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- New - ADI's Blackfin DSP: Part 3, Powered Down
ChipCenter EE Expert Dr. Barry Henderson takes a closer look at how the Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) Blackfin DSP architecture achieves its goals. (ChipCenter: EE Expert)
Blackfin DSP and Dissipation
ChipCenter EE Expert Dr. Barry Henderson continues his discussion of power consumption, or the lack of it, on the Blackfin DSP family. (ChipCenter: EE Expert)
DSP Tools Shift To SystemC
DSP design tool makers are increasingly backing SystemC, the C-language derivative said to support rapid ASIC and FPGA design. (EE Times)
Tested Methodologies Serve DSP Development
Using tested principles, you can create reliable, easy-to-integrate and easy-to-support C code with a long life cycle. Code can be platform-independent and re-usable, with standardized interfaces. Authors Nikolay Abkairov and Alexey Nazarov of Spirit Corp show the way. (EDN)

News

- New - U. Washington Image Computing Systems Lab Hosts Library
The University of Washington's Image Computing Systems Laboratory launches a Video/Image Computing Library for the Texas Instruments TMS320C64x DSP family. The library will assist with programming for video and imaging applications. (ChipCenter: WebScan)
Xilinx Teams With The Mathworks, Mentor Graphics, Synplicity For DSP
FPGA house Xilinx, in collaboration with The MathWorks, Mentor Graphics, and Synplicity, rolls out a second-generation DSP development kit to utilize FPGAs for TeraMAC/s DSP applications. (ChipCenter: WebScan)
Wind River To Roll DSP RTOS For 3G Wireless
Realtime operating system (RTOS) vendor Wind River Systems is poised to roll out a development platform for DSP-powered applications. Known as VSPWorks, the product may let the firm get a foothold in 3G (third-generation) wireless. (EE Times)
Here Comes a Software-Based Engine For Mobile MPEG-4
DSP Group and MEICOM Technologies roll out a software-driven MPEG-4 codec for DSP Group's licensable Palm DSP core. The approach requires no additional accelerators or extra gates. (Electronic Business)

Products

- New - DSP Includes Reconfigurable, Extendable Cores
Adelante Technologies' new Galaxic DSP includes reconfigurable and extendable cores with support from core-acceleration intellectual property. Subsystems include configurable program and data memories, buses, DMA, built-in self-test, JTAG debugging, and interfaces to external processors, peripherals, memory, and application-specific coprocessors. Code-development tools include a compiler, an assembler, a linker, a debugger, a profiler, and an instruction-set simulator. (EDN)
- New - DSP Starter Kit Abets TI Silicon
Texas Instruments (TI) unveils its newest DSP starter kit (DSK) for its TMS320C5000 line of DSPs. The tool features USB communication with Real Time Data Exchange (RTDX). (ChipCenter: WebScan)
TI DSP Claims Industry's Highest MMACS/Dollar
Texas Instruments unveils the newest member of its TMS320C64x DSPs, with a new chip that claims more MMACS (millions of multiply-accumulates) per dollar, and per watt, than competing products. With a 250-mW core, TI's latest 'C6411 is claimed to be the lowest power DSP in its class, yet deliver 300-MHz/2,400 MIPs/1,200 MMACS. The IC is supported by TI development tools, including an integrated development environment and realtime kernel. (ChipCenter: WebScan)
The MathWorks Rolls Enhanced Developers Kit For TI DSP
The MathWorks debuts a new version of its developer's kit for Texas Instruments DSPs. It lets you verify DSP algorithms in an integrated environment, integrating with eXpressDSP software and development tools through its compatibility with Code Composer Studio 2.0 and 2.1. System runs under Windows 2000, NT, and 98. (e-inSITE)
Green Hills' IDE Supports LSI Logic DSPs
Green Hills Software announces the availability of its MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) and optimizing compilers for LSI Logic's ZSP line of DSPs. (ChipCenter: WebScan)
The MathWorks Enhances Windows Tools For TI DSPs
The MathWorks, a supplier of technical computing software, debuts a developer's kit for Texas Instruments DSP v1.2. It permits you to develop and verify DSP algorithms in one integrated environment. The kit supports Windows 2000, NT, and 98, and works with Code Composer Studio 2.0 and Code Composer Studio 2.1 from TI. (ChipCenter: WebScan)
Analog Devices Ships 250-MHz Floating-Point DSP
Analog Devices is shipping a 250-MHz TigerSHARC DSP that dissipates 1.5-W, and provides 1,500 MFLOPS peak performance. The DSP will do a floating point 1024-point complex FFT in 39 us. (Electronic Business)

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