Belkin To Design Cypress's WirelessUSB Technology Into Home Theatre Systems; New 2.4 GHz Keyboards, Mice, And Remote Controls Will Enable Web Surfing And Manage PC-Based Media Centers From Their Living Room Couch

28-Jul-04

Cypress Semiconductor Corp. announced that Belkin Corp. has selected Cypress's WirelessUSB radio-system-on-a-chip technology for use in a new family of products it is designing for PC-based media center/home theatre applications, including WirelessUSB-based keyboards, mice, and remote controls. The first products are expected to appear on store shelves by early September 2004, in time for the year-end holiday shopping season. ""Multimedia PC and home theatre technologies are converging to create a host of opportunities for new types of low-cost wireless peripherals,"" said Scott Borden, Director of Belkin R&D Labs. ""We selected WirelessUSB for this application because the technology offers superior range, battery life, and performance versus competing solutions, including 27 MHz and Bluetooth."" More information about Cypress is accessible online at www.cypress.com; Belkin products are available through www.belkin.com as well as through a network of major distributors, resellers, and superstores.

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