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News Release from: Tensilica | Subject: Xtensa LX
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 30 August 2005
Core claims top performance at 90nm node
The Xtensa LX reaches the highest clock rate published to date of any licensable 32bit processor in 90nm technology.
Tensilica's Xtensa processors have been proven in 90nm design flows to reach the highest clock rate of any licensable 32bit processors available, reaching over 600MHz in commercially available, high-performance foundry process technology and up to 700MHz from Tensilica's value-added silicon partners, such as STMicroelectronics Not only is the Xtensa LX processor the highest performance licensable processor core, but its superior architecture provides better performance on a per-megahertz basis on the basic architecture with no configuration extensions
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 30 Mar 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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"These outstanding results prove that our basic Xtensa architecture is a superior platform for embedded applications, compared with the vintage RISC architectures originally designed for 1980s desktops", stated Chris Rowen, Tensilica's President and CEO.
"With the performance we can provide in 90nm flows, Xtensa processors are the best choice for both control tasks and compute-intensive applications requiring the further performance advantage of configurability and extensibility".
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