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A COMPARISON OF MICROCONTROLLERS AND DSPs

A Case Study
by Jerry Horn

Start ý Fine Tuning ý Turn Up the Volume ý Timing is Everything ý Storage ý Pricing ý Encore ý Sources and PDF

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Jerry Horn is a senior design engineer with Lynium LLC, a consulting firm that specializes in testing and characterizing high-precision and high-speed mixed-signal components. His particular focus is on high-resolution and high-speed analog-to-digital converters, digital-to-analog converters, and high-performance audio converters. He is familiar with a wide variety of microcontrollers and digital signal processors, as well as the issues associated with interfacing these components to mixed-signal devices.

REFERENCES

K.C. Pohlman, Principles of Digital Audio, Howard W. Sams & Company, Indianapolis, IN, 46268, 1989.

J. Horn, "Clock Jitter and ADCs," http://www.chipcenter.com/eexpert/jhorn/jhorn026.html.

SOURCES

PIC16F873
Microchip Technology, Inc.
(888) 628-624
(480) 786-7200
Fax: (480) 899-9210
www.microchip.com

SX28AC/Virtual Peripherals
Scenix
(650) 210-1500
Fax: (650) 210-8715
www.scenix.com

DSP56364
Motorola, Inc.
(602) 952-4103
Fax: (602) 952-4067
www.mot-sps.com

ADS8320
Burr-Brown Corp.
(520) 746-1111
Fax: (520) 889-1510
www.burr-brown.com

DSP Chips
Texas Instruments, Inc.
(800) 477-8924, x4500
(972) 995-2011
Fax: (972) 995-4360
www.ti.com

Analog Devices, Inc.
(617) 329-4700
Fax: (617) 329-1241
www.analog.com

Cirrus Logic, Inc.
(510) 623-8300
Fax: (510) 226-2180
www.crystal.com

AKM Semiconductor, Inc.
(408) 436-8580
+(81) 6 6347 3133
Fax: (408) 436-7591
Fax: +(81) 6 6347 3132
www.akm.com

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