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Atmel Extends IP Core Offering by Licensing DSP Group's PalmDSPCore(R)
SAN JOSE, Calif., and SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 23
- Atmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) and DSP Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSPG - ), today
announced that Atmel has licensed DSP Group's PalmDSPCore® for use in the
design of leading-edge DSP Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs) for next-generation mobile
communications applications. This represents a significant extension to Atmel's already rich library of
embedded DSP cores. Atmel currently licenses DSP Group's OakDSPCore® and
Teak® DSP Core. The ultra high-speed PalmDSPCore is designed for applications that require
extremely high data throughput. These include complex high-end
telecommunications, wireless communications, multimedia, hi-fi audio
implementations and consumer electronics. The PalmDSPCore, a dual-MAC parallel architecture, includes seven
arithmetic units working in parallel. It is able to execute up to
18 operations per clock cycle, giving a potential peak performance of
3800 MOPS (3.8 GOPS) at 210 MHz on 0.18 micron CMOS technology. PalmDSPCore
has three categories of instruction-sets:
single, parallel and multi-parallel
instruction-sets. It executes an FFT butterfly in only 2 cycles and a
Viterbi-decode in only 2 cycles per two Add-Compare-Selects (ACSs). It
supports both SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) and MIMD (Multiple
Instruction Multiple Data) style instructions, with variable instruction
widths (16/32 bit) in a single cycle. This unique combination of instructions
is intended to maximize performance with maximum code efficiency. PalmDSPCore
is designed as a soft core that enables easy porting into different processes
and different libraries. PalmDSPCore is compatible with previous generations
of DSP Group's SmartCores(TM) family, including the Teak DSP Core and the
OakDSPCore. The existing codes from previous generations enable easy migration
to a compatible DSP. The algorithms are enhanced and run faster, due to the
many new features and the parallel architecture of PalmDSPCore. Alfredo Vadillo, Atmel's Director for Application-specific and Custom
Products, commented, ``The PalmDSPCore is our gateway to third-generation
mobile communications, which will be the motor of our product development and
corporate growth over the next few years. With the experience we have gained
in integrating the OakDSPCore and the Teak from DSP Group, we are in a unique
position to embed the PalmDSPCore rapidly into our new system-on-chip designs.
It perfectly complements other advanced IP blocks that we have recently
acquired, notably the ARM920T and ARM946E-S.'' ``We are glad to co-operate with Atmel, which is renewing its trust in DSP
Group's SmartCores for the third time by selecting our PalmDSPCore,'' commented
Bat-Sheva Ovadia, DSP Group's Vice President of Marketing and Business
development of the Technology Licensing Division.
``This agreement will once
more place the PalmDSPCore at the forefront of products for third-generation
mobile communications.'' Atmel's fast-growing portfolio of both hard and soft IP includes:
the
ARM946E-S(TM), ARM920T(TM), ARM7TDMI(TM), 8051 and AVR® microcontrollers,
the Teak® DSP Core, OakDSPCore® and Lode(TM) DSP Cores, as well as
connectivity IP such as USB, PCI (33 MHz and 66 Mhz) and 1394 (Firewire(TM)).
IP for baseband processing of Bluetooth(TM) and Voice Over IP (VoIP) are also
available. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose,
California, with manufacturing facilities in Colorado Springs, Colorado;
Irving, Texas; Grenoble, Nantes and Rousset, France; Newcastle, UK; and
Heilbronn, Germany.
Atmel designs, manufactures and markets on a worldwide
basis advanced logic, mixed-signal, non-volatile memory, and RF
semiconductors.
Atmel is also a leading provider of system level integration
semiconductor solutions using advanced CMOS, BiCMOS, Bipolar and SiGe process
technologies. Atmel product and financial information are available from its
Fax-on-Demand service.
In North America, call 800-292-8635. Internationally,
call 408-441-0732.
Requests may be made via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or
by visiting Atmel's web site at www.atmel.com. About DSP Group, Inc. DSP Group, Inc. is a global leader in the development and marketing of
high-performance, cost-effective, licensable digital signal processing cores.
The company's family of DSP cores provides ideal solutions for low-power,
cost-driven applications, such as cellular, broadband communication, VoIP,
multimedia, advanced telecommunication systems, disk drive controllers and
many other types of embedded control applications.
By combining its DSP core
technologies with its proprietary, advanced speech-processing algorithms, DSP
Group also delivers a wide range of enabling, application specific ICs for
full-featured integrated telephony products and applications, including
digital spread spectrum wireless technologies.
DSP Group, Inc. maintains an
international presence with offices located around the globe.
Additional
information about DSP Group, Inc. is available on the World Wide Web at:
http://www.dspg.com . NOTE:
PalmDSPCore®, OakDSPCore®, Teak® and SmartCores(TM) are
registered trademarks and trademarks of DSP Group, Inc. Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained
herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Other terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of
others.
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