New TI DSP Delivers Industry"s Most MMACS Per Dollar and Per Watt For Performance-Efficient Embedded Applications

New TMS320C64x(TM) DSP Will Enable Diverse End-Equipments Such As Security/Surveillance Systems, Telecom/Datacom Systems and Residential Media Servers

HOUSTON, March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Delivering the benefits of its highest performance digital signal processors (DSPs) to performance-efficient embedded applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN - news; TI) today unveiled the newest member of the TMS320C64x DSP generation. The new chip offers more Millions of Multiply Accumulates (MMACS) per dollar and per Watt than competing products, enabling innovative application entries. With this device, TI is expanding the reach of the C64x(TM) DSP generation, addressing the lower-power, lower-cost performance-efficient application spaces, such as residential media servers, security/surveillance systems, telecom/datacom systems and hardcopy appliances. For more information, please visit: www.dspvillage.ti.com/silicon6411p .

"With the new C6411 DSP, TI has handed developers of price and power sensitive applications even more functionality for their dollar," said Will Strauss of market research firm Forward Concepts. "This will give manufacturers an ideal entry into the C64x generation and enable more features at a lower price point for embedded applications."

New Chip Provides Performance Efficiency for Embedded Applications

"TI recognizes that one size does not fit all," said Yvonne Cager, TMS320C6000(TM) DSP marketing manager, TI. "Our customers are designing applications that require performance but are also power and price sensitive, and the C6411 was designed to meet those needs."

With a 250-milliWatts (mW) core at 1.0 volt (V), the C6411 DSP is the lowest power DSP in this class on the market, and still delivers 300MHz/ 2400 Millions of Instructions Per Second (MIPs)/1200 MMACS of performance. It is also the lowest cost C64x DSP, available for $39 in 10K-unit quantities. The new chip enables rapid development of applications that require high degrees of performance and programmability yet also demand high power efficiency at a low price point.

In addition to an industry leading performance-efficient core, the new C6411 DSP features:

• A 64-channel Enhanced Direct Memory Access (EDMA) for superior Input/Output (I/O) efficiency;
• A 32-bit External Memory Interface (EMIF) for high bandwidth to memory;
• Two McBSPs for easy audio and telecom interfacing;
• Two 32-bit timers with the ability to count external events;
• An HPI32/33 MHz PCI to simplify host connectivity;
• A 16-bit General Purpose I/O (GPIO) pins which can be programmed to generate different CPU (Central Processing Unit) interrupts and EDMA events and;
• A 23mm/532 BGA package

The feature set of the new TMS320C6411 DSP is ideal for programmable, networked security appliances such as iris scanners. This technology demands high-level processing capabilities to examine the richly colored patterns surrounding the pupil of the eye, which requires three times the image analysis complexity of other security appliances such as fingerprint verification. This increase in image analysis complexity is easily handled by the C6411 DSP, a high performance C engine with a compiler that leverages the architecture to sustain maximum performance while speeding designer development time for this and other high-performance, yet cost-sensitive applications.

New C6411 Based on Proven Technology

The C6411 DSP is code-compatible with all 20 devices in the TMS320C6000 DSP platform, giving designers confidence in a proven technology that has successfully driven thousands of products.

The C6411 DSP is supported by TI's eXpressDSP(TM) software and development tools, including the Code Composer Studio(TM) v2 Integrated Development Environment (IDE), the industry's most easy-to-use DSP IDE, and the DSP/BIOS(TM) real-time kernel. TI's library of DSP and imaging software modules, best-in-class software development tools and eXpressDSP-compliant products from the DSP industry's largest third party network all add up to faster time to market for the designers of performance-efficient embedded applications.

Unmatched Support Gets Designers Started Today

TI has reduced the cost of its C6416 DSP test and evaluation board (TEB), which allows designers to accelerate the design process for applications using the industry's highest performing TMS320C64x DSPs. It is fully code- compatible with the new C6411 DSP, so developers can get started designing their applications today. The C6416 TEB also offers value-added features and hardware components designed to enable rapid development and speed manufacturers to market. For more information, please visit: www.dspvillage.ti.com/C6416TEB1 .

In addition, TI has developed the industry's most comprehensive support network to help designers get started today. Since a supplier should be a continuous resource to its customers, TI's network encompasses four major areas: training, technical documentation, access to experts and TI's Web site.

One definitive aspect of the support network is its varied cast of third parties. Texas Instruments offers the most extensive and differentiated collection of global DSP development support in the industry. More than 500 independent companies and consultants are available to provide customers with a broad range of application software, development hardware and software and consulting services. For more information on the TI third party program, please visit: www.dspvillage.ti.com/C64x3p1 .

TI Offers Broad Portfolio of High-Performance Data Converters to Support Its DSPs

TI provides a variety of high-performance data converters that easily interface with these new DSPs. For example, designers can use the single- channel, 16-bit, 500kSPS ADS8323 or the six-channel simultaneous sampling, 12-bit, 500kSPS ADS7864 analog-to-digital (A/D) converters. For higher resolution applications, the 24-bit ADS1252 and ADS1254 (four-channel) delta- sigma A/D converters are available. For higher speed applications, designers can use the 12-bit, 50MSPS, dual ADS2807 or the 14-bit, 40MSPS ADS5422 A/D converters.

Availability

Samples of the TMS320C6411 DSP will be available in 3Q 2002 with full production in 4Q 2002, with pricing currently at $39 for 10k-unit quantities. TMS320C6416 TEBs are available today at the TI e-store and through TI distributors. The C6416 TEB is available today and can be ordered through TI's e-store or a local distributor.

Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

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