Introduction

Cypress's EZ-USB® FX3 is the next-generation USB 3.0 peripheral controller, providing integrated and flexible features. FX3 has a fully configurable, parallel, general programmable interface called GPIF II, which can connect to any processor, ASIC, or FPGA. It provides easy and glue less connectivity to popular interfaces, such as asynchronous SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous address data multiplexed interfaces, and parallel ATA. FX3 has an embedded 32-bit ARM926EJ-S microprocessor for powerful data processing and for building custom applications. It implements an architecture that enables 375-MBps data transfer from GPIF II to the USB interface. 

EZ-USB® FX3 is the next generation USB 3.0 peripheral controller, providing highly integrated and flexible features that enable developers to add USB 3.0 functionality to a wide range of applications.

FX3 supports several boot options including booting over I2C, SPI, USB, Synchronous ADMux and Asynchronous SRAM interfaces. This application note describes the details of the different booting options for FX3.

The default state of the FX3 IOs during boot are also documented. The Appendix describes the step-wise sequence for testing the different boot modes using the FX3 DVK.

Introduction

USB is so commonplace that it has almost completely replaced other communication methods between peripheral devices and a PC. This holds true both for general-purpose devices, such as flash drives and mice, and special-purpose devices for specific applications. According to the standard USB 2.0 specification, USB peripherals do not communicate directly with one another; they may communicate only with a USB host, which fully controls data traffic on the bus. The Cypress EZ-USB FX3 with integrated high-speed USB host controller, along with the USB function and On-The-Go (OTG) capabilities accomplishes two things: It retains the device functions and allows embedded systems to act as a USB host.

• Aptina 720p image sensor, 30 fps, 24-bit color
• Full FX3 firmware implementation of USB video class
• Highly configurable GPIF™ II interface
• ARM9 sets up transfer, video runs over DMA
• Boards and schematics available (Aptina NDA required)

• CYUSB3KIT-001, EZ-USB® FX3™ Development Kit
• MT9M114, Aptina 720p Image Sensor Headboard
• Aptina Interconnection Board
• USB 3.0 Cable

1. Sign NDA with Aptina (send request to fx3@cypress.com for expedited process)
2. Buy the Aptina MT9M114 Image Sensor Headboard from Aptina Distributors
3. Buy the $295 EZ-USB FX3 Development Kit (CYUSB3KIT-001)
4. Buy the Interconnection Board from a Cypress Design Partner

Software Title	Description	Link
EZ-USB FX3 SDK (with GPIF II Designer)	This kit requires GPIF II Designer and SDK for image sensor firmware development
Demo Firmware (cyfxuvc.img)	Program the camera kit with the demo firmware to stream HD 720p video over USB 3.0 (also works on USB 2.0 port at reduced resolution and frame rate) * Source code available upon request. Contact fx3@cypress.com with a copy of Aptina NDA*
Camera Kit Guide	The camera kit guide provides instructions from board setup to running the demo

The SDK installation package as well as zip/tar archives of individual components are available below for download. Given below is a brief description of these downloadable items to help you select the right file(s) to download.

1. EZ-USB FX3 SDK Installer - This is the master installer file that will install the firmware library with samples, USB Suite with Windows host driver and applications, Eclipse IDE & GCC tool chain. Once installed using the installer, Cypress Update Manager will enable users to look for updated versions of these software modules and facilitate upgrades.
2. Firmware Library Zip – A zip archive that contains the FX3 firmware libraries, driver sources for serial peripheral modules, header files, example code, firmware conversion utility and documentation. The following firmware source samples are also part of the library zip file.
   • USB Bulk data loopback and source/sink
   • USB Isochronous loopback and source/sink
   • DMA examples: Interleaved and multicast data
   • Serial Interface Loopback: UART, SPI, I2C and I2S
   • Slave FIFO: Synchronous and Asynchronous
   • USB Video Class: Isochronous and Bulk
   • USB Mass Storage Bulk-Only transport
   • USB Audio Class: Input (microphone) device
3. USB Suite Zip – A zip archive containing windows host driver, C++ & C# API libraries, and the control center, bulkloop and streamer applications for 32 bit platforms (Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7) and 64 bit platforms (Windows Vista and Windows 7)
4. FX3 SDK for Linux platforms – A tar archive containing the FX3 firmware libraries and examples, the ARM GNU toolchain, Eclipse IDEs (x64 and x86 versions) and the CyUSB suite for Linux platforms
5. USB Suite for MacOS - A libusb based wrapper library for Mac OS, to facilitate USB host application development.
6. Documentation
   • FX3 Programmer's Manual
   • FX3 API guide
   • FX3 Release Notes

Cypress FX3 DVK Bridge Boards provides interface for Cypress FX3 DVK to all the Xilinx and Altera FPGA boards. You can use the Xilinx or Altera bridge board to connect FX3 DVK either by using FMC or HSMC connector.

