PSoC Designer 5.0 SP6 will continue to be available for System Level Design users, and it will co-exist with future PSoC Designer 5.1 releases. However, we are not recommending System Level Design for production designs.

We suggest users to use the latest version of PSoC Designer located here:

www.cypress.com/go/psocdesigner

PSoC Designer 5.0 SP6 supports Internet Explorer 6 through 8, but does not support Internet Explorer 8 Beta or Internet Explorer 9 due to compatibility issues.

To Install PSoC Designer 5.0 SP6 users must first have PSoC Programmer installed first. For the latest release of PSoC Programmer please, Click Here

PSoC Designer 5.0 PS6 was tested using Beta version of Windows 7. PSoC Designer 5.0 SP6 is not supported for Windows 7 systems.

To Install:

Shut Down any currently running instances of PSoC Designer.

If an earlier service pack of PSoC Designer 5.0 is currently installed, uninstall it. To do this please navigate to Start>Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs.

• Install latest PSoC Programmer.
• Install PSoC Designer 5.0 SP6 by running the installed in the downloads table below.”

Note to HI-TECH Compiler Users:

There are new devices in this release. To compile projects containing these devices with the HI-TECH compiler, you must manually update the psoc.ini file. The HI-TECH psoc.ini file is found in the HI-TECH installation folder. The default location of the psoc.ini is here:

C:\Program Files\HI-TECH Software\HCPSOC\PRO\9.61\dat\psoc.ini

The default location of the replacement psoc.ini file that adds support for the new devices is here:

C:\Program Files\Cypress\Common\CypressSemiBuildMgr\tools\psoc.ini

PSoC Programmer: The latest version of PSoC Programmer must be installed along with PSoC Designer. For the latest release please navigate to the PSoC Programmer web page: Click Here

PSoC Designer: User Guides - Click Here

PSoC Designer Archive - Click Here

PSoC Programmer 3.17 offers the user a simple GUI that connects to programming hardware to program and configure PSoC, Clock, and configurable fixed function devices. Also provided with PSoC Programmer is the Bridge Control Panel, which can be used to debug, graph and log I2C serial communications using various supported Cypress Software. PSoC Programmer also provides a hardware layer for customers to design custom applications or use existing code examples for testing hardware and Firmware designs.

PSoC Programmer 3.17 release shall support both PSoC Creator and PSoC Designer in a single installation.

PSoC Programmer 3.17 is a minor release. For additional information regarding the installation and the new features please see the release notes in the downloads table below.

PSoC Programmer:

PSoC Programmer is a flexible, integrated programming application for programming PSoC devices. PSoC Programmer can be used with PSoC Designer and PSoC Creator to program any design onto a PSoC device. PSoC Programmer supports all PSoC 1, 3, and 5 devices.

COM Hardware Layer Supported Languages:

PSoC Programmer provides the user a hardware layer with API’s to design specific applications utilizing the programmers and bridge devices. The PSoC Programmer hardware layer is fully detailed in the COM guide documentation as well as example code across the following languages: C#, C, Perl, and Python.

PSoC Programmer Secondary Software

PSoC Programmer includes additional software beyond just PSoC Programmer. For more information on that additional software please: Click Here

Third Party IDE and Programming Support

PSoC Programmer delivers a number of files and utilities that enable 3^rd party programming and debugging support for PSoC device families. In the downloads table below we include the 3^rd party user guide which will assists the user in configuring and enabling the support in the IDEs or programming utilities. The files and applications can be found in the root installation directory for each programmer installation.

Archived Software:

PSoC Programmer software is archived at the following page: Click Here

Additional Programming Links:
Prototype Programming Hardware:

PSoC Programmer is part of a suite of programming options and programming content available to PSoC users. For customers who are looking for more information on general programming options and information please navigate to the web page linked below. On the General Programming web page we discuss all of the available programming options for customers including Software, Schematics, Programming Specifications, and 3rd party mass programming.

www.cypress.com/go/programming

All PDF documents require at least a PDF reader installed prior to opening.

This document helps you to select the proper tool for CapSense sensor data viewing and logging. The two supported communication interfaces are I2C and UART. You should be familiar with CapSense sensing technology before you read this document.

