Low-Cost Audio DSP Is High On Performance August 2006 Issue Published Date: August 21, 2006
Equally comfortable in home or automotive designs, the TAS3108 audio DSP provides high-performance audio processing capabilities up to 7.1-channel processing at an attractive price point. The DSP performs five simultaneous instructions per clock cycle and operates at 135 MHz, providing a maximum of 675 MIPS. It teams a 48-bit data path with a single-cycle 76-bit multiply-accumulate to deliver 135 MMACS. A set of tools, optimized for audio processing, comes with the chip. These include graphical development and integrated development environments, and a traditional tool consisting of an editor and simulator/debugger tools, respectively. Prices for the TAS3108DCP (home) and TAS3108AIDCP (car) are $4.36 and $4.91 each/10,000, respectively. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC., Dallas, TX. (800) 477-8924.
