TMS320C6416T DSP at 1 GHz Captures Prized Analyst Award for
Best Digital Signal Processor of the Year
SAN FRANCISCO, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- EMBEDDED SYSTEMS CONFERENCE --
Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE: TXN) today announced that analyst group,
In-Stat, has named a TI digital signal processor (DSP) product the "Best DSP
Chip of 2004." Crowned by In-Stat analysts in the coveted Microprocessor
Report Analysts' Choice Awards for 2004, TI's TMS320C6416T DSP at 1 GHz, the
industry's first 90nm DSP, "wins for its performance at 1GHz, capable of
processing higher frequency signals, or more channels per chip, its
accelerators, and its system interconnect." This award recognizes TI's
excellence in technology innovation, design and implementation. For more
information on TI's 1 GHz DSPs, please see:
http://www.ti.com/1ghzproductionpr .
"With the 1 GHz TMS320C6416T DSP, TI continues to drive leadership in
performance aiming at the growing market for very high throughput, yet
modestly priced, DSPs. The 1 GHz TMS320C6416T DSP from TI enables customers
to create new applications and do more in telecom, wireless and video
infrastructure," said Max Baron, principal analyst and senior editor, In-Stat.
TI Provides Industry's First 1 GHz DSP at 90nm
With the release of the TMS320C641xT DSP product line, In-Stat says, "TI
raised the bar on the performance of single processors." First introduced in
January 2004, TI is now shipping volume production 1GHz DSPs for novel
applications ranging from smart cars to artificial vision products and
emerging applications such as digital video infrastructure and digital
imaging. TI's process and product development teams are renowned for
achieving the production of 1GHz DSPs on the 90nm process which has helped TI
reduce the cost of the 720 MHz processors by approximately 2x compared to
720 MHz devices available the previous year.
"It is exceptional and we are truly excited that In-Stat has recognized
our TMS320C6416T DSP as the 'Best DSP Chip of 2004.' It is particularly
gratifying since In-Stat is in the business to know the products in our
industry," said Leon Adams, worldwide manager of DSP product marketing, TI.
"We have more than 70 customers actively developing and deploying
TMS320C641xT-based end products, showing that fast growing market demand
correlates well with In-Stat's recognition of this DSP."
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
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