1. To connect FX3 DVK to Xilinx (Spartan/Virtex) FPGA boards, use FMC to FX3 DVK interconnection board. You can buy this board from Agile Solutions (http://www.agile-sdr-solutions.com)


2. To connect FX3 DVK to Altera (Stratix/Arria/Cyclone) FPGA boards, use HSMC to FX3 DVK interconnection board. You can buy this board from Agile Solutions (http://www.agile-sdr-solutions.com)

This document and the accompanying software demonstrate how simple user-mode, using the libusb, Linux applications can communicate directly to EZ-USB based USB devices, without any need to write a kernel device driver. The author assumes the reader has a working knowledge of Linux and gone through FX2LP documentation as well as windows based FX2LP tools/utilities.

Cypress also provides a CyUSB Suite for Linux platforms, which includes a Cypress API wrapper based on LibUSB. Host application examples are also provided. The FX3 SDK for Linux, v1.2.1 can be downloaded from this link http://www.cypress.com/?rID=57990

Features

• Universal serial bus (USB) integration
  • USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 peripherals compliant with USB 3.0 specification 1.0
  • 5-Gbps USB 3.0 PHY compliant with PIPE 3.0
  • High-speed On-The-Go (HS-OTG) host and peripheral compliant with OTG Supplement Version 2.0
  • Thirty-two physical endpoints
  • Support for battery charging Spec 1.1 and accessory charger adaptor (ACA) detection
• General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II)
  • Programmable 100-MHz GPIF II enables connectivity to a wide range of external devices
  • 8-, 16-, and 32-bit data bus
  • As many as16 configurable control signals
• For more, see pdf

Functional Overview

Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 is the next-generation USB 3.0 peripheral controller, providing integrated and flexible features. FX3 has a fully configurable, parallel, general programmable interface called GPIF II, which can connect to any processor, ASIC, or FPGA. GPIF II is an enhanced version of the GPIF in FX2LP, Cypress’s flagship USB 2.0 product. It provides easy and glueless connectivity to popular interfaces, such as asynchronous SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous address data multiplexed interfaces, and parallel ATA.

"The content of this application note is now combined with AN75705 - Getting Started with EZ-USB® FX3™. Please refer to AN75705 - Getting Started with EZ-USB® FX3™"

SAN JOSE, Calif., August 1, 2012, – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) today announced that YUAN, a leading audio/video equipment manufacturer in Taiwan, has selected Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ controller for its UB530 USB 3.0 high-definition (HD) video capture box. The UB530 stores video input from a variety of sources, including set-top boxes, media players, HD cameras and game consoles. Cypress’s FX3 solution provides a USB 3.0 device bridge to allow full HD data transfer and streaming at 5 Gbps.

EZ-USB FX3 is the industry’s only programmable USB 3.0 peripheral controller. It is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II), which can be programmed in 8-, 16- and 32-bit configurations with data rates as high as 400 Megabytes per second. GPIF II enables FX3 to interface directly to any processor, ASIC or FPGA. This high performance and flexibility was critical to enabling YUAN’s UB530 to interface with a wide range of data sources. More information on Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 controller is available at www.cypress.com/go/usb.

“High definition video and audio data transfer is an application that is well-suited for USB 3.0,” said Jayant Somani, senior director of worldwide marketing for Cypress’s Data Communication Division. “YUAN’s ground breaking UB530 video capture box leverages the unique programmability of Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 solution to support multiple video inputs. We’re pleased to work with YUAN to bring it to market.”

“We’re proud to have introduced the first USB 3.0 full HD video capture box designed for consumer applications,” said Dr. C.Y. Ying, Director of Research and Development for YUAN. “The diversity of video and audio formats and sources was a big challenge for our designers, and the Cypress EZ-USB FX3 was the only solution that met our demands for both performance and flexibility. In addition, Cypress cooperated closely with our design teams to help launch the UB530 quickly. At YUAN, we are committed to using cutting-edge technologies to deliver high-quality, high-performance products to our customers.”

About EZ-USB FX3
EZ-USB FX3 provides SuperSpeed USB 3.0 connectivity in virtually any system. The on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power and is available for applications that require local data processing. Additionally, FX3 provides interfaces to connect to serial peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C and I2S. In short, FX3 provides highly flexible and integrated features that enable developers to add USB 3.0 connectivity to any system.

EZ-USB FX3 is in volume production now, available in a small 121-ball BGA with dimensions of 10 mm x 10 mm x 1.2 mm with a 0.8-mm pitch.

About YUAN High-Tech
YUAN, with headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan, is a leading force in the digital home entertainment, broadcasting, and surveillance markets, delivering an extensive range of high-quality solutions for system integrator and ODM customers. As one of the major providers to these markets, YUAN’s solutions can be found within the products of leading ODM customers and channel partners worldwide. For further information about YUAN and its products, please visit www.yuan.com.tw.

