This cost-effective chip complies with PCMCIA revision 8.0 and Compact Flash revision 3.0 standards, and provides laptops and hand-held devices with a low-power, seamless interface to USB and serial port connected equipment.
Oxford's unique USB implementation integrates a USB 2.0 full-speed host controller with an 8 kbyte data buffer and Windows or Linux software stacks. This combination enables designers to produce fully OHCI-compatible PC cards that make full use of Window's USB plug-and-play and multidata pipe support.

The OXCFU950's ultrahigh-performance OX16C95X synchronous UART offers baud rates up to 12 Mbps. Its 128-byte deep transmit and receive FIFO ensures CPU overhead is minimized and data throughput is maximized. The UART is software compatible with the industry standard 16C550 type and others in the Oxford Semiconductor product line.

The OXCFU950 provides a complete, single-chip, bridging solution that reduces system cost and board area. In a 9 mm x 9 mm 64-pin QFN package rated for an industrial temperature range of -40 degrees Celsius to +85 degrees Celsius, the device integrates configuration EEPROM, voltage regulator and four configurable GPIO pins.

Oxford Semiconductor is supporting the OXCFU950 with drivers for Windows 98, 2000, XP and CE and Linux operating systems, an evaluation board and comprehensive documentation. The chip is priced at $4.68 in 1,000-piece quantities and is sampling now.