Oct 15 2007
Microsemi Corporation announced today that Cypress Semiconductor Corporation has selected the Microsemi LX1972BC(tm) light sensor for the new PSoC(r) FirstTouch(tm) Starter Kit. The FirstTouch kit provides a quick, easy, and affordable way to evaluate the integration, flexibility, and real mixed-signal programmability of PSoC mixed-signal arrays in a number of embedded applications.
The new USB thumbdrive kit, working with Cypress's PSoC Express(tm) visual embedded system design tool, provides designers with the ability to evaluate the use of superior light sensing capabilities, as well as other parameters such as temperature and proximity.
The Microsemi LX1972BC is an advanced light sensor with near human-eye response. It has very low infrared sensitivity, is stable across temperature variations and does not require optical filters.
"The performance of the LX1972BC made it an ideal choice to provide light sensing in our FirstTouch starter kit," said Geoff Charubin, Vice President of Global Marketing and Applications for Cypress. "The Microsemi sensor, teamed with a PSoC device, gives designers an excellent solution for applications that need to respond to ambient light -- a key feature for energy management. We look forward to continue our cooperation with Microsemi to provide customers with advanced power and energy management solutions."
"The PSoC architecture's mixed-signal programmability is an excellent match for our light sensing and other power management products," said Madhu Rayabhari, Vice President of Business Development for Microsemi's Analog Mixed Signal Group. "We are pleased to add this value to the Cypress FirstTouch kit, and look forward to future opportunities to work cooperatively with Cypress."