The West Bridge® peripheral controller offers a revolutionary architectural enhancement in embedded applications. Utilizing Cypress's unique SLIM" architecture, West Bridge enables:
> Direct connection between peripherals > Offloading of the main processor > Support for next gen peripherals > Multi-tasking as the processor is offloaded
West Bridge came into the embedded market with the first A-generation device called Antioch™ launched in 2006. The world’s fastest sideloading solution and ideal for handsets, Antioch soon became a run-away hit shipping over 35Mu to-date (and counting). West Bridge Astoria™ soon followed in 2007 expanding West Bridge presence in more embedded applications. From portable HDDs to presenter tools – Astoria continues to provide an optimized controller for next gen peripheral connectivity. In 2009 Cypress launched West Bridge Arroyo™ which is optimized for value handhelds. Needless to say – all product names (Antioch, Astoria and Arroyo) are based on actual bridges on the West Coast of the US (Cypress HQ)
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West Bridge came into the embedded market with the first A-generation device called 
