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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006) | Subject: TMS320C6418
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 27 April 2005
DSP tackles industrial-strength tasks
Further strengthening its high-performance roadmap in the DSP market, Texas Instruments has released production-qualified samples of its TMS320C6418 digital signal processor at 500MHz.
Further strengthening its high-performance roadmap in the DSP market, Texas Instruments has released production-qualified samples of its TMS320C6418 digital signal processor at 500MHz This new device features a well-balanced combination of performance, memory, peripherals and price for applications such as telecommunications, software radio and broadcast equipment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 Aug 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The C6418 DSP offers an extended case temperature range of -40 to +105C, enabling applications to function under extremely harsh environmental conditions.
TI has also revealed that the standard temperature TMS320C6418 DSP is now in volume production at 600MHz.
"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.
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"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".
The C6418 DSP provides a balance of resources designed for the rapidly evolving needs of advanced digital communications.
Featuring 512Kbyte of level-two (L2) cache, the C6418 device at 500MHz can achieve an impressive 2000, 16bit million multiply accumulate cycles (MMACs) per second or 4000, 8bit MMACs per second peak performance.
An integrated Viterbi coprocessor (VCP) offloads heavily used operations from the core, boosting performance by as much as 30% in applications such as digital terrestrial television broadcasting and direct broadcast satellite services.
Key on-chip peripherals that help keep component counts low and minimise board costs include two multichannel buffered serial ports (McBSPs), two audio serial ports, a host port interface, two 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 kernel and off-the-shelf algorithms.
All of the TMS320C64xT 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 telecomms and communications algorithms that can further accelerate time to market.
The new 500MHz, 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 23 x 23mm flip-chip 288-ball BGA package.
Planned pricing is $49.50 per unit in quantities of 10,000 units The 600MHz, standard-temperature version of the C6418 DSP is now available in volume quantities, with pricing of $49.50 per unit in quantities of 10,000 units.
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