CY3280-BK1 Kit Contents:

• CY3280-20x34 Universal CapSense Controller Board
• CY3280-21x34 Universal CapSense Controller Board
• CY3280-SLM Universal CapSense Linear Slider Module
• CY3280-BBM Universal CapSense Prototyping Module
• CY3240-I2USB Board
• CY3210 MiniProg1 Programmer
• USB 2.0 Retractable Cable
• PSoC Express Installation CD
• PSoC Designer and PSoC Programmer Installation CD
• CY3280-BK1 Universal CapSense Controller Kit CD
• 1.5 mm and 3 mm Polycarbonate Overlays
   

Hardware Description

The CY3280-BK1 Universal CapSense Controller Kit is designed for easy prototyping and debug of CapSense designs with pre-defined control circuitry and plug-in hardware.  The kit comes with controller boards for the CY8C20x34 and CY8C21x34 PSoC devices as well as a breadboard module and a button(5) / slider module.

 

Software Title	Description	Link
PSoC Designer	This kit requires PSoC Designer for development
PSoC Programmer	This kit requires PSoC Programmer for programming

 

• Two (2) CY8C20536/546/566A ICE Pods
   

Hardware Description:

Replacement ICE Debugging Support for 48-pin SSOP CY8C20536A-24PVXI, CY8C20546A-24PVXI, and CY8C20566A-24PVXI CapSense PSoC Devices in a Prototype System or PCB.

The ICE pod provides the interconnection between the CY3215-DK In-Circuit Emulator (ICE) via a flex cable and the target PSoC device in a prototype system or PCB via package-specific pod feet. POD feet sold separately.

• Two (2) CY8C20336/46A ICE Pods
   

Hardware Description:

Replacement ICE Debugging Support for 24-pin CY8C20336A-24QKXI and CY8C20346A-24LQXI CapSense PSoC Devices in a Prototype System or PCB.

The ICE pod provides the interconnection between the CY3215-DK In-Circuit Emulator (ICE) via a flex cable and the target PSoC device in a prototype system or PCB via package-specific pod feet. POD feet sold separately.

• PSoCEvalUSB board
• LCD Module
• MIniProg programming unit
• USB mini cable
• PSoC Designer and Example Projects CD-ROM
• Getting Started Guide
• Wire pack

Kit Contents

• CY3280-CPM1 CapSense Plus Module Board
• CY3280-CPM1 Kit CD
• Quick Start Guide
   

• CY3280-22x45/CY3280-28xxx Universal CapSense Controller Board
• PSoC MiniProg
• USB Mini-B Cable
   

• CY3280-CPM1

Description:
CapSense 3280-SmartSense™ Auto-Tuning kit.

• PSoC programmable system-on-chip technology.
• CY8C20236A-24LKXI with SmartSense™ Auto-Tuning Technolgy.
• World’s easiest Capsense Solution.

Kit Contents:

• CY3280-BBM Universal CapSense Prototyping Module
• CY3280-BBM Quick Start
• CY3280-BBM Universal CapSense Prototyping Module Kit CD

Hardware Description
 

CY3250-20346QFN Kit Contents:

• One (1) CY8C20336/346A ICE Pod
• One (1) Flex Cable
• Two (2) 24-pin QFN Pod Feet
   

Hardware Description:
 ICE Debugging Support for 24-pin QFN CY8C20336A-24QKXI and CY8C20346A-24LQXI CapSense PSoC Devices in a Prototype System or PCB.

The ICE pod provides the interconnection between the CY3215-DK In-Circuit Emulator (ICE) via a flex cable and the target PSoC device in a prototype system or PCB via package-specific pod feet. Two (2) 24-pin QFN feet included.

CY3235-ProxDet Rev. B Kit Contents:

• Proximity Detection Demo Board w/Antenna
• I2C to USB Debugging/Communication Bridge
• USB A to Mini-B Cable (3 feet)
• Supporting Software CD
• CY3235-ProxDet Quick Start Guide
• One CY8C24894 PSoC device on I2C-USB Bridge
• One CY8C21434 PSoC device on Proximity Detection Demo Board
• One free sample PSoC device (CY8C24894)

Hardware Description

The Proximity Detection Demo Kit allows quick and easy demonstration of a PSoC CapSense-enabled device (CY8C21434) to accurately sense the proximity of a hand or finger along the length of a wire antenna. The kit also includes the I2C-USB Bridge, which allows hardware and software debugging of PSoC applications by seamlessly connecting your PC's USB port to your application's I2C interface.

Prerequisites:

CY3217- MiniProg1 Programmer - The PSoC Programmer (CY3217-MiniProg1) is required to program the PSoC device and is available for purchase separately at http://www.cypress.com/?rID=37459. The MiniProg provides the ability to program any Cypress PSoC device quickly and easily.

Updated projects using the CSD UM is available in the Related Files box below.