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® 1, PSoC 3, and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives, 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, PCs and tablets. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM memories. 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, EZ-USB, PSoC, CapSense, TrueTouch and West Bridge are registered trademarks and FX3 and GPIF are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

Driver Signing for Windows Hardware Certification

A complete beginning-to-end walkthrough of how to digitally sign drivers is provided by Microsoft and is available at http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/winlogo/drvsign/kmcs_walkthrough.mspx

FAQs

Question 1: I get the following error while binding my device to CyUSB.sys in Windows 7/Vista 64-bit environment, “Windows encountered a problem installing the driver software for your device” or usage of CyUSB.sys in Vista 64-bit operating system gives Code 39 error (Code 52 in the case of Windows 7). What do these errors mean? How can they be resolved?

Answer: CyUSB.sys downloaded through our website is an unsigned driver. This error reported while an unsigned driver used in 64-bit operating systems in normal mode. Following are the steps to disable driver signature enforcement in 64-bit operating system:

a) During boot-up press F8.

b) In the list of options that appear select “Disable driver signature enforcement”.

This should resolve the issues.

Note: In the case of Windows Vista 64-bit operating system the error message is “Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware. The driver may be corrupted or missing. (Code 39)”. In the case of Windows 7 64-bit operating system it is "Windows cannot verify the digital signature for the drivers required for this device. A recent hardware or software change might have installed a file that is signed incorrectly or damaged, or that might be malicious software from an unknown source. (Code 52)".

Question 2: What is the signing procedure when script files are used?

Answer:When script files are used, the Inf file should contain both VID/PID combinations while signing the driver. The procedure for signing the procedure is the same as that for regular drivers. The script file (.spt file) will need to be shipped along with the Inf/Sys files.

The GPIF II Designer is a graphical software that allows designers to configure the GPIF II interface of the EZ-USB FX3 USB 3.0 Device Controller.  

The tool allows users the ability to select from one of five Cypress supplied interfaces, or choose to create their own GPIF II interface from scratch.  Cypress has supplied industry standard interfaces such as Asynchonous and Synchronous Slave FIFO, Asynchronous and Synchronous SRAM, and Asynchronous SRAM.  Designers who already have one of these pre-defined interfaces in their system can simply select the interface of choice, choose from a set of standard parameters such as bus width (x8, 16, x32) endianess, clock settings, and compile the interface.  The tool has a streamlined three step GPIF interface development process for users who need a customized interface.  Users are able to first select their pin configuration and standard parameters.  Secondly, they can design a virtual state machine using configurable actions. Finally, users can view output timing to verify that it matches the expected timing.  Once the three step process is complete, the interface can be compiled and integrated with FX3.
 

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 is a required software for GPIF(TM) II Designer

Included in the Download:

1.) GPIF II Designer
2.) GPIF II Designer Release Notes
3.) GPIF II Designer Quick Start Guide
4.) GPIF II Designer User’s Manual

 
Videos for getting started with GPIF™II Designer are now available. Please refer to the related resources section to the right.

WOBURN, Mass. and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 8, 2012 – IDS Imaging Development Systems, a global leader in medical vision and machine vision, will showcase its new USB 3.0 uEye® CP Camera Series using the Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) EZ-USB® FX3™ controller at The Vision Show in Boston May 8-10.

IDS has been developing USB-based industrial cameras for over 10 years, and the USB 3.0 uEye CP cameras are among the world's first to feature the breakthrough performance of the USB 3.0 standard. USB 3.0 delivers a staggering ten-fold increase in data rate compared to USB 2.0, as well as a four-fold increase over Gigabit Ethernet, making these new IDS cameras ideal for demanding multi-camera systems and 3D applications. Amazingly compact at only 29 mm x 29 mm x 29 mm and weighing a mere 46 grams, the cameras are perfect for any vision applications where space is at a premium. Depending on application requirements, customers can choose from either e2v or Aptina CMOS sensors ranging from VGA to 5-megapixel resolution. 

Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 is the industry’s only general purpose USB 3.0 device controller.  The on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power and the FX3 provides interfaces to connect to serial peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C and I2S.  By using the ultra-flexible 32-bit, 100 MHz General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II), engineers can SuperSpeed their design, adding USB 3.0 to almost any device.

“We are excited to introduce the game-changing USB 3.0 uEye CP Camera Series to North America at The Vision Show,” said Alexander Balz CTO of IDS.   “We pride ourselves on producing the highest quality medical and machine vision cameras, and the faster USB 3.0 interface gives us the ability to do this.   The Cypress USB 3.0 EZ-USB FX3 controller allows ultimate flexibility in our design and provides ground-breaking performance for our customers.”

 “The 5 Gbps speed, 900 mA bus power, plug-and-play ease of use and mass adoption makes USB 3.0 an ideal  standard for high-quality cameras,” stated Mark Fu, Sr. Marketing Director for Cypress’s USB 3.0 Business Unit.  “IDS Imaging has long been a promoter of the USB standard with their USB-based cameras, and the USB 3.0 uEye Series cameras truly embody the type of performance and quality that can be achieved when using USB 3.0 and the Cypress EZ-USB FX3 controller.”

