Analog Devices

Blackfin® 16/32-bit embedded processors

Analog Devices — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:31:00 GMT

Blackfin® embodies a new breed of 16/32-bit embedded processor with the industry's highest performance and power efficiency for applications where a convergence of capabilities – multi-format audio, video, voice and image processing; multi-mode baseband and packet processing; and real-time security and control processing – are critical. It is this powerful combination of software flexibility and scalability that has gained Blackfin widespread adoption in convergent applications such as digital home entertainment; networked and streaming media; automotive telematics and infotainment; and digital radio and mobile TV.

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Blackfin Highlights:

Single instruction-set architecture with processing performance that meets or beats the competition's DSP product range - and provides better power, cost, and memory efficiency.
16/32-bit architecture enables next generation embedded applications.
Control, signal, and multimedia processing in a single core.
Performance tunable for signal processing or power consumption through dynamic power management.
Portfolio of code- and pin-compatible products. Under $5 to 1,500 MIPS - leverages engineering development across a wide range of end products.
Twice the performance and half the power of competing DSPs*, enabling breakthrough specs and new applications.
Quickly adopted into thousands of designs, supported by multiple tool chains and operating systems.
Increases developer productivity.
Minimal optimization required due to powerful software development environment coupled with core performance.
Extensive third party ecosystem mitigates risk.
Supported by industry-leading development tools, RTOS, software providers, and system integration partners.

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SHARC Digital Signal Processors

Analog Devices — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:28:00 GMT

The SHARC® Processor family dominates the floating-point DSP market with exceptional core and
memory performance and outstanding I/O throughput. SHARC brings floating-point processing performance to applications where dynamic range is key

Supporting a wide range of applications that use low cost, single-DSP devices to high-performance multiprocessing systems, Analog Devices' SHARC® DSP family of 32- and 40-bit floating-point digital signal processors have set an audio industry standard for best-in-class processing power

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Analog Devices - Everywhere in Audio

Analog Devices — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:20:00 GMT

Analog Devices is committed to supplying the technology to support the state of the art experience in professional and prosumer audio. Our proven analog and digital technology delivers audiophile performance levels across the industry – from professional mixers and studio processors, to guitar effects, advanced modeling/synthesis systems and much more.

Whether you are designing a million-dollar recording console, a $2,000 synthesizer or a $200 'stomp box,' today's musicians and audio engineers demand that their equipment delivers uncompromising, state-of-the-art DSP performance.

Analog Devices processors, precision amplifiers, and converters allow consumer device makers to achieve vivid, true-to-life quality audio in a variety of home entertainment applications for today's connected world.

These applications include high definition home theater systems, television audio, portable audio/video players and accessories, wired and wireless media centers, cell phones, automotive A/V systems and more.

With support for multi-channel, multi-format decoding (Dolby, DTS, SRS, MP3 etc.), as well as the ability to add the custom audio processing our audio processors help you achieve product differentiation in a competitive marketplace.