Related Resources:

Datasheets: CY8C21x34, CY8C24x94
Application Notes: AN2352

 

Software Title	Description	Link
PSoC Designer	This kit requires PSoC Designer for development
PSoC Programmer	This kit requires PSoC Programmer for programming

SAN JOSE, Calif., October 13, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) the market leader in touch-sensing, today introduced the PSoC® 3 CapSense® Plus capacitive touch-sensing solution for buttons, sliders, touchpads, and proximity sensing. It’s the industry’s best capacitive-sensing solution that can also perform general system control functions. To accomplish this task, the new product combines two premier Cypress product offerings, the PSoC 3 programmable system-on-chip and the industry-leading CapSense capacitive touch control technology.

PSoC 3 CapSense Plus lowers system design cost and eases the design process with Cypress’s revolutionary, patent-pending SmartSense™ auto-tuning algorithm, which eliminates the requirement for system tuning. SmartSense enables automatic tuning of more than 10 parameters to achieve optimal touch sensing performance. The graphical CapSense software module in Cypress’s PSoC Creator™ IDE makes it easy for designers to define combinations of buttons, sliders, touch pads and proximity-sensing capacitive sensors, and offers real-time feedback of parameters such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), finger threshold, noise threshold, and more.

The new PSoC 3 CapSense Plus devices offer up to 62 General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins—all of which can handle CapSense signals—enabling the industry’s largest number of capacitive sensing elements in a single chip.  In addition, the new solution provides Cypress’s legendary noise immunity that ensures robust operation in the presence of noise from a variety of sources. More information on the new solution is available at www.cypress.com/go/psocpluscapsense.

In addition, an informative web-based module entitled “Upgrade your Capacitive Touch-Sensing Designs” is available at http://www.eetimes.com/electrical-engineers/education-training/courses/4229293/Upgrade-your-Capacitive-Touch-Sensing-Designs-.

Cypress is offering the CY8CKIT-031 PSoC CapSense Expansion Board Kit to speed designs with the new solution. The CY8CKIT-031 includes both button and slider modules, three separate overlays for prototyping, and a resource CD with example projects and application notes. The new kit’s adapter board allows engineers to plug in existing CapSense modules into the CY8CKIT-001 PSoC Development Kit or the CY8CKIT-030 PSoC 3 Development Kit, giving engineers access to the complete PSoC 3 ecosystem to create powerful, customized designs, and ease customers’ ability to re-use CapSense designs within the PSoC 3 environment.  The CapSense modules kits include the CY3280-BSM Simple Button Module Kit, the CY3280-SRM Radial Slider Module Kit, the CY3280-SLM Linear Slider Module Kit, and the CY3280-BMM Matrix Button Module Kit. For customer who already have these module kits, they are eligible for a 50 percent discount when purchasing the new CY8CKIT-031kit.  Designers can get more information and order the new kit at www.cypress.com/go/cy8ckit-031.

Today, engineers design capacitive touch user interfaces separately from the central system control function. In most cases, a ribbon cable runs from the user interface controller to the system controller to convey user inputs. This design method requires multiple components, uses more power, and complicates the system design. Cypress has solved this problem with PSoC 3 CapSense Plus. Designers now have the ability to integrate both the system and user interface control in one chip, with the added benefit of SmartSense auto-tuning that speeds both system design and prototyping/production by optimizing parameters automatically during the design process.

“Designers recognize Cypress as the leader in capacitive touch solutions and also appreciate the power and flexibility of the PSoC 3 architecture,” said Gahan Richardson, vice president of PSoC platform products for Cypress. “We’ve made it easy for designers to combine these two marquis technologies to simplify the system design process in many applications.”

The Cypress PSoC 3 architecture, based on a high-performance 8-bit 8051 processor, has unique programmable analog and digital peripherals that enable capabilities such as motor control, intelligent power supply and battery management, LCD segment display, graphics control, as well as audio/voice processing, communication protocols, and much more. Its integrated 20-bit Delta Sigma ADC delivers better than 18-bit effective number of bits (ENOB) performance.

Cypress’s CapSense technology is the industry’s leading solution for capacitive buttons, sliders and switches. CapSense touch-sensing solutions have replaced 3.5 billion mechanical buttons in mobile handsets, laptops, consumer electronics, white goods, automotive applications, and virtually any system that has a mechanical button or switch, making Cypress the industry touch-sensing leader. The CapSense portfolio, the industry's broadest and most integrated, enhances industrial design and reliability with the most noise-immune and water tolerant capacitive touch-sensing interfaces, including proximity sensing where direct touch is not required. More information is available at www.cypress.com/go/capsense.

