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Listing of all 85 news releases from Tensilica:

Partnership targets high-end computing

Tensilica and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's supercomputing collaboration aims to make "exascale systems"feasible and cost-effective.

News from Tensilica ( 6 May 2008)

Audio core adds Blu-ray Disc support

Tensilica's HiFi Audio Engine is a fully programmable processor core optimised for audio applications, with a library of over 30 of the most popular audio software packages.

News from Tensilica ( 1 May 2008)

SoC design tool predicts power consumption

Hardware designers can drive Xtensa processor configuration choices to dramatically lower the total clock processor cycles required to perform a given functional workload.

News from Tensilica ( 1 April 2008)

Decoder implementations provide surround sound

aacPlus V1 is a superset of AAC that adds spectral band replication (SBR), a bandwidth extension technique that enables audio codecs to deliver the same quality at half the bit rate.

News from Tensilica (14 March 2008)

Configurable processor powers HD radio

User application article Baseband processor is based on a design by iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer and licensor of HD Radio technology and a Tensilica processor reseller.

News from Tensilica (14 March 2008)

Configurable core drives ultrawideband CMOS SoCs

User application article Easily configurable processor technology plays a key role in delivering the feature rich WiMedia protocol at low power and cost.

News from Tensilica ( 5 March 2008)

System improves multiprocessor flexibility

User application article Using Tensilica allowed the Smart Memory team to focus on creating a flexible memory system that supports many different memory models

News from Tensilica (29 February 2008)

Samsung signs for audio DSP core

Samsung will use the Diamond Standard 330HiFi audio DSP in mobile handset and other designs.

News from Tensilica (15 February 2008)

Development kit support expands board options

Software developers can choose between the cost-effective Avnet LX60 board and the high-capacity Avnet LX200 board to speed their software design, debug and program optimisation processes.

News from Tensilica (23 January 2008)

Reference deal facilitates high-speed internet

User application article UpZide's solution builds on the existing and continued roll out of FTTN (fibre-to-the-network) VDSL2 deployment by significantly increasing both data rates and reach over the existing copper network.

News from Tensilica (11 January 2008)

Audio core supports latest Dolby encoders

Encoders enable manufacturers to design consumer devices that support Dolby 5.1-channel surround sound as well as next-generation HD video technologies.

News from Tensilica (19 December 2007)

Processor cores put more into SoC designs

Configurable processor families gain new hardware options and software tool enhancements to appeal to an even wider audience of SoC designers.

News from Tensilica (14 December 2007)

Macrocell eases processor debugging

Software engineers can easily develop and debug programs while using the Trax-PC trace macrocell.

News from Tensilica (11 December 2007)

Configurable processor to control powerline chips

User application article Design of Systems on Silicon will use the Xtensa configurable processor as a controller in a 200Mbit/s powerline chipset.

News from Tensilica (29 November 2007)

Compact core gains system-level design support

New integration extends the unique relationship between CoWare and Tensilica to the entire Diamond Standard and Xtensa configurable processor product lines.

News from Tensilica (23 November 2007)

Audio agreement reached for next-generation DVDs

Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio Engine is a fully programmable processor core that can easily be designed into an SoC to provide high-quality 24bit audio at low power in a small area.

News from Tensilica (14 November 2007)

Small claims for 32bit processor core

The low-power Diamond Standard 106Micro is an ideal choice for designers migrating from 8 and 16bit microcontrollers to 32bit processors.

News from Tensilica ( 6 November 2007)

Processor cores upgrade to new standards

Second-generation processor cores include additional multiplier and divider units, hardware optimisations to lower memory power, and an optional bridge to AXI-based Amba systems.

News from Tensilica ( 6 November 2007)

Core has performance headroom required

User application article Core is chosen as the controller for an SoC design that will enable high-quality transmission of audio and video in a home networking environment.