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® 1, PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families and derivatives, 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, PCs and tablets. Cypress is also the world leader in SRAM memories. 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.

About IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH
With a 14 year track record of success, IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH is a leading manufacturer of digital industrial cameras and frame grabbers. The company was founded in 1997 and today employs over 100 staff and is internationally represented by subsidiaries in the USA, Japan and France and through a network of distributors in almost all European and Asian countries. IDS Imaging products are well-known for their consistent high quality, long-term availability and maximum ease of integration. The success of this approach is demonstrated by the over 200,000 frame grabbers and over 200,000 USB and GigE uEye cameras that are in use worldwide today. Customers include OEMs, system integrators and manufacturers in the industrial, security, scientific and medical industries.

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Cypress and the Cypress logo, EZ-USB, PSoC, CapSense, TrueTouch and West Bridge are registered trademarks, and FX3 is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. uEye is a registered trademark of IDS Imaging Development Systems GmbH. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

As the GPIF pins are multiplexed with SPI pins,it is not possible to use 32 bit GPIF II with SPI.This is an architectural limitation.So if you want to use SPI,GPIF II should be used in 16 bit mode.Else software SPI should be used.For more information on the supported combination of hardware in FX3,please refer to FX3 datasheet.As the GPIF pins are multiplexed with SPI pins,it is not possible to use 32 bit GPIF II with SPI.This is an architectural limitation.So if you want to use SPI,GPIF II should be used in 16 bit mode.Else software SPI should be used.For more information on the supported combination of hardware in FX3,please refer to FX3 datasheet.

The test pins(K4,L3,K3,L2,A8) are VSS pins.So it is required that these pins are grounded.

1.      External 32KHz oscillator,

2.      Internal oscillator,

If you are using internal oscillator as the clock source for watchdog timer then it can’t be used as a wakeup source in standby mode, because in this power mode the internal oscillator will be turned off.

To install 64 bit driver for FX3,choose the installation option as ‘Custom’ during installation of FX3 SDK and select the 64 bit installer.

The registered setup callback function will be executed whenever a control request is received. Two 4 byte callback function parameters will specify the 8 byte setup packet. Handling of each setup request involve one and only one of the following API calls.

1. CyU3PUsbSendEP0Data, [Called to perform any IN-data phase associated with the request]

2. CyU3PUsbGetEP0Data,  [Called to perform any OUT-data phase associated with the request]

3. CyU3PUsbAckSetup,[Called to complete the status handshake (ACK) phase of a request that does not involve any data transfer]

4. CyU3PUsbStall,[Called to stall EP0 to fail the setup request]

If the setup callback function successfully handled the request then the user should return CyTrue, or else the user should return CyFalse.

Flowcharts and code examples are also attached for the following,

1. Stalling Vendor / Class request.

2. Handling Vendor / Class request with Data Phase.

3. Handling Vendor / Class request without Data Phase.

io_cfg.gpioSimpleEn contains the Bitmap variable that identifies pins that should be configured as simple GPIOs.

io_cfg.gpioComplexEn contains the Bitmap variable that identifies pins that should be configured as Complex GPIOs.

For more details refer section 1.2.5 [CyU3PDeviceConfigureIOMatrix] FX3 API guide.

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 26, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced the EZ-USB® FX3 USB 3.0 controller has been chosen for the SuperSpeed Microsoft USB Test Tool (SuperMUTT). SuperMUTT can be used with virtually any USB 3.0-enabled host driver to test USB compliance and compatibility with Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8.

A flexible USB controller capable of interfacing with any platform—such as Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 devices—is required for Microsoft’s SuperMUTT, a custom test tool designed to simulate a very wide range of different USB devices. Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3 device integrates an ARM9™ controller and 512kB RAM, allowing developers a powerful programmable tool to test their USB 3.0 drivers.  FX3 also boasts a General Programmable Interface (GPIF), which is a flexible parallel interface that enables communication with any other device, which works well with the SuperMUTT.

USB has an installed base of billions of devices and has been heavily adopted in consumer electronics, PC peripherals and portable devices.  USB 3.0 is the next step in the wired USB market, offering the same ease of use and flexibility that users expect, but at the much higher data rate of 5 Gbps. USB 3.0 also offers better power management (20 percent of USB 2.0) and faster battery charging (charge in half the time) compared to USB 2.0. Cypress’s new FX3 controller will enable USB 3.0 adoption across a variety of platforms, just as the Cypress FX2 controller did for USB 2.0.

“We’re thrilled to help Microsoft enable the SuperMUTT tool,” said Mark Fu, Senior Marketing Director of the USB 3.0 Business Unit at Cypress.  “USB compatibility testing for Windows 8 is an essential component to widespread adoption of USB 3.0. Strong compatibility will ensure a high quality user experience with not only USB 3.0, but all USB devices on a Windows 8 system.” 