Availability and Photo
The PSoC 3 CapSense Plus solution is available today on any of Cypress’s PSoC 3 devices. The CY8CKIT-031 kit is also available now from Cypress’s web site and from its authorized distributors priced at US$115. A high-resolution photo of the new solution is available at www.cypress.com/go/PsoC3CapSensePlusPhoto.

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.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, PowerPSoC, CapSense and West Bridge are registered trademarks and CapSense Express, SmartSense, CapSense Plus and TrueTouch are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

Cypress is pleased to provide you the source code for the free and open source software used in Cypress products ("FOSS Packages"). Please click the link for each Cypress product below to view the download page for the FOSS Packages included in that product. Each FOSS Package is provided under the terms and conditions of the applicable license agreement, which is included in each download archive. CYPRESS PROVIDES THE FOSS PACKAGES "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CYPRESS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE FOSS PACKAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. AS SUCH, YOUR USE OF THE FOSS PACKAGES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

PSoC Creator 1.0

PSoC Creator 2.0

PSoC Designer

• Data I/O
• Dataman
• Hi-Lo Systems
• ICE Technology
• MQP Electronics
• System General
• Stag Programmers
• Xeltek 
• ArtaFlex
• Elnec

Please note that these third-party vendor programmers have NOT been qualified by Cypress.

For a list of qualified PSoC Third-Party Programmers visit http://www.cypress.com/?rID=2543.

The ISSP programmer programs PSoC(R) ICs with .hex files created with the Cypress PSoC Designer(TM) software. The programmer programs a PSoC chip mounted on your PCB, one at a time. It connects to your PCB with a 5-wire cable and to your PC with a USB cable. Programming operation can be automated by incorporating the programmer into a PC-based test system. The tester software communicates with the programmer-control software through a command-line interface. The ISSP programmer can also be operated manually using the supplied Windows-based GUI software.

To purchase the ISSP Programmer Hardware (CY3207ISSP), go to the click here.

Hardware Description:
The PSoC In-System Serial Programmer programs PSoC ICs with .hex  files created with the Cypress MicroSystems PSoC Designer software.

Archived Software:
PSoC Programmer software is archived at the following page: Click Here

 3rd Party Programmers: The CY3207 kit and software will continue to be maintained, but Cypress encourages customers to engage with our 3rd party vendors for all production programming needs.

This demo walks viewers through the features of Cypress's CapSense® Express™ technology, including SmartSense™ which automatically tunes touch-sensing "buttons" when capacitance is changed. No software or firmware development is required.

CY3220LINBUS-RD is a complete design kit implementing the LIN bus (Local Interconnect Network) communication capabilities in PSoC.  The design kit includes the necessary software, hardware, and example projects for designers to implement all of the functions of the LIN specifications without having to generate any new code.  The LIN Protocol Specification is a low-speed communications standard used in many automotive applications, including body control, driver information, multimedia, climate control, safety equipment, cockpit electronics and Human Machine Interface (HMI).

• LIN Bus Reference Design Board
• Three preprogrammed and preinstalled PSoC devices (two bus slaves, one CY8C27143-24PXI LIN and one CY8C27443-24PXI LIN, and one bus master, CY8C27443-24PXI LIN)
• Software CD with Documentation, Example Projects, and Reference Design IP
• 12V Power Supply
• International Supply Adapter
• DB9 Serial Cable

For the most up-to-date version of PSoC Programmer please Click Here.

Capacitive sensing enables lower cost, robustness, flexibility, and an intuitive CPUI without breaking compatibility with existing form factors and feature sets. Capacitive sensing functions can be combined with other standard functions, such as white LED driving and battery charging to further drive cost down.  To read more on this topic, view the full article on CommsDesign.

Metallic spring sensors may be used as an alternative to solid conductive sensors. This allows placement of the PCB at a distance from the overlay while providing a reliable sensor connection even under operating conditions of strong vibration or sharp temperature changes. In addition, springs provide added functional possibilities, such as backlighting, and combinations of mechanical and capacitive buttons. To read more, visit EDN.

SAN JOSE, Calif., December 18, 2008 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) announced today that the 2008 report "Touchscreen & Input Technologies for Mobile Handsets" from IMS Research in Austin, Texas cited Cypress as the industry leader for touch-sensing. IMS reports that Cypress has "an estimated 2.5 billion touch sensors in mobile handsets, automobiles, computers, white goods, and consumer electronics." The report goes further, saying "IMS Research believes that Cypress continues to serve as the market leader for touch sensors".

