Cypress Expands Internet of Things Portfolio to Address Growing Edge Processing Needs

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:CY), the embedded solutions leader, today announced it is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) solutions portfolio with a new member of its ultra-low-power PSoC 6 microcontroller (MCU) family. The new PSoC 6 MCU is purpose-built to address the growing needs for computing, connectivity and storage in IoT edge devices. The new MCUs include expanded embedded memory with 2MB Flash and 1MB SRAM to support compute-intensive algorithms, connectivity stacks and data logging.

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Pictured is Cypress' PSoC 6 MCU, the industry's lowest power, most flexible MCU with built-in Bluetooth Low Energy wireless connectivity and integrated hardware-based security in a single device. (Photo: Business Wire)

Additionally, Cypress announced two new development kits for the PSoC 6 family, enabling developers to immediately leverage the industry’s lowest power, most flexible dual-core MCU with hardware-based security—to prolong battery life, deliver efficient processing and sensing, and protect sensitive user data. PSoC 6 is empowering millions of IoT products today, providing the most secure and low-power processing available. More information on the PSoC 6 family is available at www.cypress.com/psoc6.

“Designers of smart home appliances, wearables, health management devices, and a broad range of IoT applications are looking to integrate more edge-processing functionality that will deliver a real-time user experience,” said Sudhir Gopalswamy, executive vice president of the Microcontrollers and Connectivity Division at Cypress. “Our new PSoC 6 MCUs with expanded memory for application processing give designers the ability to quickly develop and launch differentiated IoT products. These parts extend the success of the family, which is already enabling more functionality in smaller form factors with up to seven days of battery life for wearables.”

New PSoC 6 Development Kits

Developers can evaluate the new PSoC 6 MCUs with expanded embedded memory using Cypress’ new PSoC 6 Wi-Fi BT Prototyping Kit (CY8CPROTO-062-4343W). This $30 kit features peripheral modules including Cypress’ industry-leading CapSense capacitive-sensing technology, PDM-PCM microphones, and memory expansion modules, enabling quick evaluation and easy development. The kit is supported by Cypress’ ModusToolbox software suite that provides easy-to-use tools for application development in a familiar MCU integrated development environment (IDE). More information on the kit is available at www.cypress.com/cy8cproto-062-4343W.