USB microcontroller dons industrial guise

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced the world's first industrial temperature grade high-speed USB 2.0 programmable microcontroller.

Cypress Semiconductor has introduced the world's first industrial temperature grade high-speed USB 2.0 programmable microcontroller.

Cypress is now offering its EZ-USB FX2LP controller with a temperature rating of -40 to +105C, providing an ideal solution for implementing high-speed USB in industrial, automotive and military applications.

The EZ-USB FX2LP device is a fully integrated peripheral controller, including an 8051 microprocessor, a serial interface engine, a high-speed USB 2.0 transceiver, on-chip RAM and FIFO and a general programmable interface.

Its unique architecture handles all basic USB functions, enabling the host system's microprocessor to focus on application-specific functions and ensuring sustained high-performance data transfer rates.

Featuring a datarate of 480Mbit/s, 16Kbyte of on-chip memory, and up to 40 programmable I/Os, Cypress' EZ-USB FX2LP solution provides world-class design flexibility.

The FX2 LP devices also slash dynamic and standby power consumption by nearly 50% compared with alternative offerings.

"Our EZ USB LP family has been exceptionally well-received in applications such as mobile phones, PMPs, and Flash 'thumb drives'".

"We've now shipped more than nine million units since our introduction in April of this year", said Rajiv Nema, Product Marketing Manager for Cypress's EZ USB LP products.

"With the introduction of the industrial temperature offering, we now address a new set of market segments that can take advantage of EZ-USB LP's low power, high performance and flexibility".

The new product is well-suited for telematics, navigation systems and infotainment units in automobiles.

Military applications include radio infrastructure equipment and handheld radios, including Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) systems.

The devices are also ideal for industrial instrumentation, measurement and automation systems.

The new industrial-temperature EZ-USB FX2LP (CY7C68013A) devices are USB-IF certified and in full production.

The device is offered in 100- and 128-pin TQFP and 56-pin QFN and SSOP packages.

Pricing in 10,000-unit quantities starts at $8.95.

Cypress also offers the CY3684 EZ-USB FX2LP development kit to facilitate the design process and speed time to market for customers.

Priced at $495, it is available for download at the Cypress online store.

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