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TI Unveils 'C64x+ Details By BDTI, 5/25/2005 Last week TI introduced the TMS320C6455, the first general-purpose DSP to use TI's new ‘C64x+ core. (More)

New Licensable Cores Target Audio By BDTI, 5/25/2005 Last week three vendors introduced licensable cores targeting consumer audio applications.  MIPS announced the MIPS24KEc, the first core to implement the DSP ASE signal-processing instruction-set extensions. ARM introduced its AudioDE audio decoding coprocessor. And Tensilica previewed its forthcoming second-generation audio processor. (More)

Case Study – Benchmarks for Tools, Software Libraries, and More By BDTI, 5/25/2005 Fully understanding system performance requires careful analysis of elements such as code-generation tools and third-party software libraries. (More)

Jeff Bier's Impulse Response – Truth in Advertising By Jeff Bier, 5/25/2005 Signal processing applications are becoming more complicated and more varied—and so is the hardware that runs them.  This has made it increasingly difficult to evaluate chip performance. (More)