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| Jeff Bier's Impulse Response—Fried Fahrvergnügen |
By Jeff Bier, 11/14/2007
Do you ever look at a piece of hardware and wonder, “Why, oh why, did they build it like that?” This is what I’m thinking as I look at my 2001 Volkswagen Passat, a car that is now completely dysfunctional because of an unfortunate (yet easily foreseen) intersection of water and electronic circuitry. Let me explain.
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| Atmel Announces CAP Customizable Microcontrollers |
By BDTI, 7/18/2007
 In June Atmel announced the Customizable Atmel Processor (CAP), a family of customizable microcontrollers, and two initial devices. Customization in the CAP is achieved via a gate array block in which users can implement functions ranging from processor cores and peripherals to algorithm accelerators.
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| Freescale Unveils Dual-Core Audio DSPs |
By BDTI, 1/17/2007
 On January 3rd, Freescale announced the first dual-core members of its Onyx family of audio DSPs. The chips mainly target high-definition audio processing in next-generation DVD players. To this end, Freescale offers software implementing audio decoders supported by the HD-DVD and Blue-Ray standards, including Dolby Digital+, Dolby TrueHD, and DTS-HD.
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| Texas Instruments Announces DaVinci Family Extensions |
By BDTI, 11/15/2006
 Texas Instruments this week announced four new “DaVinci”-branded processors. The devices will operate at clock speeds ranging from 300-600 MHz and will feature a ‘C64x+ DSP core in addition to varying assortments of video coprocessors. Priced at $10-23 in 10,000 unit quantities, the new devices target video applications in the car and the home.
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| Analog Devices Grows Blackfin Family with 4 New Processors |
By BDTI, 11/15/2006
 This week, Analog Devices introduced four new members of its Blackfin processor family. The new devices will operate at clock speeds of up to 600 MHz and are intended mainly for automotive applications that incorporate signal processing, such as digital broadcast radio receivers, navigation systems, and rear-seat entertainment equipment.
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| Texas Instruments Announces $5.75 Floating-Point DSP |
By BDTI, 10/18/2006
 This September, Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) announced the 200 MHz TMS320C6720 floating-point DSP, the least expensive in TI's 'C67x family of 32-bit floating-point DSPs. The $5.75 chip is intended for cost-sensitive applications such as musical instruments, medical imaging and biometrics, and continues the trend towards low-cost floating-point DSPs.
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