Low-Power Digital Signal Processors deliver 150 MHz performance.
Press Release Summary:
With total power rated at less than 0.15 mW/MHz and standby power of less than 0.15 mW, TMS320C5504 and TMS320C5505 help designers create energy-efficient portable and battery-powered applications with elevated performance. While C5504 DSP suits emerging portable applications that require up to 256 kB on-chip memory, C5505 DSP adds additional 64 kB on-chip memory, integrated display controller, and fast Fourier transform (FFT) hardware acceleration.
Original Press Release:
Texas Instruments Announces Industry's Lowest Power DSPs, Now Running at 150 MHz Performance
New TMS320C5504/05 ultra-low-power DSPs offer 25 percent higher performance while reducing system cost by more than 20 percent, targeting portable and battery-powered applications
DALLAS -- Allowing designers to create energy-efficient portable and battery-powered applications at higher levels of performance, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN) today announced the availability of TMS320C5504 and TMS320C5505 ultra-low-power digital signal processors (DSPs) at 150 MHz, providing 25 percent higher performance than previous C55x devices.
The C5504 and C5505 processors offer the industry's lowest total power at less than 0.15 mW/MHz and standby power at less than 0.15 mW. The processors feature up to 320 KB of on-chip memory and multiple integrated peripherals that reduce system cost by more than 20 percent compared to earlier C55x processors. Dynamic voltage and frequency scaling can be used to maximize the battery life for different operating conditions, allowing up to 40 percent additional battery life compared to earlier C55x processors.
C5504 and C5505 total power consumption
Power Consumption Performance
<0.15 mW/MHz 60 MHz
<0.22 mW/MHz 120 MHz
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<0.27 mW/MHz 150 MHz
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The C5504 DSP provides a low-cost solution with the right combination of performance and standby and active power levels for emerging portable applications that require up to 256 kB on-chip memory, such as portable voice recorders and MP3 players. The C5505 DSP builds on the C5504 by adding an additional 64 kB on-chip memory, an integrated display controller and fast Fourier transform (FFT) hardware acceleration for end equipments such as noise-cancellation headphones, musical instruments, medical monitoring, biometrics and seismic sensors.
Both devices are pin-to-pin and software compatible, offering the same energy efficiency and performance with a different peripheral set. This allows system designers to develop one platform that bridges different price markets by migrating between processors.
C5504 features and benefits
Feature Benefit
Highly-integrated high-speed
USB 2.0, I2S, UART, SPI, MMC/ Enables more user-friendly portable
SD and GPIOs features and reduces system cost
Reduces the need for external memory,
256 kB of on-chip memory saving both power and system cost
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Integrates a highly energy efficient
digital signal processing core for
audio, voice and smart sensor
16-bit dual-MAC CPU applications
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C5505 features and benefits
Feature Benefit
Eliminates the need for external
Builds on C5504 with an memory, saving cost and power and
additional 64 kB on-chip offering fast access to application
memory (320kB total) and data
Increases computational throughput
while providing energy efficiency
Up to 1024-point programmable for a long battery life and a
FFT hardware accelerator reduction in total system power
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Augments peripherals available
on C5504, integrating an LCD Provides seamless and flexible
display controller and 10-bit connections to media, analog devices
4-channel successive and other processors, reducing
approximation (SAR) ADC overall system cost
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Pricing and availability
The TMS320C5504 DSP is priced at $6.20 in quantities of 1,000 units (1 ku). Both devices are sampling now. The TMS320C5505 is priced at $7.45 US in quantities of 1,000 units. The C5504 and C5505 are the latest processor in TI's growing portfolio of approximately 36 ultra-low-power DSPs and development resources.
With an extensive portfolio of ultra-low-power devices, including the lowest power DSPs, the lowest power floating-point DSPs, ultra-low-power MSP430(TM) microcontrollers and power management solutions, TI continues to lead the market with innovative, energy-efficient solutions.
Find out more about TI's extensive C55x DSP portfolio
-- C5504 product page: www.ti.com/c5504-prprod2
-- C5505 product page: www.ti.com/c5505-prprod2
-- C5504 technical briefs: www.ti.com/c5504-etd2
-- C5505 technical briefs: www.ti.com/c5505-etd2
-- C550x FAQ: ti.com/c5505-prfaq2
-- DSP selection tool: www.ti.com/c550x-prdsptool2
-- Power management solutions for the C55x DSP: www.ti.com/c550x-prpwr
-- Ultra-low-power MSP430 MCUs: www.ti.com/c550x-prmsp
-- TI E2E community and support: www.ti.com/c550x-prcm
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