“Customers expect that USB 3.0 will work correctly and easily every time,” said Aidan Marcuss, senior director of Windows Core Marketing & Ecosystem, Microsoft. “Continuing to provide industry leading USB and device support in Windows 8 is very important to us. Working with Cypress’s EZ-USB FX3 controller with its outstanding flexibility helps us achieve that goal.”

Cypress is the market leader in USB controllers, having shipped over 1 billion devices since 1996. Cypress USB products, including the new USB 3.0 controllers, deliver design flexibility, USB compliance and whole product support that includes software tools, development kits and reference designs. The new USB 3.0 controllers enable designers to quickly and easily customize solutions for their end markets, since the ARM9™ core is fully accessible for use as an independent microcontroller. Cypress entered the USB market in 1996 with the goal of “Making USB Universal®” and has since become the leading USB device supplier in a wide variety of applications. Cypress’s well established portfolio includes enCoRe™, and EZ-USB USB controllers, West Bridge® peripheral controllers and WirelessUSB™ 2.4-GHz radios.

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 device 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, EZ-USB and West Bridge are registered trademarks and TrueTouch, enCoRe and WirelessUSB are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.

The development kit for the EZ-USB® FX3™ provides complete hardware and software solutions for accelerating the firmware and device driver development for all the products in the family. The development kits use the actual silicon for the entire development. Cypress's software utilities and example firmware allow the user to generate USB traffic in hours, not weeks!

EZ-USB® FX3™ is the next-generation USB 3.0 peripheral controller that enables developers to add USB 3.0 device functionality to any system. FX3 has a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II), which can interface with virtually any processor, ASIC, image sensor or FPGA. GPIF II is an enhanced version of the GPIF in FX2LP™, Cypress’s flagship USB 2.0 product. It provides easy and glueless connectivity to popular industry interfaces such as synchronous Slave FIFO, asynchronous SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous Address Data Multiplexed interface, parallel ATA, etc. The FX3’s programming flexibility makes it an ideal solution to any USB 3.0 devices.

SAN JOSE, Calif. and YOKOHAMA, Japan, February 8, 2012 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY) and Tokyo Electron Device (TED) today announced that they have jointly developed a USB 3.0 device interface card. The TB-FMCL-USB30, available from TED, utilizes Cypress’s EZ-USB® FX3™ controller to implement the new SuperSpeed USB, which delivers a data rate of 5 Gbps, 10 times the USB 2.0 rate.

The TB-FMCL-USB30 is an FPGA mezzanine card (FMC) that connects with a PC interface card capable of a data rate of up to 5-Gbps.  It utilizes the Cypress EZ-USB FX3 device, for the SuperSpeed USB implementation. The TB-FMCL-USB30 enables an embedded USB 3.0 evaluation kit by simply connecting to the motherboard. The accompanying reference design allows access to the slave peripheral supporting AMBA®4 AXI4™ (Advanced eXtensible Interface 4) implemented in a Xilinx FGPA. It lets users easily incorporate a USB 3.0 interface into AXI4-based FPGA designs. The TB-FMCL-USB30 will be available from TED as an “inrevium” brand product.

EZ-USB FX3 is one of the first USB 3.0 peripheral controllers in the industry, and the only programmable solution to date. It is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II) capable of supporting data rates up to 400 MBps. GPIF II enables FX3 to interface directly with any processor, ASIC or FPGA. The GPIFTM Designer, a graphical user interface (GUI) tool kit, helps system designers to configure the GPIF interface to their needs. Several popular system interfaces are provided as examples, including FIFO, SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous multiplexed address/data. The on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power and is available for applications that require local data processing. Additionally, FX3 provides interfaces to connect to serial peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C and I2S. In short, FX3 provides highly flexible and integrated features that enable developers to add USB 3.0 connectivity to any system.

“We are glad to see a leader such as TED providing a timely USB 3.0 solution to enable the SuperSpeed market” said Mark Fu, Senior Director of Cypress’s SuperSpeed USB Business Unit. “The FPGA mezzanine card with EX-USB FX3 is an excellent example of USB 3.0 enablers that will drive USB 3.0 adoption into many embedded applications.”

“We are pleased to have worked together with Cypress Semiconductor, who have already introduced various USB products into the market, for the development of a USB 3.0 interface card, which is now becoming widely spread for PC’s and home electronic appliances,” said Yasuo Hatsumi, Tokyo Electron Device, Vice President of Solution Business. “TED will continue to place an emphasis on the collaboration with our partners to push forward new solution proposals to enable quicker FPGA development.”

The TB-FMCL-USB30 is targeted for a wide variety of embedded applications, requiring USB 3.0 interface, and sold directly from TED with a view to selling 1,000 cards in 2014. For the motherboards of this interface card, Kintex-7 ACDC1.0 base board released in January 2012, and evaluation platform using the Virtex®-6 FPGA and Spartan®-6 FPGA are available from TED. An evaluation board using Virtex-7 FPGA is now under development. Please visit http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/fmc/peripherals_debug/index.html for more information on TB-FMCL-USB30 and http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/index.html for the motherboard information.

