Cypress Korea ( General Manager Young-do Lim, www.cypress.com ) announced that TASCAM ( www.tascam.com ), the audio division of TEAC Corporation, has selected Cypress's PSoC 3 programmable system - on - chip for its new iM2, iM2X, and iXJ2 microphones .

Each pocket-sized stereo microphone accessory turns your iPhone , iPad , or iPod Touch into an audio recorder that delivers bit - perfect streaming without adding or missing audio samples . This product relies on a PSoC 3 device to handle Apple's proprietary MFi protocol ( made for iPod , iPhone , and iPad ) for seamlessly managing digital audio interfaces and communicating with devices using Apple's iOS operating system.

The iM2, iM2X, and iXJ2 connect to Apple's dock connector for iOS devices . The iM2 and iM2X each feature a pair of condenser microphones adjustable more than 180 degrees for optimal sound capture, and each includes a preamplifier capable of handling up to 125 decibels for the loudest concerts and instruments . The iXJ2 is made suitable for video capture by providing two microphone or line inputs that can be used individually or in combination for stereo recording . Each accessory is powered by a connected iOS device and can be used with TASCAM 's PCM Recorder iOS app , Apple's GarageBand , and other Core Audio compatible recording apps .

  Cypress's PSoC 3 MFi digital audio solution manages the interface between TASCAM accessories and iOS devices via Apple's Dock Connector . This design utilizes the PSoC 3 to provide simultaneous playback as well as clean audio recording . With Cypress’s patent-pending clock synchronization and recovery design features, PSoC 3 delivers the highest quality digital audio capabilities with minimal external components at multiple audio sample rates ( up to 24-bit audio , at standard intervals of 48-kHz sampling rate ) without missing samples . For more information regarding Cypress's clock synchronization and recovery design, please refer to www.cypress.com/?docID=25374 .

"With the flexible architecture of PSoC 3 and drag-and-drop MFi compatibility , we developed the iM2, iM2X , and iXJ2 , which feature excellent audio recording capabilities for iPhone and iPad users . " "The PSoC 3 MFi digital audio solution provides TEAC with an excellent bridge that enables rapid time-to-market and a solid foundation for a diverse range of music accessory products ," it was noted.

In addition, Lim Young-do, General Manager of Cypress Korea, stated, "PSoC provides designers with fast, affordable, and fully tested solutions for accessories using Apple's proprietary MFi interface . With numerous apps and accessories that users can attach via the dock connector, Apple's iOS mobile devices have become the standard of the generation ." "The iM2, iM2X, and iXJ2 exemplify how the PSoC architecture enables various accessories that add new features to iOS devices," he explained.

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PSoC devices adopt a highly combinable system - on - chip architecture for embedded control designs, providing capabilities equivalent to flash- based field-programmable ASICs without lead-time or NRE penalties . PSoC devices integrate combinatorial analog and digital circuits controlled by on-chip microcontrollers, enabling enhanced design changeability and a reduction in the number of components . A single PSoC device can integrate more than 100 peripheral functions while reducing customer design time, board space , and power consumption, while improving system quality and lowering system costs .

  The new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 architectures include high-precision programmable analog functions ( analog-to-digital converters with up to 20-bit resolution ) , and scalable programmable digital resources integrate a powerful industry-standard MCU core , sufficient memory , and communication peripherals . The PSoC 3 device is based on the high-performance 8-bit 8051 processor , while the PSoC 5 device includes the powerful 32-bit ARM Cortex-M3 processor . These products provide designers with a seamless programmable design platform, enabling easier migration from 8 to 32 bits . The powerful capabilities of these new solutions dramatically expand the applications and markets that PSoC can serve, including automotive , portable medical devices , and industrial markets . Additionally, the PSoC 1 family is based on the cost-optimized 8-bit M8C core . For more information about PSoC products, please refer to www.cypress.com/psoc and for free online training, please refer towww.cypress.com/psoctraining .