Cypress Semiconductor (distributed in Australia by Avnet) says it has surpassed the 500 million unit mark in shipments of its PSoC programmable system-on-chip. The company says commercial-scale PSoC shipments began in 2002. In June 2006 Cypress shipped its 100-millionth unit and in September 2007 the company hit the 250-million unit mark.
PSoC devices combine programmable analogue and digital blocks with memory and a microcontroller, deliver a unique solution that offers designers unmatched flexibility, integration and time-to-market. With the company’s PSoC Designer development tool, customers use pre-built, configurable library elements for both analogue and digital functions.
“Half a billion shipments in such a short period of time proves that the unique approach that PSoC offers in addressing embedded system design has struck a chord in the industry,” says Tom Starnes, principal at market research firm Strategy Sanity. “Flexibility is key when a product is being developed and the more easily you can create, and later shift your design, the more likely the end product will hit the target market.”
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