Tokyo Electron Device will host technology seminars and exhibition at Tokyo Conference Center Shinagawa on February 10, 2012, called “TED Programmable Solution 2012” and the demo for the USB 3.0 data transmission will be performed using the TB-FMCL-USB30.

Features of TB-FMCL-USB30
http://solutions.inrevium.com/products/fmc/peripherals_debug/index.html
-  FMC card for LPC
-  Supports USB 3.0 devices*
-  Cypress EZ-USB FX3 (CYUSB3014) on board
-  USB Type-B connector
-  SPI Flash ROM 128Mbit
-  Pin-headers for debugging
-  US-232
-  JTAG
-  I2C
-  I2S
-  SPI
*It does not support host devices.

Features of FX3
-  Integration: Full USB 3.0 Peripheral Controller with built-in PHY
-  High-Performance: ARM9 with 512 kB RAM for data processing
-  Connectivity: I2S, SPI and UART peripherals
-  Flexibility: Proprietary 32-bit 100 MHz GPIF™ II
 - Low Power: Low 1.2 V core and independent power domains
-  Flexible Clock: Selectable XTAL input from 19.2, 26, 38.4 and 52 MHz
-  Small footprint: 10x10mm 121 ball 0.8mm pitch BGA package

TB-FMCL-USB30 Availability
Shipment is planned to start in March 2012.

TB-FMCL-USB30 product photos and download link
http://www.teldevice.co.jp/news_release/download/usb30.zip

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.

About Tokyo Electron Device
Tokyo Electron Device is a technical trading firm that provides semiconductor products and business solutions as well as commissioned design and the development of original products.
URL: http://www.teldevice.co.jp/eng/index.html

About inrevium
Leveraging on rich design and development experiences accumulated at its design development center that was established in 1985, Tokyo Electron Device is focusing on development businesses through its “inrevium” brand to provide design services (commissioned designing services) based on customer requirements as well as self-developed products that anticipate future market needs. Currently, TED provides over 60 types of products.
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FPGA mezzanine card is based on VITA spec.
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SAN JOSE, Calif., January 06, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY), the market leader in USB controllers, today announced USB-IF certification of its two SuperSpeed USB Peripheral Controllers: EZ-USB® FX3 (CYUSB3014) and West Bridge® Benicia (CYWB0263BB). Both of these peripheral controllers are in full production now.

EZ-USB FX3 is one of the first USB 3.0 peripheral controllers in the industry, and the only programmable solution. It is equipped with a fully configurable General Programmable Interface (GPIF™ II), which is 8/16/32 data bits wide with data rates as high as 400 MBps. GPIF II enables FX3 to interface directly to any processor, ASIC or FPGA. The GPIFTM Designer Tool kit helps system designers to configure the GPIF interface to their needs, and standard interfaces are provided as examples, including FIFO, SRAM, asynchronous and synchronous address/data multiplexed, parallel ATA and others. The on-chip ARM9 CPU core with 512KB RAM delivers 200 MIPS of computational power and is available for applications that require local data processing. Additionally, FX3 provides interfaces to connect to serial peripherals such as SPI, UART, I2C and I2S. In short, FX3 provides highly flexible and integrated features that enable developers to add USB 3.0 connectivity to any system.

West Bridge Benicia is a highly optimized data transfer offload engine that enables mobile devices to double the IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) performance, stream high definition video, “side-load” multimedia content up to 160 MBps and reduce battery charging time by 50% with increased charging currents up to 900mA.  Benicia employs the second generation Simultaneous Link to Independent Multimedia™ (SLIM™ II) architecture that manages multiple non-blocking paths among peripherals, memory and processor to allow maximum data throughput and power savings. Benicia features two storage ports supporting SD 3.0 and eMMC 4.41 that can be configured in RAID-0 to provide significant improvement in random and sequential read/write operations, two key indices which govern overall system performance and responsiveness. In addition, Benicia’s EZ-Detect automatically detects a wall charger or a USB hub/host port, providing portable devices flexibility for managing battery charging options.

“EZ-USB FX3 is analogous to a Swiss Army knife for designers; flexible, powerful and easy-to-implement. FX3 is being designed into a wide array of applications that require high-speed content, streaming and low power consumption, including video and USB sub-systems,” said Badri Kothandaraman, Executive Vice President, Data Communications Division at Cypress. “In addition to the blazing side-loading speeds enabling transfer of an HD movie in under a minute, West Bridge Benicia helps designers realize higher IOPS in tablets and smartphones, improving device performance and responsiveness. We are pleased that both these devices have received USB-IF certification, and we are confident they will expedite the adoption of SuperSpeed USB.”

