SAN JOSE, Calif., May 18, 2010 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (Nasdaq: CY) today announced automotive qualification of its market-leading TrueTouch™ touchscreen and LIN capable CapSense® touch-sensing controllers. The devices, based on Cypress’s flagship PSoC® programmable system-on-chip architecture, meet AEC-Q100 standards, giving Cypress the industry’s broadest portfolio of automotive-qualified capacitive touch-sensing technology. The TrueTouch controllers mark the industry’s first automotive-qualified capacitive touchscreen solution. The CY8C2x345 CapSense controllers pair analog resources with automotive industry standard LIN communication support, making the devices the ideal system controllers to interface with analog and capacitive touch-sensor inputs, and to control backlight LEDs and haptic actuators while communicating over the LIN bus.

Cypress also announced that Grace Semiconductor in Shanghai, China has been qualified to fabricate automotive-grade CY8C2x345 CapSense controllers that adhere to the AEC-Q100 standard, ISO/TS 16949 quality management standard and Cypress’s Zero Defect manufacturing system.

“Grace has been an excellent partner for our Flex Fab strategy and has a proven track record in supplying automotive grade wafers to the industry at large,” said Sabbas Daniel, Executive Vice President of Quality at Cypress. “Cypress can now offer automotive devices with an additional wafer fabrication source to our Fab 4 facility in Minnesota, and both fabs adhere to our Zero Defect quality controls.”

The new automotive-qualified TrueTouch controllers – which are available in single-touch, multi-touch gesture and multi-touch all-point offerings – provide the ability to track multiple fingers simultaneously. The TrueTouch solutions are able to control screen sizes up to nine inches. They are designed for use in control panels, GPS and infotainment displays.

Cypress’s automotive-qualified CapSense devices enable attractive, highly functional interfaces with improved durability over mechanical buttons and sliders. In addition, their industry-leading reliability, noise-immunity and water-resistance deliver superior performance in the harsh automotive operating environment. CapSense proximity sensing offers a detection range up to 25 cm, saving power by activating an interface only when needed. The devices are ideal for interior automotive applications such as audio, navigation, AC control and lighting control, as well as exterior applications such as trunk release and passive keyless-entry buttons. For more information on Cypress’s automotive portfolio, visit www.cypress.com/go/automotive or view a brochure at www.cypress.com/go/autobrochure. 

“We are excited to bring Cypress’s market-leading capacitive touch interface portfolio to the automotive market with AEC-Q100 qualification of our devices,” said Hassane El-Khoury, Automotive Business Unit Manager at Cypress. “This is a result of our focus and investment in the automotive segment which has created a dedicated business unit and a quality organization with a zero defect mindset. Our CY8C21X34 CapSense devices are already in production with some of the world’s top automobile manufacturers. We are building upon this proven success with our newly qualified TrueTouch and LIN-capable CapSense devices that bring sleek human machine interfaces into next-generation vehicles.”

Cypress’s newly automotive qualified CapSense devices offer dual-channel scanning, delivering faster scan times for multiple IOs. These devices offer automotive industry standard LIN 2.0 and 2.1 communication support. Cypress offers two types of the automotive devices: A grade (-40C to 85C) and E grade (-40C to 125C). Available on-chip analog resources include a SAR ADC. Learn more about CapSense online at www.cypress.com/go/capsense.

Cypress’s TrueTouch solution is the industry’s most flexible touchscreen architecture, allowing designers to implement differentiated features and make last-minute design iterations without board changes. They have a choice of using touch sensors (glass or film) and LCDs from preferred partners, and can develop innovative mechanical designs ranging from flat to curved surfaces of varying thickness. In addition, TrueTouch devices offer Cypress’s legendary noise immunity with patented capacitive sensing technology that enables flawless operation in noisy RF and LCD environments. Additional information about the TrueTouch solution is available at www.cypress.com/go/TrueTouch.

In addition to PSoC programmable system-on-chip devices, Cypress’s automotive portfolio also includes parallel and serial non-volatile SRAMs, asynchronous fast SRAMs, asynchronous micropower SRAMs, synchronous SRAMs, timing solutions, and USB hosts, hubs and peripherals.

Availability and Photo
The newly qualified CY8CTMG120 multi-touch gesture and CY8CTMA120 multi-touch all-point controllers are available for sampling in 56-pin QFN packages. The newly qualified CapSense products include the LIN-capable CY8C2x345 devices, available for sampling in A grade (-40C to 85C) in 28-pin SSOP packages with the 48-pin SSOP packages planned in Q3 2010. All products are expected to be in full production in Q3 2010. A high-resolution photo of automotive-qualified TrueTouch and CapSense devices is available at www.cypress.com/go/pr/AutoQualHMIphoto.

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, PowerPSoC, PSoC, CapSense, West Bridge and EZ-USB are registered trademarks, and TrueTouch is a trademark of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

SAN JOSE, Calif., September 21, 2009 – Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY), the market leader in USB, today announced it has expanded its automotive-grade portfolio with two USB devices—the EZ-USB®-HX2LP 4-port high-speed USB hub and the EZ-Host™ full-speed USB host. The AEC-Q100 auto-qualified devices are ideal for automotive applications such as navigation, infotainment, vehicle data recorders (VDRs) and data loggers.

The CY7C65630 EZ-USB HX2LP hub has a single Transaction Translator (1-TT) ideal for low-power applications. The device can connect to all low-speed, full-speed and high-speed USB devices on the downstream, and it supports both self-powered and bus-powered modes. The CY7C67300 EZ-Host device offers up to four host ports and can work both in stand-alone and co-processor modes. In co-processor mode, it can support interfaces such as SPI, HSS and HPI. With 32 general-purpose I/O (GPIO) pins, the EZ-Host device can be configured to provide extended functionalities. For more information on Cypress’s automotive portfolio, visit www.cypress.com/go/pr/automotive.

“Our newly automotive-qualified devices leverage Cypress’s reliability and expertise as the global market leader in USB, and we are keen to expand that leadership position,” said Alakesh Chetia, vice president of the USB Business Unit at Cypress. “These USB devices fit in well with our automotive-qualified PSoC® devices, memories and clocks in Cypress’s expanding automotive portfolio. We will continue to grow our USB products for automotive in the coming years to cater to the ever increasing connectivity requirements of the automotive industry.”

Cypress’s well established USB portfolio includes enCoRe™ and EZ-USB USB controllers, West Bridge® peripheral controllers and WirelessUSB™ 2.4-GHz radios. Cypress’s hallmark USB device, the EZ-USB FX2 controller, continues to provide unparalleled flexibility to customers seeking to add USB to new applications.

Cypress also provides the industry’s most comprehensive USB software support, reference designs and driver suites. This “whole product” support enables customers to bring USB-enabled products to market faster and has helped to forge long-lasting relationships with leading manufacturers worldwide. For more information on Cypress’s USB portfolio, visit www.cypress.com/go/pr/usb.

Cypress’s automotive portfolio includes the PSoC programmable system-on-chip, USB embedded hosts and hubs, timing solutions, fast asynchronous SRAMs, MicroPower asynchronous SRAMs and synchronous SRAMs.

Availability and Photo
The two new automotive qualified USB devices are currently in production. The CY7C65630-56LFXA EZ-USB HX2LP hub is available in a 56-pin QFN package, and the CY7C67300-100AXA EZ-Host device is available in 100-pin TQFP package. A high-resolution photo of the device is available at www.cypress.com/go/pr/autousbphoto.

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