The new MoBL-USB FX2LP18 controller is part of an expanding family of MoBL-USB™ products from Cypress that includes the recently introduced MoBL-USB TX2™ transceiver and future products with additional features. It has a 1.8-volt core and supports an I/O voltage range of 1.8 V to 3.3 V to interface seamlessly with several generations of baseband processors, application processors, ASICs and ASSPs. Offered in a 56-ball VFBGA (Very Fine Pitch Ball Grid Array) package that measures only 5 mm x 5 mm with 0.5-mm ball pitch, the new device takes advantage of Cypress's 0.13-micron C8™ process technology to slash dynamic and standby power consumption by nearly 80 percent versus the nearest competitors, while offering much greater functionality.
Cypress recently announced that it has shipped over 500 million USB controllers, including over 130 million in 2005. The controllers, which began shipping in 1997, are used in a wide array of USB host and peripheral consumer devices. Cypress offers the industry's most complete portfolio of USB devices, including low-, full-, and high-speed controllers, hosts, hubs, bridges and wireless solutions.
The MoBL-USB FX2LP18 controller is qualified to operate with an industrial temperature rating of -40 degrees C to +85 degrees, a critical requirement for handsets. It has standby current consumption of just 20 uA, enabling customers to maximize battery life on their cell phones. Competing solutions typically consume 160 uA. The device is a fully integrated peripheral controller, including an 8051 microprocessor, a serial interface engine, a high-speed USB 2.0 transceiver, on-chip RAM and FIFO and a general programmable interface. Its unique architecture handles all basic USB functions, enabling the host system's processor to focus on application-specific functions and ensuring sustained high-performance data transfer rates. Featuring a data rate of 480 Mbps, 16 Kbytes of on-chip memory, and 24 programmable I/Os, Cypress's MoBL-USB FX2LP18 solution provides world-class design flexibility.
