Intel's DSP Partner and co-developer - ADI - releases the new 300 MHz DSP BlackFin for general purpose applications.
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SOURCE: Analog Devices, Inc.
Analog Devices Discloses First DSP Based on High-Performance Technology Co-Developed With Intel
NORWOOD, Mass., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Analog Devices, Inc., (NYSE: ADI - news), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, announced the new Blackfin(TM) family of 16-bit digital signal processors (DSPs) and the world's first product to integrate the Micro Signal Architecture jointly developed by ADI and Intel Corporation. Designed for telecommunications and a range of Internet appliances, this new Blackfin DSP speeds software and hardware development through a programmer-friendly architecture and on-chip interfaces to ADI's world-leading data converters. ADI also disclosed a companion power management chip that can precisely vary the core voltage of the DSP and reduce power consumption in Blackfin DSP-based designs by more than 60 percent. (www.analog.com/ blackfin-dsp)
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``The Internet is driving a new era of signal processing technology to serve wireless, broadband, imaging, instrumentation and control applications,'' said Brian McAloon, group vice president of the DSP and System Products division at Analog Devices. ``The Blackfin DSP architecture provides a foundation for the next generation of ADI general-purpose and application- specific solutions for these applications.''
The ADSP-21535 Blackfin DSP operates at 300MHz, delivering up to 600 million multiply accumulate instructions per second (MMACs) and power consumption as low as 42 milliwatts (mW) at 0.9 volts (V). The Blackfin DSP family will extend to devices delivering up to 1 GHz performance.
The new Blackfin DSP targets video-enabled Internet applications, such as video telephones, gaming devices, web terminals, NetTVs, and smart handheld devices. Enhanced media instructions process the bit stream for rich multimedia content at up to ten times the performance of other DSPs. With video arithmetic logic units (ALUs) processing up to four 8-bit math operations in a single clock cycle, software can efficiently support video compression, motion estimation and Huffman coding algorithms used by video and image processing standards such as MPEG2, MPEG4 and JPEG.
To simplify system connectivity, this first DSP in the Blackfin DSP family includes Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus and Universal Serial Bus (USB) Device interfaces. USB is the de-facto standard for linking or docking portable devices with stationary equipment. The PCI transport is common in PC- controlled systems. The DSP receives data from an analog-to-digital converter and transmits data to a digital-to-analog converter via four on-chip serial interface ports.
The ADSP-21535 Blackfin DSP is the first DSP with Dynamic Power Management, allowing independent adjustment of both voltage and frequency to minimize the energy consumed by each processing task. A power management companion product manages the voltage and battery charging functions in Blackfin DSP-based designs.
Pricing and Availability
Development tools and technical documentation are available today. The award-winning VisualDSP++(TM) Integrated Development Environment provides compiler, cycle-accurate simulator, debugger and code profiling tools. Two Blackfin DSP models are scheduled for September 2001 sampling and first quarter 2002 production. The ADSP-21535PKCA-200, operating at 200 MHz, has a suggested resale price of $27 per unit in quantities of 10,000 units. The ADSP-21535PKCA-300, operating at 300 MHz, is priced at $34 per unit in quantities of 10,000 units.
About Analog Devices
With fiscal 2000 revenues of $2.58 billion, Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts and employs approximately 9,700 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index.
Note: Blackfin and the Blackfin logo are trademarks of Analog Devices Inc. VisualDSP is a registered trademark of Analog Devices Inc. VisualDSP++ is a trademark of Analog Devices Inc.
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SOURCE: Analog Devices, Inc.
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