RapidIO Connections - December 2003
Membership Spotlight Analog Devices commits to expand TigerSHARC® Processor family to include RapidIO
Analog Devices At-A-Glance Corporate Headquarters: Norwood, MA TigerSHARC® Processor Overview Targeted at numerous signal processing applications that rely on multiple processors working together to execute computationally-intensive real-time functions, ADI’s TigerSHARC® Processor is well-suited to video and communication markets, including the 3G cellular and broadband wireless base stations, as well as defense, medical imaging and industrial instrumentation. The TigerSHARC® family features a static superscalar architecture which combines RISC, VLIW and standard DSP functionality. Native support of fixed and floating point data types, coupled with leading edge multiprocessing capabilities allows the TigerSHARC® Processor to offer unrivaled DSP performance. It offers the industry’s highest 16-bit fixed-point and 32-bit floating point performance. Long ago, Analog Devices recognized that the computational capability of future TigerSHARC® processor cores would outpace the I/O bandwidth provided by conventional interfaces. After a careful process of identifying new application requirements and evaluating next-generation interconnects, ADI concluded that RapidIO was the right technology to address all of the important design challenges. Currently ADI is developing future TigerSHARC® processors that will include support for RapidIO.
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Analog Devices, Inc. is a world-leading semiconductor company specializing in high-performance analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing (DSP) integrated circuits (ICs). Since ADI was founded in 1965, its focus has been to solve the engineering challenges associated with signal processing in electronic equipment. The ADI company brand is recognized throughout the electronics industry for innovative, high-performance technology and world-class engineering support. ADI’s portfolio of more than 10,000 products serves the needs of more than 60,000 customers worldwide. ADI’s brand, portfolio of products, breadth of customers and core competency in signal processing technology combine to form one of the strongest franchises in the entire semiconductor industry.
