress, and AgigA Tech Chairman. “Just as Cypress puts a
strong emphasis on IP and patent protection, I am happy to see
AgigA Tech do the same.”
AGIGARAM is a new class of non-volatile memory developed to meet
the need for higher-density, higher-performance memory for
enterprise-class storage and server applications. By combining
DRAM, Flash, an intelligent system controller and an ultracapacitor
power source, AGIGARAM provides a highly reliable memory subsystem
that runs with the latency and endurance of the fastest DRAM, and
with the persistence of Flash. Until recently, designers have
reluctantly used batteries to maintain their data during power
outages. Others have moved toward new flash-based technologies for
memory persistence, but this option falls short of DRAM in terms of
latency, speed, endurance and reliability. AGIGARAM enables the
fastest possible system performance while also eliminating the many
headaches associated with batteries, such as hazardous material
disposal, short operating life and extensive maintenance. AgigA
Tech has pioneered the use of a battery-free power source based on
ultracapacitor technology for this application. All AgigA Tech
products utilize ultracapacitors that have gone through rigorous
reliability and accelerated life testing at AgigA Tech’s
reliability test lab, which has been operational for nearly 4 years
and continues to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
About AgigA Tech, Inc.
Headquartered in San Diego, California, AgigA Tech is a leading
developer of high-speed, high-density, battery-free non-volatile
memory solutions. The company's flagship AGIGARAM® product family
represents a new class of non-volatile memory created to address
the fundamental need for higher-density, higher-performance memory
in enterprise-class applications. AGIGARAM integrates NAND Flash,
DRAM and an ultracapacitor power source into an innovative,
highly-reliable non-volatile memory subsystem that can deliver
unlimited read/write performance at the fastest DRAM speeds, while
also safely backing up all data when power is interrupted. AgigA
Tech is a subsidiary of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY).
The company’s products are available worldwide through the Cypress
sales force and its distributor partners. More information on the
company is available at www.agigatech.com.
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.
* A whitepaper on T.J. Rodgers’ philosophy on Cypress start-ups
is available on the Cypress website at
www.cypress.com/go/CYStartupsHistory
PowerGEM is a trademark and AGIGA and AGIGARAM are registered
trademarks of AgigA Tech, Inc. Cypress, the Cypress logo,
TrueTouch, PSoC, CapSense, PowerPSoC, and West Bridge are
registered trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other
trademarks are property of their owners.
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