With the latest generation of its programmable system-on-chip (PSoC) device, Cypress Semiconductor hopes to turn what was a low-end configurable interface controller into a more widely usable system-on-chip platform, writes Richard Wilson.
The programmable element now has the look of a PLD, with 20k density.
The on-chip analogue circuits, which are also configurable, have been
given 20-bit resolution.
Most significantly, Cypress has replaced its proprietary 8-bit processor core with an 8051-core in the 8-bit devices and an ARM Cortex-M3 processor in the 32-bit chips.
"With these new PSoCs we can address 8-bit, 16-bit and around half of all 32-bit applications," said Norm Taffe, executive vice-president at Cypress Semiconductor.
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Most significantly, Cypress has replaced its proprietary 8-bit processor core with an 8051-core in the 8-bit devices and an ARM Cortex-M3 processor in the 32-bit chips.
"With these new PSoCs we can address 8-bit, 16-bit and around half of all 32-bit applications," said Norm Taffe, executive vice-president at Cypress Semiconductor.
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