[Dug]
Yes you are right about them not being in production. Thought I pass the following on FWIW.
The 'C6201, packaged in an ultra-thin 352-lead ball grid array, represents entirely new levels of performance and savings for communications applications. In these applications, such as V.34 modems or wireless base stations, the 'C6201 can increase the number of communication channels per DSP or raise the throughput capacity of a single channel.
For example, the 'C6201 can allow remote access server designers to provide more modems in less space. The power of a single 'C6201 can implement 10 to 15 V.34 modems at a cost of about US $6 per modem. Previous DSPs could only achieve one modem per DSP, at about US $18 per modem.
For base stations, a single 'C6201 can implement 30 enhanced full-rate (EFR) voice channels at US $3-per-channel, versus five voice channels at US $7-per-channel for previous DSPs. Not only does the 'C6201 provide a 50 percent lower cost per channel, it also reduces chip count and system space. Now a 128-channel base station, which required up to 24 DSPs, can be implemented on four 'C6201s.
US pricing for the 0.25 micron, five-level metal 'C6201 is $96 (25K units). An advanced-release version is now sampling, with a production release scheduled to begin sampling in 2Q97. Future 'C6x members, both fixed- and floating-point, will be disclosed throughout 1997 and beyond and will include devices using TI's new 0.18-micron process, operating at speeds beyond 250 MHz.
It appears they have something to play with for now, also I did read else where on the TI web site that the production was to be in the second half of 97.
Thanx for the posts,
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