The report also highlighted Cypress's push into multi-touch touchscreen, noting that "[a] variety of factors are driving the evolution of input technologies for mobile handsets. The most significant factor is the increasing need of users to have a better way to navigate with the advanced graphical user interface of newer handsets." Cypress's TrueTouch™ touchscreen solution lets users to make simple, intuitive single and multi-touch gestures like tapping an application to open, panning through photo albums, scrolling down an e-mail, and rotating and pinching pictures. Unlike other solutions, the TrueTouch solution is also capable of multi-touch all-point touchscreen functionality, meaning that up to 10 simultaneous touches on the screen can be tracked independently. This capability provides touchscreen designers with the most freedom to create new and creative interfaces for mobile handsets, portable media players, GPS systems and other products. With the TrueTouch solution, Cypress's "expansion into the touchscreen market," IMS writes, "is expected to help Cypress maintain that presence" as a market leader.

"Cypress is pleased to be the partner of choice for the makers of the world's most advanced devices. These products do more and more-and the CapSense and TrueTouch solutions are helping make the human-device interaction easier as complexity increases," said Chris Seams, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Cypress. "And in a time of widespread cost-cutting, we are proud to be offering programmable products that save our customers money and time both during development and production."

About CapSense
Cypress's CapSense™ Touch-Sensing solution has replaced 2.5 billion mechanical buttons in mobile handsets, laptops, consumer electronics, white goods, automotive applications, and virtually any system that has a mechanical button or switch, making Cypress the industry touch-sensing leader. The CapSense portfolio, the industry's broadest and most integrated, enhances industrial design and reliability with the most noise-immune and water tolerant capacitive touch-sensing interfaces, including proximity sensing where direct touch is not required. CapSense proximity sensing, with its industry leading detection range up to 25 cm, provides power savings by activating an interface only when needed while further enhancing industrial designs by only exposing interfaces when necessary. Based on the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip architecture and the PSoC Designer™ Embedded-System Design Tool, users complete CapSense designs quickly and easily using pre-configured and verified "user modules" and real-time sensor tuning and monitoring.
Learn more about CapSense online at www.cypress.com/capsense.

About TrueTouch
Cypress's TrueTouch touchscreen solution is based on projected capacitive touchscreen technology, offering numerous benefits over touchscreens based on resistive technology." These advantages include optical clarity, durability, reliability and cost-effective implementation of multi-touch features. The TrueTouch family, based on the PSoC® programmable system-on-chip architecture, is the industry's broadest touchscreen offering, including single-touch, multi-touch gesture, and multi-touch all-point solutions. Because of the flexible and programmable PSoC-based TrueTouch architecture, customers can also choose to work with a wide variety of touchscreen vendors and/or LCD module vendors to create their designs. Other touchscreen solutions are not programmable and require designers to implement a fixed solution with limited materials choices. The TrueTouch solution also enables designers to integrate additional functions such as driving LEDs, backlight control and I/O expansion. These functions, in conjunction with flexible communication options (I2C and SPI), allow for unparalleled system integration for touchscreen systems. Additional information about the TrueTouch solution is available at www.cypress.com/TrueTouch.

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 PSoC® programmable system-on-chip, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity technologies ranging from its CyFi™ Low-Power RF solution, to West Bridge® and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, and industrial. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC, West Bridge and EZ-USB are registered trademarks, and CapSense, CapSense Plus, TrueTouch, PowerPSoC, EZ-Color, PrISM and CyFi are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Capacitive sensing enables lower cost, robustness, flexibility, and an intuitive CPUI without breaking compatibility with existing form factors and feature sets. Capacitive sensing functions can be combined with other standard functions, such as white LED driving and battery charging to further drive cost down.  To read more on this topic, view the full article on CommsDesign.

Capacitive Sensing as a human-device interface is becoming increasingly popular. Capacitive sensing can be recognized in many popular consumer products such as laptop trackpads, MP3 players, computer monitors and cell phones, but it is certainly not limited to these applications. More and more engineers choose capacitive sensing for its flexibility, unique human-device interface and cost reduction over mechanical switches.

Designs are likely to experience many different environmental changes, marketing requirement changes and user abuse; choosing a device that is flexible, programmable, and upgradeable is necessary. Without question, the most flexible, programmable and upgradeable device on the market is the Cypress Semiconductor Programmable System on a Chip (PSoC). PSoC is a mixed-signal array which includes analog and digital resources as well as an integrated microcontroller all on the same chip! Choosing a fixed-function device, such as an ASIC, seems like a good idea at first, but overcoming its problems requires spending more money on hardware. A mixed-signal array device allows resolution of most issues with a firmware change. One major advantage of having a flash-based device is that its firmware can be updated after the device has shipped by including a bootloader. Bootloaders are valuable are worth considering on a new design. To read more on this topic, click the download link above.