“The USB-IF is pleased to certify Cypress’s SuperSpeed USB Controllers: EZ-USB® FX3 (CYUSB3014) and West Bridge Benicia (CYWB0263BB),” said Jeff Ravencraft, President and COO, USB-IF. “Cypress’s SuperSpeed USB controllers will help the expansion of the SuperSpeed USB ecosystem.” 

Both EZ-USB FX3 and West Bridge Benicia are in volume production now. FX3 is available in a small 121-ball BGA with dimensions of 10 mm x 10 mm x 1.2 mm with 0.8-mm pitch, Benicia is available in an ultra-compact 131-ball WLCSP package with dimensions of 5.099 mm x 4.695 mm x 0.55 mm with 0.4-mm pitch.
Cypress will be participating in the USB Tech Zone at CES 2012. The USB Tech Zone is located in the Las Vegas Convention Center South Hall 3, Booth #30769. Demos showcasing the performance of EZ-USB® FX3 and Benicia will be available at the USB Tech Zone booth as well as Las Vegas Hilton Suites 2410 and 2510 by appointment.

About Cypress
Cypress is the world leader in USB controllers, including the high-performance West Bridge® solution that enhances connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. 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 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.

About SuperSpeed USB
SuperSpeed USB brings significant performance enhancements to the ubiquitous USB standard, while remaining compatible with the billions of USB-enabled devices currently deployed in the market. SuperSpeed USB delivers up to 10x the data transfer rate of Hi-Speed USB, as well as improved power efficiency. SuperSpeed USB offers effortless video streaming, music, photos at your home, office, car and anywhere in between. The USB 3.0 specification was developed by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, which consists of Hewlett-Packard Company, Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation, Renesas Electronics, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments.

About the USB-IF
The non-profit USB Implementers Forum, Inc. was formed to provide a support organization and forum for the advancement and adoption of USB technology. USB-IF facilitates the development of high-quality, compatible USB devices through its logo and compliance program recognized around the globe and promotes the benefits of USB and the quality of products that have passed compliance testing. Further information, including postings of the most recent product and technology announcements, is available by visiting the USB-IF website at www.usb.org.

MUNSTER, Germany and SAN JOSE, Calif., December 19, 2011 –XIMEA GmbH has set a new benchmark for high-speed industrial cameras with the introduction of the MQ series USB 3.0 SuperSpeed industrial machine vision cameras based on Cypress’s (Nasdaq: CY) EZ-USB® FX3 USB 3.0 controller.

With its USB 3.0 SuperSpeed data interface, XIMEA’s MQ series is capable of generating 5 Gbps, or the equivalent of 400 megapixels per second (Megapixels/s). Based on XIMEA’s more than 20 years’ experience building ultra-compact cameras, the MQ series offers the latest, highest-grade CMOS sensors with global shutter and improved quantum efficiency in the visible and NIR spectral ranges, resolutions from VGA to 4 Megapixels, and frame rates of up to 600 fps. The MQ series also offers opto-isolated trigger input and lighting synchronization output, on-board non-volatile memory for user settings and custom data, and an HDR model with dynamic range of up to 100 dB. XIMEA’s MQ series cameras measure just 26.4 x 26.4 x 19.1 mm, weigh 26g, and consume between 1W to 1.8W, making the MQ series the smallest industrial USB 3.0 camera on the market. And like all XIMEA’s industrial cameras, each MQ series ships with APIs for the most common image processing software, including programs from Cognex, Matrox, National Instruments, MVTec, and many more. Prices for the MQ series start at EUR189 for the 1.3-Megapixel version.

USB 3.0 offers the same ease of use and flexibility that users have come to expect from
USB 2.0 devices, but at a much higher data rate of 5 Gbps compared to the USB 2.0’s 480 Mbps. USB 3.0 also offers better power management (20 percent of USB 2.0). Cypress expects its new FX3 controller to enable USB 3.0 adoption across a variety of platforms, just as the Cypress FX2 controller did for USB 2.0. Cypress’s well-established USB portfolio includes enCoRe™, EZ-USB® USB controllers, West Bridge® peripheral controllers, and WirelessUSB™ 2.4-GHz radios.

“We’re very proud of our development time,” says Max Larin, CEO and head of product development and engineering at XIMEA. “Empowered with modern design methodologies and tools, as well as working with Cypress’s FX3 development team, XIMEA’s designers developed the MQ family in only 100 days while still achieving record data throughput performance in an unbelievably compact housing. It also helped that XIMEA is an active member of USB3 Vision Standard Committee, which will help us to ensure that all future MQ series cameras continue to comply with the emerging USB 3.0 standard.” XIMEA’s MQ series camera based on Cypress’s FX3 controller follows XIMEA’s MU series of ultracompact board-level industrial cameras based on Cypress’s FX2 USB 2.0 controller.

“The XIMEA MQ series cameras are a testament to the type of high-quality video achievable thanks to the bandwidth provided by USB 3.0,” said Mark Fu, senior director of Cypress’s USB 3.0 Business Unit. “The FX3 was designed to be flexible, programmable, and to expedite speed to market for USB 3.0 designers. At this time of rapid USB 3.0 adoption, the XIMEA engineers were able to take advantage of these features, and designed their MQ series cameras with remarkable speed.”

