DSP
Multimode vector radio dismantles barriers to SDR software portability
My friends at Sigmatix and Octoscope have a nice follow-on EE Times article about Vector SDRs. The original article (mentioning Sandbridge) is here.
As an excerpt: To ensure the cost reduction of SDR platforms via economies of scale, software portability across processors must be achieved. The new generation of SDR, called multimode vector radio (MVR), offers that [...]
Tensilica Introduces Second Generation ConnX BaseBand Engine DSP
Performance Improvements Up to 3x Over ConnX Baseband Engine Introduced in June 2009
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – February 8, 2010 – Tensilica, Inc. today introduced ConnX BBE16, its second generation baseband engine for LTE (long-term evolution) and 4G baseband SOC (system-on-chip) designs. ConnX BBE16’s 16-way MAC (multiply accumulator) architecture is optimized for the most demanding wireless [...]
Octasic Announces Second Generation DSP Core For Cutting-Edge Wireless and Media Gateway Applications
Octasic provides Opus2 DSP Core Development Environment for evaluation by 3G/4G wireless product designers…
MONTREAL, Canada – February 8, 2010 – Octasic Inc., a leading innovator of media processing and wireless solutions, today announced its second generation Opus2 DSP core, a high-performance, ultra-low power, asynchronous DSP architecture optimized for baseband processing and multimedia transcoding. To facilitate [...]
Tensilica Announces New High-Performance ConnX DSP Family for LTE and 4G SOC Designs
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – June 22, 2009 – Tensilica, Inc. today introduced a new family of high-performance DSPs (digital signal processors) IP (intellectual property) cores – the ConnX DSP family – that include standard cores, click-box configurable options or a starting point for customized Xtensa LX DPUs (dataplane processor units) for SOC (system-on-chip) [...]
Texas Instruments collaborates with Continuous Computing and mimoOn for HSPA and LTE femtocells
Integration of third parties’ software with TI DSPs offers femtocell OEMs reduced costs and faster time to market
Femtocells World Summit, LONDON (June 23, 2009) – Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) announced today the selection of Continuous Computing®, a leader in wireless protocol software, and mimoOn GmbH, a leader in software defined [...]
2009 DSP Directory Published
EDN has published its annual list of DSP providers.