PSoC's intuitive development environment is used to configure and reconfigure the device to meet design specifications and specification changes.  New sensing technologies exhibit improved sensitivity and noise immunity, reduced power consumption, and increased update rate. To view more on this topic, click one of the download links above. 

For information on soldering Flex-Pods see Application Note AN2222, Flex-Pod Soldering Guide.

SAN JOSE, Calif., November 6, 2007 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) announced today that the 2007 report, "The Evolution of Cellular Tactical Input," from IMS Research (Austin, Texas) cited Cypress as the industry leader for capacitive sensing in cellular handsets with more than 70 percent market share. Cypress has shipped over 40 million PSoC® CapSense™ devices into mobile phones from across the globe in less than two years, and continues to be designed into new models.

The CapSense solution offers mobile handset and other handheld device manufacturers advantages that are not available with other capacitive sensing products. The unique, reconfigurable PSoC architecture provides unmatched flexibility, enabling last-minute adjustments for new features and functions without having to do major circuit-board layout adjustments. In addition, Cypress's CapSensePLUS feature lets designers perform additional functions, such as LED control, motor control, power management and more with the same device used for capacitive sensing. This integration saves board space, manufacturing resources, power consumption and inventory requirements. These benefits also apply to end-products in all other markets.

"The CapSense solution has been a major part of the success of the PSoC family, and handsets are particularly well-suited to capacitive sensing," said Chris Seams, executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Cypress. "It's also gratifying to note that we are seeing significant traction in areas outside of handsets as well."

"Cypress was one of the first companies to recognize and target mobile handsets for capacitive sensing," said Bill Morelli, mobile technologies analyst at IMS Research. "In our 2007 report on cellular tactile input, Cypress is noted as the clear leader in capacitive touch solutions for this market."

About CapSense
A single CapSense device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with a simple, touch-sensitive interface. CapSense-based "button" and "slider" controls are more reliable than their mechanical counterparts because they are not prone to the environmental wear-and-tear that affects exposed buttons and switches. Cypress has garnered hundreds of CapSense design wins worldwide in applications that include mobile handsets, portable media players, white goods, computers, printers and automotive, among others.

Capacitive sensing is fast becoming the solution of choice for front-panel display and media control applications. Increased durability, decreased bill of materials (BOM) and a clean, minimalist appearance make this elegant interface attractive to a wide range of designs. With Cypress's CapSense interface, a finger on the interface forms an electrical connection with embedded sensors, which work with the PSoC device to translate data about the finger's presence into various system control functions. The sensor itself is only a copper pad on the PCB, not an actual component.  All of the circuitry for controlling the sensor is inside the PSoC device.

Cypress's CapSense solution offers system designers numerous advantages over capacitive sensing products built around modules and sub-assemblies, including increased flexibility, reduced board space and lower cost. Because of the unique PSoC architecture, designers can easily integrate multiple functions (e.g., LED drivers and LCD displays), in addition to capacitive sensing. The PSoC CapSense solution also delivers benefits such as easy communications using either I2C, SPI or USB interfaces, the ability to implement both trackpad (x-y matrix) and linear slider applications with the same device, and the ability to make quick design changes using the flash-based PSoC architecture. In addition, users can complete CapSense designs quickly and easily using pre-configured and verified "user modules" within Cypress's PSoC Designer™ 4.4 Integrated Design Environment (IDE), and experience real-time sensor tuning and monitoring with PSoC Express™ visual embedded system design tool.  Learn more about CapSense online at www.cypress.com/capsense."

About the PSoC Family
PSoC devices are configurable mixed signal arrays that integrate a fast 8-bit microcontroller with many peripheral functions typically found in an embedded design. PSoC devices provide the advantages of an ASIC without the ASIC NRE or turn-around time. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions with a microcontroller, saving customers design time, board space and power consumption. Customers can save as much as $10 in system costs. Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.  PSoC devices include up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.

All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Designers can achieve far greater than 100 percent utilization of the die, in many cases, by reconfiguring the same silicon for different functions at different times.  Learn more about PSoC products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at www.cypress.com/psoctraining."

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 PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip™, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB™ radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge™ and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC and EZ-USB are registered trademarks, and Programmable System-on-Chip, PSoC Designer, WirelessUSB and West Bridge are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 9, 2007 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) today announced that its PSoC® CapSense enables the touch sensing interface inside multiple HP Compaq Notebook PC models. The Cypress CapSense solution not only provides the interface for a smooth, glitch-free user experience, but it also controls LED indicator lights on the notebooks, saving board space and reducing costs.

