Cypress Introduces World’s Smallest USB Transceiver to Conserve Board Space in Mobile Handsets

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on September 26, 2007 1:19 AM | Permalink

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has introduced a high-speed USB 2.0 transceiver available in the industry’s smallest package. The new device named as the MoBL-USB TX3LP18 transceiver, delivers ultra-low power consumption with a 0.5 uA nominal sleep mode. In addition to its small size, the device integrates multiple passive components in order to further reduce boardspace usage and enable smaller end systems. It removes the need for a dedicated 3.3V power supply with a wide input supply voltage range from 3.0 to 5.8V, and features an integrated Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) to supply USB clocking requirements without a dedicated crystal.

Furthermore, the package is measured only at 2.2 mm x 1.8 mm, three times smaller than a standard golf ball dimple. It consumes a minimum amount of power prolonging battery-life for a wide range of portable applications such as mobile handsets, PDAs, PMPs, and GPS units.

The new CY7C68003 MoBL-USB TX3LP18 transceiver is available in the aforementioned 2.2 x 1.8 mm WLCSP, and in a 4 mm x 4 mm 24-pin QFN package.

The MoBL-USB TX3LP18 transceiver offers a wide array of features and functions, including:

• ULPI-compliant/USB-2.0-certified for device operation
• Supports both USB 2.0 high-speed (480 Mbits/second) and full-speed (12 Mbits/second)
• 8-bit Single Data Rate (SDR) ULPI Data Path
• Integrated regulator with 3.0 - 5.775V input
• 13, 19.2, 24 or 26 MHz reference for integrated PLL
• Support for industrial temperature range (-40C to 85C).

via: businesswire