POCKET GUIDE TO POPULAR DSP PROCESSORS AND CORES Courtesy of BERKELEY DESIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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Currently Available Processors
Chip, Core, Data Instruction Instruction Relative DSP Perf. Max. Address Space [3,5] Unit Price [4,5]
Manufacturer Family or Both Arithmetic Width Width Clock Speed [1] BDTImarks(TM) [2,5] Program Data Voltage(s)[5] (Qty. 10,000) Notes
Analog Devices ADSP-21xx Both Fixed-point 16 bits 24 bits 75 MHz 19 16 K 16 K 2.5/3.3, 3.3, 5.0 $5-$79 Many family members w/ assorted peripherals
ADSP-2106x Chip Floating-pt. 40 bits 48 bits 60 MHz 17 16 M 4G 3.3, 5.0 $20-$381 Strong support for multiprocessor designs
ARM Piccolo Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16/32 bits 70 MHz 14 4G 4G 3.0 CV DSP co-processor core for use with ARM7
DSP Group PineDSPCore Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 40 MHz n/a 64 K 64 K 3.3, 5.0 CV First mainstream DSP core
OakDSPCore Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 80 MHz 21 64 K 64 K 3.3, 5.0 CV Pine's successor, widely licensed
Hitachi SH-DSP Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16/32 bits 66 MHz 17 4M 128 K 3.0 $25 Hybrid DSP/microcontroller based on SH-2
IBM C54XDSP Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 66 MHz n/a n/a n/a n/a CV Clone of TI's TMS320C54x
Lucent Technologies DSP16xx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 120 MHz 22 64 K 64 K 3.0, 3.3, 5.0 $5-$75 Flash memory versions available for prototyping
DSP16xxx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16/32 bits 100 MHz 37 1M 1M 3.3 $58 Dual-MAC architecture
Mentor Graphics M320C50 Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits CV n/a 64 K 64 K 5.0 CV Provided as synthesizable HDL
Motorola DSP560xx Chip Fixed-point 24 bits 24 bits 47.5 MHz 13 64 K 128 K 5.0 $8-$21 24-bit data word
DSP563xx Chip Fixed-point 24 bits 24 bits 100 MHz 25 16 M 32 M 3.3 $20-$53 PCI bus, DMA, can run '560xx code unmodified
DSP566xx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 24 bits 70 MHz 17 64 K 128 K 1.8, 2.5, 3 $15-$60 563xx architecture w/ 16-bit data word
DSP568xx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 35 MHz 9 64 K 64 K 3.0-3.3 $6-$10 Contains many microcontroller-like features
Siemens (Infineon) TriCore Both Fixed-point 32 bits 16/32 bits 80 MHz [6] n/a 4 G (unified) 2.5/3.3 CV Superscalar hybrid DSP/microcontroller core
Texas Instruments TMS320C1x Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 8.8 MHz n/a 4K 256 3.3, 5.0 CV First commercially successful DSP
TMS320C2x Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 12.5 MHz n/a 64 K 64 K 5.0 CV TI's second generation fixed-point DSP
TMS320C2xx Both Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 40 MHz 7 64 K 64 K 5.0 $5-$16 Low-cost cross between 'C2x and 'C5x
TMS320C27xx Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 50 MHz 8 4M 4M 3.3 CV Hybrid microcontroller/DSP
TMS320C3x Chip Floating-pt. 32 bits 32 bits 40 MHz 9 16 M 16 M 3.3, 5.0 $10-$180 Cost-competitive with fixed-pt DSPs
TMS320C4x Chip Floating-pt. 32 bits 32 bits 30 MHz 7 4 G (unified) 5.0 $69-$177 Intended for multiprocessor applications
TMS320C5x Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 50 MHz 10 64 K 64 K 3.3, 5.0 $11-$35 Strongly enhanced TMS320C2x
TMS320C54x Both Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 100 MHz 25 64 K 64 K 2.5/3.3, 3.3, 5.0 $20-$27 Many specialized instructions
TMS320C62xx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 32 bits 200 MHz 99 16 M 16 M 1.8/3.3, 2.5/3.3 $90-$121 8-way VLIW
TMS320C67xx Chip Floating-pt. 32 bits 32 bits 167 MHz 65 16 M 16 M 1.8/3.3 $143 Floating-point version of 'C62xx
Zoran ZR386xx Chip Fixed-point 20 bits 32 bits 40 MHz 12 1M 1M 3.3, 5.0 $10-15 20-bit data word
ZSP Corporation ZSP164xx Chip Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 200 MHz 70 64 K 64 K 2.5/3.3 $50 4-way superscalar architecture

Forthcoming Processors [6]

Analog Devices ADSP-2116x Chip Floating-pt. 40 bits 48 bits 100 MHz n/a 4G 4G 2.5/3.3 $138 SIMD-enhanced ADSP-2106x
TigerSHARC Chip Fixed/Float 32 bits 32 bits 250 MHz n/a n/a n/a n/a CV 4-way VLIW with SIMD capabilities
DSP Group TeakDSPCore Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 130 MHz n/a n/a n/a n/a CV Dual MAC units, synthesizable core
PalmDSPCore Core Fixed-point 16/20/24 bits 16/32 bits 150 MHz n/a 1M n/a n/a CV Selectable data width, dual MAC, synthesizable
Siemens (Infineon) Carmel Both Fixed-point 16 bits 24/48 bits 120 MHz n/a 8M 64 K 2.5 CV 6-way VLIW, configurable instructions
StarCore 140 Core Fixed-point 16 bits 16 bits 300 MHz n/a n/a n/a 1.5 CV 6-way VLIW

NOTES:
[1] Instruction clock speed for fastest member of family. Most processors issue one instruction per clock cycle; VLIW and superscalar processors may issue multiple instructions.
[2] The BDTImark is a summary measure of DSP speed; higher is faster. See www.bdti.com for additional BDTImark scores.
[3] In native words. Some processors share address space between program and data memories.
[4] Unit prices quoted by manufacturers as of October, 1998.
[5] CV = Contact vendor; n/a = information not available
[6] Data is projected; processor has not yet been fabricated or is not yet available at speed shown.