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TI's Latest High Performance DSP Features Extended Temperature Range For Rugged Application Environments The TMS320C6418 DSP Optimizes Performance and Price for Telecom, Software Radio and Broadcast Equipment HOUSTON, April 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Further strengthening its high-performance roadmap in the digital signal processor (DSP) market, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) (TI) today announced production-qualified samples of its TMS320C6418 digital signal processor (DSP) at 500 megahertz (MHz). This new device features a well-balanced combination of performance, memory, peripherals and price for applications such as telecommunications, software radio and broadcast equipment. The C6418 DSP offers an extended case temperature range of - 40 to 105 degrees Celsius, enabling applications to function under extremely harsh environmental conditions. TI is also announcing that the standard temperature TMS320C6418 DSP is now in volume production at 600 MHz. For more information, please see: http://www.ti.com/c6418exttemppr . "This new version of the C6418 DSP demonstrates TI's commitment to providing DSPs tailored to the needs of the industries we serve," said Thomas Brooks, DSP platform marketing manager, Texas Instruments. "The extended- temperature qualification of this device will enable our customers to meet a wider range of environmental conditions, bringing their services to broader consumer markets." Balanced performance, memory, peripherals and price The C6418 DSP provides a balance of resources designed for the rapidly evolving needs of advanced digital communications. Featuring 512K bytes of level-two (L2) cache, the C6418 device at 500 MHz can achieve an impressive 2000, 16-bit million multiply accumulate cycles (MMACs) per second or 4000, 8-bit MMACs per second peak performance. An integrated Viterbi coprocessor (VCP) offloads heavily used operations from the core, boosting performance by as much as 30 percent in applications such as Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting (DTTB) and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) services. Key on- chip peripherals that help keep component counts low and minimize board costs include two Multi-channel Buffered Serial Ports (McBSPs), two audio serial ports, a host port interface, two Inter-Integrated Circuit (I2C) control serial ports and an oscillator. To help customers accelerate development and deployment of their systems, Spectrum Digital, a member of TI's third party developer network, offers an Evaluation Module (EVM) for the C6418 DSP. Included in the EVM tools are easy-to-use examples, tutorials and ready-to-run Reference Frameworks based on TI's DSP/BIOS(TM) kernel and off-the-shelf algorithms. All of the TMS320C64x(TM) generation of devices are fully code-compatible, allowing developers to begin development immediately while leveraging their existing investment in intellectual property. In addition, the industry's most complete network of DSP third parties provides a wide variety of telecom and communications algorithms that can further accelerate time to market. Available algorithms are listed at http://www.ti.com/c6418exttemppr . Availability, packaging and pricing The new 500 MHz, extended-temperature version of the TMS320C6418 DSP is now available in production-qualified samples. Volume production is scheduled for the third quarter of 2005. The device is available in a 23x23 mm2 flip- chip 288-ball BGA package. Planned pricing is $49.50 per unit in quantities of 10K units. The 600 MHz, standard-temperature version of the C6418 DSP is now available in volume quantities, with pricing of $49.50 per unit in quantities of 10K units. Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. 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. Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com/ Trademarks DSP/BIOS(TM) and C64x(TM) are trademarks of Texas Instruments. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Christy Brunton of Texas Instruments Incorporated, +1-281-274-5805, or cbrunton@ti.com ; or Tim Frost, +1-713-513-9562, or tfrost@golinharris.com , for Texas Instruments Incorporated. Please do not publish these numbers or email addresses. 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