Product category: Communications ICs (Wired)
News Release from: Cypress Semiconductor | Subject: EZ-USB NX2LP and AT2LP
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 13 April 2005
Speedy USB controllers cut the power
budget
Cypress Semiconductor has unveiled two new families of low-cost, high-speed USB controllers it reckons offer the industry's lowest power consumption.
Cypress Semiconductor has unveiled two new families of low-cost, high-speed USB controllers it reckons offer the industry's lowest power consumption The new controllers take advantage of advanced process technology developed by Cypress to slash dynamic and standby power consumption by nearly 50% compared with leading competitors
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 9 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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