"We are pleased to provide the CapSense solution to HP, a world leader in notebook computers," said Carl Brasek, business unit director for Cypress's CapSense products. "This usage model highlights one of the CapSense customer benefits - the ability to perform additional functions on top of capacitive sensing."

"Given HP's focus on delivering easy-to-use and reliable notebook PCs to our business customers, HP is pleased to integrate the CapSense solution, which provides an excellent user experience and is less prone to every day wear and tear than exposed buttons," said Carol Hess-Nickels, director of worldwide business notebook marketing in the Personal Systems Group at HP. "In addition, the CapSense solution enhances the sleek design and superb functionality we're providing to customers."

About CapSense
A single CapSense device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with a simple, touch-sensitive interface. CapSense-based "button" and "slider" controls are more reliable than their mechanical counterparts because they are not prone to the environmental wear-and-tear that affects exposed buttons and switches. Cypress has garnered well over 100 CapSense design wins worldwide in applications that include mobile handsets, portable media players, white goods, computers, printers and automotive, among others.

Capacitive sensing is fast becoming the solution of choice for front-panel display and media control applications. Increased durability, decreased bill of materials (BOM) and a clean, minimalist appearance make this elegant interface attractive to a wide range of designs. With Cypress's CapSense interface, a finger on the interface forms an electrical connection with embedded sensors, which work with the PSoC device to translate data about the finger's presence into various system control functions. The sensor itself is only a copper pad on the PCB, not an actual component.  All of the circuitry for controlling the sensor is inside the PSoC device.

Cypress's CapSense solution offers system designers numerous advantages over capacitive sensing products built around modules and sub-assemblies, including increased flexibility, reduced board space and lower cost. Because of the unique PSoC architecture, designers can easily integrate multiple functions (e.g., LED drivers and LCD displays), in addition to capacitive sensing. The PSoC CapSense solution also delivers benefits such as easy communications using either I2C, SPI or USB interfaces, the ability to implement both trackpad (x-y matrix) and linear slider applications with the same device, and the ability to make quick design changes using the flash-based PSoC architecture. In addition, users can complete CapSense designs quickly and easily using pre-configured and verified "user modules" within Cypress's PSoC Designer™ 4.4 Integrated Design Environment (IDE). Learn more about CapSense online at www.cypress.com/capsense."

About the PSoC Family
PSoC devices are configurable mixed signal arrays that integrate a fast 8-bit microcontroller with many peripheral functions typically found in an embedded design. PSoC devices provide the advantages of an ASIC without the ASIC NRE or turn-around time. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions with a microcontroller, saving customers design time, board space and power consumption. Customers can save from 5 cents to as much as $10 in system costs. Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.  PSoC devices include up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.

All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Designers can achieve far greater than 100 percent utilization of the die, in many cases, by reconfiguring the same silicon for different functions at different times.  Learn more about PSoC products at www.cypress.com/psoc and receive free online training at www.cypress.com/psoctraining."

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 PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip™, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB™ radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge™ and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at www.cypress.com.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo and PSoC are registered trademarks and PSoC Designer is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 19, 2006 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) today announced that it has been awarded its 100th design win for the CapSense capacitive touch sensing interface, based on the popular PSoC® (Programmable System-on-Chip™) architecture. A single CapSense device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with simple, touch-sensitive controls. CapSense-based "button" and slider controls are more reliable than their mechanical counterparts because they are not prone to the environmental wear-and-tear that affects exposed buttons and switches.

The 100 design wins have been achieved since Cypress introduced the CapSense solution in May 2005. CapSense designs have been secured across the globe in a variety of applications, including:

· Consumer segment - mobile handsets, portable media players, digital still cameras, personal GPS units, cordless phones, set-top boxes, and Digital Video Broadcast (DVB)
· Computation segment - notebook computers, peripheral devices and monitors
· White goods segment - microwave and conventional ovens, cook-tops, washing machines and air cleaners
· Automotive segment - front dashboard control

"CapSense is a high impact solution for our customers," said George Saul, vice president of Cypress's PSoC Business Unit. "Our customers report faster design cycles with fewer components, more flexibility, and market-differentiating styling options, all for an economical price."

About CapSense
Capacitive sensing is fast becoming the solution of choice for front-panel display and media control applications. Increased durability, decreased bill of materials (BOM) and a clean, minimalist appearance make this elegant interface attractive to a wide range of designs. With Cypress's CapSense capacitive touch sensor interface, a finger on the interface forms an electrical connection with embedded sensors, which work with the PSoC device to translate data about the finger's position into various system control functions.

