Cypress Advances Premium Automotive Infotainment User Experience with Wi-Fi 6 Connectivity Solution
January 8, 2019
New Wi-Fi® and Bluetooth®
Combos Enable Simultaneous Streaming for Multiple Devices Across a Wider
Range of Car Categories
LAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW — Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: CY),
the embedded solutions leader, today announced the expansion of its
industry-leading wireless connectivity portfolio for automotive
infotainment with a trio of new products. The Wi-Fi® and
Bluetooth® combo chipsets and supporting software serve as
application development platforms that enable multiple users to connect
and seamlessly stream unique content to as many as 10 mobile devices
simultaneously. The new infotainment platforms include a Wi-Fi 6
(802.11ax) and Bluetooth combo solution that features Cypress’ Real
Simultaneous Dual Band (RSDB) architecture. RSDB has become the de facto
standard for premium connected infotainment experiences, enabling two
unique data streams to run at full throughput simultaneously by
integrating two complete Wi-Fi subsystems into a single chip. Wi-Fi 6
enables gigabit-level throughput and improves reliability for content
streaming to multiple devices at once.
Cypress also added two Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) and Bluetooth combo solutions
to its portfolio, empowering car makers and automotive system suppliers
with a scalable platform solution to address a wide range of vehicles
with a uniform software architecture that minimizes development and
system integration costs.
“Car makers are looking to provide multi-user access and media streaming
in their vehicles that is comparable to a premium personal media
experience at home; Cypress offers the industry’s only product lineup
designed specifically for automotive infotainment with a platform
approach for suppliers and OEMs to use our low-, mid- and high-end
solutions to cover the range from economy to luxury vehicles,” said
Brian Bedrosian, vice president of marketing for the IoT Compute and
Wireless Business Unit at Cypress. “Software development for automotive
wireless connectivity use-cases is becoming increasingly complex. Our
scalable platform enables the sharing of software development costs
across infotainment systems for various models. These new solutions
demonstrate our drive to integrate leading-edge technology as part of
our focus on bringing world-class Internet of Things connectivity to our
customers across markets.”
Premium infotainment systems require high-throughput, multi-role,
concurrent operation to implement wireless mirroring for applications
such as Apple® CarPlay, Android Auto and Mirrorlink. Cypress’
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth combo solutions meet these needs and also offer
simultaneous Wi-Fi Hotspot and content access, and
multi-band/multi-radio coexistence for video and Bluetooth audio. The
Cypress CYW89650 2×2 plus 2×2 Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 combo solution
delivers more than 1Gbps throughput, and the RSDB architecture enables
concurrent operation for these use cases in high-performance
infotainment systems without audio or video degradation. The new
CYW89459 2×2 Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 combo with RSDB builds on the
success of Cypress’ existing automotive Wi-Fi 5 solutions, enabling more
connected devices to the head unit and including emerging features such
as WPA3 security, Wi-Fi Location™ and Wi-Fi Aware™. Together with the
new cost-effective CYW89373 1×1 Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 combo, the
portfolio provides mass market to luxury class vehicles with advanced
wireless performance and medium coexistence management for an
uninterrupted entertainment experience.
Cypress’ automotive wireless solutions are fully automotive qualified
with AEC-Q100 grade-3 validation. Cypress’ existing solutions have been
designed in by numerous top-tier car OEMs and automotive suppliers and
are in production vehicles today supporting infotainment and telematics
applications such as smartphone screen-mirroring, content streaming and
Bluetooth voice connectivity in car kits. More information on Cypress’
automotive wireless solutions is available at www.cypress.com/products/automotive-wireless.
Cypress is demonstrating its automotive wireless solutions, along with
its full portfolio of embedded systems solutions for automotive systems
and the IoT, here at CES 2019 in South Hall 2 of the Las Vegas
Convention Center in meeting room MP25776.
Cypress Enables Leading-Edge Automotive Systems
Cypress works with the world’s top automotive companies to develop
leading-edge automotive systems, including Advanced Driver Assistance
Systems (ADAS), 3-D graphics displays, wireless connectivity,
full-featured touchscreens and superior body electronics. Cypress’
automotive portfolio includes Traveo™ and PSoC® microcontrollers
(MCUs), CapSense® capacitive-sensing solutions, TrueTouch® touchscreen
solutions, Wi-Fi®, Bluetooth® and USB connectivity
solutions, power-management ICs (PMICs), and NOR flash, F-RAM™ and SRAM
memories. The portfolio is backed by Cypress’ commitment to pursue zero
defects, provide excellent service and adhere to the most stringent
automotive industry standards. Learn more at www.cypress.com/automotive.
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About Cypress
Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded solutions for the world’s
most innovative automotive, industrial, smart home appliances, consumer
electronics and medical products. Cypress’ microcontrollers, wireless
and USB-based connectivity solutions, analog ICs, and reliable,
high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated products
and get them to market first. Cypress is committed to providing
customers with the best support and development resources on the planet
enabling them to disrupt markets by creating new product categories in
record time. To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.
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Contacts
Samer Bahou
Cypress PR
(408) 232-4552
samer.bahou@cypress.com