Identify Individual IP Components

Homework #2, EECS 290A

February 9, 1999

Description

In order to understand the importance of component based design, there must first be and appreciation/understanding of the Intellectual Property (IP) involved. We have itemized some of the more "popular" DSP cores to gain a statitiscal understanding of the key parameters of an Intellectual Property (IP) block. Different manufacturers have developed cores based on particular applications, thus the drive for various parameters were optimized while trying to maintain a level of ingenuity.

Below we have created a comprehensive list of the major developers in designing DSP cores. Each manufacturer below either creates or licenses it's core to develop advanced chips and components. We have categorized the DSP cores by the following:

Delivery - How the technology is delivered? hard(layout), soft(HDL), or firm.
Arithmetic - The mathematical procedure in which data is processed.
Data Width - The number of bits in which data is received and delivered.
Performance - The processing speed of the core.
Operating Voltage - The voltage at which optimal processing takes place.
Cost - Retail value charged by specific quantity.
Applications - Brief description of applications that benefit from core technology.

Manufacturer	Family	Delivery	Core or Chip	Feature Size	Arithmetic	Data Width (bits)	Performance (MIPS or MFLops)	Operating Voltage	Cost(Qty. 1,000)	Applications
DSP Group	PineDSPCore OakDSPCore TeakDSPCore PalmDSPCore	Hard/Soft Hard/Soft HDL Soft	Core Core Core Core	0.6u 0.5u 0.25u 0.18u	Fixed-point Fixed-point Fixed-point Fixed-point	16 16 16 16-24	40 40 260 560	3.3,5.0 3.3,5.0 3.3,5.0 down to 1V	CV CV CV CV	Multimedia appl Multimedia appl. Telecommunications
AMS	Software prog.	Hard/Soft/Firm	Core	CV	Fixed-point	16	50	3.3	CV	Telecommunications
SGS-Thomson	D950	CV	Core	CV	Fixed-point	16	40	3.3	CV	Multimedia, telecom appl.
3Soft Corp.	M320C25 M320C50	HDL HDL	Core Core	CV CV	Fixed-point Fixed-point	16 16	15	3.3,5.0 5.0	CV CV	ASIC implementation
Clarkspur	CD2400	CV		CV	Fixed-point	16	25		CV	Fax Modem
Texas Instr.	TMS320C2xLP TMS320C3x TMS320C54x TMS320C62x TMS320C67x	Hard Hard Soft (IBM fab) Hard Hard	Core Chip Core Chip Chip	0.35u .18u 0.25-0.18u .18u .18u	Fixed-point Floating-point Fixed-point Fixed-point Floating-point	16 32 16 16 32	40 20-30 100-200 1200-2000 1000	5.0 3.3,5.0 1.8,2.5 1.8,3.3 1.8,3.3	$26.4 $135 $5-$75 $21-$224 $109-$233	TI ASIC Fab will incorporate any DSP core into design for volumes worth minimum $5 million / year
Analog Dvcs.	ADSP-2100 ADSP-218x ADSP-21020 ADSP-2106x	Soft Soft Hard Hard	Core Core Chip Chip	0.6,0.5 0.5,0.45,0.35 0.5,0.45,03.5	Fixed-point Fixed-point Floating-point Floating-point	16 16 32 32	40 33 33 40	3.3,5.0 3.3,5.0 5.0 3.3,5.0	CV CV $159 $64-$358	SignalProcessing Imaging,Milt. appl.
Lucent	DSP32xx	Hard	Chip	CV	Floating-point	32	20	5.0	$75	Multimedia appl.
Motorola	DSP56800 DSP5600 DSP96002 DSP566xx DSP56300	CV CV CV CV CV	Core Core Chip Chip Core	0.35 0.65,0.55 0.35 0.5,0.42,0.36	Fixed-point Fixed-point Floating-point Fixed-point Fixed-point	16 24 32 16/24 24	20 80-100 20 16 66/80/100	3.3 3.3 1.8 3.0	$52.5-$56 $20(Qty.10,000)	Wireless appl. Cellular appl. Only floating pt. Telephony

CV = Contact Vendor
NA = Unavailable

References:
BDTI DSP Processor Reviews.: http://www.bdti.com/procsum/index.htm
Motorola Semiconductor Products: http://mot-sps.com/sps/General/chips-nav.html
VelociTI Architecture: http://www.ti.com/sc/docs/dsps/details/47/velociti.htm