Cypress's CapSense solution offers system designers numerous advantages over capacitive touch sensor products built around modules and sub-assemblies, including increased flexibility, reduced board space and lower cost. Because of the unique PSoC architecture, designers can easily integrate multiple functions (e.g., LED drivers and LCD displays), in addition to touch sensing. The PSoC CapSense solution also delivers benefits such as easy serial communications using either I2C or SPI interfaces, the ability to implement both trackpad (x-y matrix) and linear slider applications with the same device, and the ability to make quick design changes using the flash-based PSoC architecture.

About the PSoC Family
PSoC devices are configurable mixed signal arrays that integrate a fast 8-bit microcontroller with many peripheral functions typically found in an embedded design. PSoC devices provide the advantages of an ASIC without the ASIC NRE or turn-around time. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions with a microcontroller, saving customers design time, board space and power consumption. Customers can save from 5 cents to as much as $10 in system costs. Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs.  The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.  PSoC devices include up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.

All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Designers can achieve far greater than 100 percent utilization of the die, in many cases, by reconfiguring the same silicon for different functions at different times.

About Cypress
Cypress solutions perform: consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar. Leveraging proprietary silicon processes, Cypress's product portfolio includes a broad selection of wired and wireless USB devices, CMOS image sensors, timing solutions, specialty memories, high-bandwidth synchronous and micropower memory products, optical solutions and reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit us at www.cypress.com.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo and PSoC are registered trademarks and "Programmable System-on-Chip" is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 1, 2006 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) has launched a new website for its CapSense capacitive sensing solutions based on the popular Programmable System-on-Chip™ (PSoC®) mixed-signal array. The new site offers detailed information about the PSoC products that support the CapSense solution, design tools and demonstration kits. It also provides a plethora of design support materials, such as downloadable software, application notes, technical articles, example projects, and seminar and training dates.  The CapSense website can be viewed at www.cypress.com/CapSense.

PSoC CapSense replaces mechanical buttons, switches, sliders, and proximity detectors in systems from cell phones and cars to notebooks, PCs, white goods and industrial applications." A single chip can enable reliable CapSense-based interfaces with a smart appearance and robust operation while resulting in fast time to market as well as BOM and cost reduction.

"Cypress's PSoC CapSense website is an ideal resource for a designer looking to upgrade the interface for almost any product with a sleek, sturdy capacitive touch sensing solution," said Steve Gerber, marketing director of Cypress's PSoC Business Unit. "Consumer demand for products with capacitive sensing interfaces is growing tremendously and this website can help put designers on the fast track to getting their differentiated products to market."

About CapSense
Capacitive sensing is fast becoming the solution of choice for front-panel display and media control applications. Increased durability, decreased bill of materials (BOM) and a clean, minimalist appearance make this elegant interface attractive to a wide range of designs. With Cypress's CapSense capacitive sensor interface, a finger on the interface forms an electrical connection with embedded sensors, which work with the PSoC device to translate data about the finger's position into various system control functions. A single PSoC device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with simple, touch-sensitive controls.

Cypress's CapSense solution offers system designers numerous advantages in capacitive sensor products built around modules and sub-assemblies, including increased flexibility, reduced board space and lower cost. Because of the unique PSoC architecture, designers can easily integrate multiple functions (e.g., LED drivers and LCD displays), in addition to capacitive sensing. The PSoC CapSense solution also delivers benefits such as easy serial communications using either I2C, SPI, or USB interfaces, the ability to implement both touchpad (x-y matrix) and linear slider applications with the same device, and the ability to make quick design changes using the flash-based PSoC architecture.

About the PSoC Family
PSoC devices are configurable mixed signal arrays that integrate a fast 8-bit microcontroller with many peripheral functions typically found in an embedded design. PSoC devices provide the advantages of an ASIC without the ASIC NRE or turn-around time. A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions with a microcontroller, saving customers design time, board space and power consumption. Customers can save from 5 cents to as much as $10 in system costs. Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements to provide analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs.  The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.  PSoC devices include up to 32KB of Flash memory, 2KB of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications. 

All PSoC devices are dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to create new system functions on-the-fly. Designers can achieve more than 120 percent utilization of the die in many cases, by reconfiguring the same silicon for different functions at different times.

About Cypress
Cypress solutions perform: consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar. Leveraging proprietary silicon processes, Cypress's product portfolio includes a broad selection of wired and wireless USB devices, CMOS image sensors, timing solutions, specialty memories, high-bandwidth synchronous and micropower memory products, optical solutions and reconfigurable mixed-signal arrays. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit us at www.cypress.com.

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Cypress, the Cypress logo and PSoC are registered trademarks and Programmable System-on-Chip, is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.