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News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: MoBL-USB TX2
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 March 2006
USB transceiver is made for latest Intel
processor
A high-speed USB 2.0 transceiver is optimised for Intel's newest processor family based on the third generation Intel XScale architecture.
Cypress Semiconductor has introduced a high-speed USB 2.0 transceiver that is optimised for Intel Corporation's newest processor family (codenamed Monahans) based on the third generation Intel XScale architecture The device is compliant with the USB 2.0 Transceiver Macrocell Interface (UTMI) standard, and is approved for the Monahans platform development kit (PDK)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new MoBL-USB TX2 transceiver is offered in a 56-ball VFBGA (very fine pitch ball grid array) package that measures only 5 x 5mm with 0.5mm ball pitch - the industry's smallest.
It also offers the lowest suspend current at just 15uA.
The device is ideally suited for a wide range of battery-powered applications such as mobile phones, PDAs, smart phones, portable media players and handheld global positioning systems.
"The Monahans platform family delivers key features and flexibility that will enable a higher level of integrated functionality than ever before, and we are extremely enthusiastic about having been selected as the USB transceiver solution on the Monahans platform development kit", said Steven Larky, Managing Director of Cypress's USB product line.
"Our MoBL-USB TX2 transceiver is the ideal solution for this and many other mobile platforms".
"We are excited to have the new Cypress MoBL-USB TX2 transceiver optimised for the Monahans platform family to help drive the next generation of handsets and mobile devices", said Mark Casey, General Manager of Intel's Applications Processors Business Unit.
"High speed USB is the interconnect of choice for moving multimedia content and data and provides a rewarding user experience in these next generation applications".
The new MoBL-USB TX2 transceiver (CY7C68000A) is expected to sample in May and ship in production volumes in June 2006.
In addition to the 56-ball VFBGA, the device is offered in a 56-lead QFN package.
Pricing in 10,000-unit volumes for the MoBL-USB TX2 transceiver starts at $1.49.
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