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Tensilica Enables Single Audio Core Blu-ray Disc Player SOCs
Tensilica has announced that it will demonstrate DTS-HD Master Audio Lossless decoding on the HiFi 2 Audio DSP (digital signal processor), the industry’s lowest power, most area efficient audio processor core, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 8-11, 2009. The HiFi 2 DSP offers significant cost savings and a simplified programming model, as all Blu-ray audio processing can be done in one core, unlike other solutions that req...
Tensilica's GUI Cuts Chip Energy Consumption
Tensilica has announced that it has added a new graphical user interface (GUI) to its popular Xenergy estimator, a unique energy estimator for both Xtensa configurable processors and Diamond Standard processors. This first of its kind tool allows software developers to evaluate trade-offs, so their software can be optimized for power, and lets hardware designers optimize the design of Xtensa configurable processors for total energy consumption.
Tensilica Introduces Third Generation ConnX 545CK 8-MAC VLIW DSP Core
Tensilica, Inc. today introduced its third generation ConnX 545CK 8-MAC (multiply-accumulate) VLIW (very long instruction word) DSP (digital signal processor) core for system-on-chip (SOC) designs. Improvements in this third generation dataplane processor (DPU) core deliver up to 20 percent faster clock speed, 11 percent smaller die and up to 30 percent lower power consumption.
DSP Development Services for Tensilica Customers from Inband Software
Tensilica today announced that Inband Software has worked closely with Tensilica on several HiFi Audio/Voice DSP porting projects and is now an Authorized Software Partner in the Xtensions Network. Inband Software can assist in algorithm development, fixed-point conversion, and optimization for Tensilica's HiFi Audio/Voice DSPs and other architectures.
Arkamys Audio Enhancement Software and Services Being Ported To Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSPs
Tensilica Inc. and Arkamys today announced that Arkamys digital audio software currently is being ported on Tensilica's HiFi Audio DSPs. This set of software is complemented with the availability of audio design and tuning services. Now designers of products for professional entertainment, digital content companies, and the consumer electronics industry - including mobile phones, tablets, MP3 players, car audio and home theaters - can use Arkamys...
Tensilica Offers Dolby Digital Plus 7.1-Channel Decoder for HD DVD Players, Blu-ray Disc Players, and Set-Top Boxes
Tensilica®, Inc. today announced that it will deliver a Dolby® Digital Plus 7.1-channel decoder designed for HD DVD players, Blu-ray Disc™ players, and set-top boxes. Tensilica will also offer a Dolby Digital Plus 5.1-channel decoder/converter to ensure compatibility with most existing home theater systems equipped with coaxial or optical digital audio inputs. These two optimized decoders have been approved by Dolby for use with Tensilica’s...
Fast Functional Simulator is 40 to 80 times faster than existing Tensilica Instruction Set Simulator
Tensilica has announced its new TurboXim fast functional simulator, which is 40 to 80 times faster than its proven cycle-accurate ISS (Instruction Set Simulator). Tensilica also introduced its ability to automatically generate SystemC models to match all possible configurations of its Xtensa configurable processors and Diamond Standard series processors. These introductions significantly speed ESL (embedded system level) design and architectural...
Tensilica Supports MPEG-4 AAC-LC and aacPlus Multi-Channel Decoders for 7.1 Surround Sound
Tensilica has become the first processor IP company to announce the approval and availability of MPEG-4 AAC-LC, aacPlus v1, and v2 multichannel decoder implementations from Dolby Laboratories, Inc. These three multichannel decoders provide up to 7.1-channel surround sound for home entertainment devices. They are available now for the Tensilica HiFi 2 Audio Engine, the most popular audio architecture for system-on-chip (SOC) design.
Tensilica Confirms New Intel Media Processor for Consumer Electronics Devices Uses Company’s HiFi 2 Audio Processor
At the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco yesterday, Tensilica announced that the new Intel Media Processor CE 3100 (formerly codenamed “Canmore”) for Internet-connected CE devices includes Tensilica’s HiFi 2 audio processor. Tensilica’s HiFi 2 processor is specifically optimized to efficiently run over 50 audio software packages, including AACPlus, MP3, SRS TruSurround HD, WMA, and G.7xx Voice codecs, along with the complete suites o...
SySDSoft Ports Complete LTE Protocol Stack to Tensilica’s Atlas LTE Reference Architecture
Tensilica Inc. and SySDSoft announced today their partnership to port SySDSoft’s LTE UE protocol stacks onto Tensilica’s ConnX™ Atlas LTE (long-term evolution) reference architecture for User Equipment (UE). SySDSoft has joined Tensilica’s Xtensions™ partner network. SySDSoft has also ported its LTE protocol stack to the LTE system platform from mimoOn, who also is a Tensilica partner.