Cypress har stor succes med Touchscreen controllere

Cypress tredobler fabrikationskapaciteten for firmaets særdeles succesfulde TrueTouch touchscreen controllere, der anvendes i mange højvolumen applikationer (in english).

Cypress Semiconductor has announced a significant manufacturing capacity expansion for its rapidly growing TrueTouch touchscreen controllers. Cypress's Fab 4 in Bloomington, Minnesota and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Cypress's primary foundry partner, will triple 2011 capacity for the S8 manufacturing process versus 2010 levels. The expansions are on schedule, with the first additional capacity expected to come on-line in Q1 2011, and full completion expected in Q3 2011.

In addition to TrueTouch products, Cypress also manufactures its PSoC 3 and PSoC 5, CapSense and NVSRAM products on the S8 process. Cypress's S8 process is based on 0.13-micron SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Silicon) embedded nonvolatile memory technology. 

SONOS is highly compatible with standard CMOS technologies and offers numerous advantages including high endurance, low power, and radiation hardness. In addition, SONOS provides a more robust, manufacturable and cost-effective solution compared to other embedded non-volatile memory technologies.

- With a record number of design wins in high-volume mobile phone, tablets and other large screen platforms, we're moving aggressively to ensure stable, ample and timely supply of our TrueTouch products, says Norm Taffe, executive vice president of Cypress's Consumer and Computation Division.

- We're also preparing for our next-generation PSoC and CapSense products to grow this year. This expansion gives our customers confidence that we can handle steep ramps in demand for their hot new products.