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 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.

About XIMEA
XIMEA GmbH believes that the best industrial, smart, and scientific cameras offer the highest levels of processing power, compatibility, and support at a competitive price. That’s why for more than 20 years, XIMEA has designed the smartest, most compact industrial cameras for machine vision applications in motion control, assembly, robotics, and industrial inspection and process control, as well as scientific cameras for life-science, security, and defense applications. Learn more about XIMEA at www.ximea.com.

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1. Go to www.cypress.com.  On the top right, you will see a “Keyword / Part Number” search box (adjacent to “Contact Us.”) 

2. Select the “Part Number” tab above this text box.

3. Type the exact part number, for example CY8C29466-12PVXE.

4. The part number will be listed in the search results page.

5. Click on the part number link (1st column starting from the left). This will open a new web page.

Moisture Sensitivity Level (MSL) can be found by clicking the “Quality & Pb-free Data” link on the top, or by just scrolling down to the Quality & Pb-free Data” section about half way down the page.

All other Quality information for this part number (e.g., RoHS compliance, Lead/Ball Finish, Qualification Reports, IPC reports) can also be found on this web page. 

In case of any questions, or if the information is not available for a particular part number, please create a support case at www.cypress.com/support

If you do not know the Cypress part number: 

1. Go to www.cypress.com.  Browse the different products (“Products” tab on the top navigation menu) by family.

2. Once you choose the relevant product family (e.g., “Clocks and Buffers->Clock Distribution,” “Memory->FIFOs”), scroll down the particular page to get to the “Parametric Product Selector.”

3. Use this tool to find the part number by function/feature, and click on the part number you are interested in. This will lead you directly to step # 5 above.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 11, 2011 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today introduced its first USB 3.0 controller, the EZ-USB® FX3 targeted at video and imaging, printing, scanning, and a variety of applications that need higher throughput than USB 2.0. The new EZ-USB FX3 (CYUSB3014) device is a flexible peripheral controller with a General Programmable Interface (GPIF II) that delivers a 5-Gbps USB 3.0 data pipeline, a fully configurable ARM9™ processor core and backwards compatibility with USB 2.0. With an internal bus architecture designed to operate at 4 times the USB 3.0 speeds, EZ-USB FX3 is ideal for moving large amounts of data extremely fast. It can, for example, deliver high-definition video streaming in imaging applications, eliminating the need for compression on the peripheral side.

Cypress is the market leader in USB controllers, having shipped over 1 billion devices since 1996. Cypress USB products, including the new USB 3.0 controllers, deliver design flexibility, USB compliance and whole product support that includes software tools, development kits and reference designs. The new USB 3.0 controllers enable designers to quickly and easily customize solutions for their end markets, since the ARM9™ core is fully accessible for use as an independent microcontroller.

USB is the most successful peripheral connectivity standard with an installed base of billions of devices and has been heavily adopted in consumer electronics, PC peripherals and portable devices. . USB 3.0 is the next step in the wired USB market, offering the same ease of use and flexibility that users expect, but at the much higher data rate of 5 Gbps. USB 3.0 also offers better power management (20 percent of USB 2.0) and faster battery charging (charge in half the time) compared to USB 2.0. Cypress’s new FX3 controller will enable USB 3.0 adoption across a variety of platforms, just as the Cypress FX2 controller did for USB 2.0.

“Cypress has been leading the wave of USB adoption with low-speed, full-speed and high-speed solution, and will continue to do so with SuperSpeed USB 3.0. Our success in USB is based on our flexibility, quality and breadth of portfolio,” said Dinesh Ramanathan, Executive Vice President of Cypress’s Data Communication Division. “Our USB 3.0 solutions were built using those principles, and we’re working with our customers to help deliver end-market products that enable consumers to take advantage of USB 3.0’s bandwidth. EZ-USB FX3 is the first of a series of planned USB 3.0 solutions from Cypress”.

Cypress entered the USB market in 1996 with the goal of “Making USB Universal®” and has since become the leading USB device supplier in a wide variety of applications. Cypress’s well established portfolio includes enCoRe™, and EZ-USB® USB controllers, West Bridge® peripheral controllers and WirelessUSB™ 2.4-GHz radios.

Availability and Photo
The EZ-USB FX3 CYUSB3014 controller is sampling now and full production quantities are expected in September of 2011. It is offered in 121-ball 10x10mm BGA package and in Industrial Temperature grade.  More information about EZ-USB FX3 is available at www.cypress.com/go/superspeed. Development kit information is available through Cypress sales offices or by emailing usb3@cypress.com. A high-resolution photo can be downloaded at www.cypress.com/go/USB3.0_photo.

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, EZ-USB and West Bridge are registered trademarks and TrueTouch, enCoRe and WirelessUSB are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. All other trademarks are property of their owners.