Cypress deploys Numetrics to benchmark PSoC development capability

CUPERTINO, USA: Numetrics, the leading provider of fact-based resource and schedule trade-off analysis tools for semiconductor integrated circuit (IC) development projects, announced that Cypress Semiconductor Corp. has deployed Numetrics’ tools and industry database to perform root cause analysis and benchmark its new product development capability against the industry. Cypress’ goal is to ensure its rapidly expanding PSoC product line consistently achieves on-time market delivery and quality within development budget targets.

“We were able to use Numetrics solutions to perform root cause analysis and benchmark key performance indicators, including productivity, cycle time, schedule performance and spin count to drive systematic changes that significantly improve our product development processes,” said Paul Keswick, EVP of New Product Development at Cypress. “The ROI is getting our products to market faster or with fewer resources, or both.”

Cypress adopted Numetrics’ performance benchmarking solution, which includes Numetrics’ IC Industry Database and IC Metrics Tracker products to perform root-cause analysis and benchmark its PSoC development against similar projects in relevant industry categories. PSoC, or Programmable System-on-Chip, is a family of programmable SoC’s that integrate configurable analog and digital peripheral functions, memory and a microcontroller on a single IC.

“As a data-driven company, Cypress understands that fact-based decisions strengthen business processes and execution,” said Ron Collett, president and CEO of Numetrics. “We’re very pleased that Cypress was able to optimize its PSoC development execution using our tools and industry database. The market success of the PSoC product family is a testimonial to Cypress’ R&D execution and effectiveness.”