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  DSPs are unique microprocessors because their real-time operations are instantaneous. In the personal computer microprocessor world, which is not real-time, you watch an hour-glass while you wait for the processing to be done. In the DSP world, you get the end results without even being aware of the processing step.
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TI DSP Solutions have reduced the number of chips in a cell phone, making them lighter and smaller.
TI was the first to market with 1997's best-in-class modem chipset solution — the 56 Kbps x2. TI has announced ASDL modem technology that will enable data rates of up to 6 megabits per second.
TI has shipped over 10 million DSP to Maxtor Corp., a leader in mass storage. DSPs reduce hardware requirements, since functions previously handled by hardware are accomplished by DSP software. |
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| Digital signal processing is the technology connecting computers, communications and consumer electronics, enabling analog signals such as vision and speech to be processed across all three segments. | when you talk on the cell phone, DSP noise cancellation eliminates the echo effect. It also means the voice you hear is very clear - no hum or static in the background.
It also means the Internet runs faster, as DSPs at both ends of the wire process information at blistering speeds. Videoconference calls will have full-motion video, instead of people moving like puppets. The storage capacity of a hard disk drive has more than tripled in the last 18 months. The capacity of a single 3.5" disk platter is now more than 2 gigabytes (GB) compared to 540MB in 1996. Industry -leading R&D has demonstrated 10 gigabytes per platter. Read/write electronics featuring TI DSPs, and DSPS solutions, enable hard disk drive designers to store more information with higher levels of drive performance-greater bit density/capacity, higher data rates and faster access times. Entertainment is just now starting to go digital, and this will drive huge DSP demand in the next decade. As the idea of television evolves from just broadcast TV to more of a communications medium with interactive programming, video games and narrow-cast or point-cast TV, the electronic appliance in your home will change dramatically. Every stage of the digital TV process will require DSP solutions. Motors controlled by DSP will be more efficient, reducing the number of mechanical parts and lowering the energy consumption in a huge variety of applications - home appliances, automobiles, and industrial and commercial motors. Only a small percentage of motors today use electronic motor controls - this represents a huge market opportunity for DSPs (an estimated 1.4 billion motors will be manufactured in the year 2001). In health care, DSP solutions can enhance sight and hearing capabilities for those with disabilities. DSPs are already used in automotive applications such as ride stabilization, air bags, traction control, anti-lock brakes and high-performance stereo systems. Applications include global navigation systems, collision avoidance systems and intelligent safety systems in your car. The world around you is going digital. And TI DSPs are the engine that are driving the digital revolution. |
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