The company claimed that these new low power TMS320C55x DSPs provide a 20% performance increase, up to 120MHz, with higher integration to ease system level development. This allows customers to maintain low power levels while adding features such as additional encode and decode algorithms in voice, audio and portable communications applications, as well as more real-time diagnostics in medical end equipments.
These devices also integrate power management features, such as on-chip LDOs (low-dropout regulators), and dynamic voltage and frequency scaling, so customers can maximize and efficiently manage battery life for portable devices, the company added.
C5514 DSP features up to 256KB of on-chip memory, which saves both power and system cost by reducing the need for external memory. C5515 DSP builds on C5514 with an additional 64KB on-chip memory (320KB total).
Full production of the C5514 is priced at $6.5 and the C5515 is priced at $7.65 both in 1,000 unit quantities (1ku). Developers can use the TMDXEVM5515 DSP evaluation module, which is open for order-entry today and priced at $395. Additionally, for a lower cost evaluation alternative, the TMDX5515EZDSP is also open for order-entry today and is priced at $79.
