2010

December 16, 2010 |

Posted in Benchmarks, Communication, Processors

The march toward 4G cellular networks is accelerating. For example, Verizon just lit up its LTE network in 38 U.S. cities. But widespread deployment will require lower-cost base stations. Freescale is aiming to enable lower-cost base stations with its new baseband SoCs, introduced last

December 16, 2010 |

Posted in Processors, Video

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Texas Instruments (TI) has announced four new ARM-based processors under the Sitara and Integra brand names. These processors are part of a pin- and software-compatible family that offers optional DSP and graphics accelerators to address applications with a wide range of performance

December 16, 2010 |

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The term “ the Internet of things ” refers to a vision of the future where many objects—automobiles, appliances, sensors—will be connected to the Internet. I hadn’t given this idea much thought until I attended the recent SDR ’10 Technical Conference ,

December 16, 2010 |

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Let’s face it: Applications are getting more complicated. Chips are getting more complicated. And engineering teams are generally getting smaller, not larger. As a result, it’s incumbent on chip vendors to provide robust, easy-to-use development kits. Design

November 18, 2010 |

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In early 2010, Texas Instruments (TI) announced a new multi-core DSP SoC architecture . This month, TI announced the first chips based on this architecture. This latest announcement includes details of TI’s new TMS320C66x (C66x) DSP processor core, which offers both state-of-the-art

November 18, 2010 |

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DSP processor core licensor CEVA has added to its portfolio with the new CEVA-X1643 and CEVA-XC323 DSP cores. The cores are the next-generation successors to the CEVA-X1641 and CEVA-XC321 , respectively. The new cores roughly double the clock frequency of the prior offerings to 1 GHz and are

November 17, 2010 |

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In the last issue of Inside DSP , we explained why good benchmarks are important both for processor users and for processor designers. We also discussed why optimized benchmarks are critical when assessing a processor’s performance for digital signal processing tasks. Given

November 17, 2010 |

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Considering how ubiquitous and indispensible they are today, it’s amazing to think that digital cellular phones were a novelty 15 years ago. In the mid-1990s, digital cellular handsets were just beginning to be deployed in large volumes. At that time, these handsets were

October 19, 2010 |

Posted in Low-Power, Processors

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Analog Devices (ADI) has expanded its Blackfin family of DSP-centric embedded processors with a new low-cost family member, the ADSP-BF592. The processor delivers a respectable 800 MMACS (million multiply accumulate cycles per second) for around $3. The trend is clear: ever-tinier

October 19, 2010 |

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In September, ARM announced its latest high-performance processor core–the long-rumored Cortex-A15, code-named Eagle. The announcement contained few details, but did set out some aggressive performance targets, and also made it clear that ARM’s ambitions extend beyond hand-held

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