ADI slashes SHARC cost and power, keeps the good stuff

Analog Device’s latest SHARC DSPs combine big performance and on-chip memory with small prices and power numbers.  This unique combination makes the new ADSP-2148x and ADSP-2147x DSPs a compelling choice for high-performance audio, industrial, automotive, and medical applications.  Here’s what you get in the new DSPs:

• Up to 400 MHz of 32-bit floating-point performance—that’s 33% faster than the competing TI ‘C674x DSPs, and it’s nearly as fast as the fastest SHARCs already on the market.
• Up to 5 Mb of on-chip memory—2.5X the memory on the ‘C674x, and as much as you’ll find on other SHARCs.
• Power as low as 363 mW—this is a whopping 3X improvement over past SHARCs, and it compares favorably to TI’s power numbers (more on that in a moment).
• Prices starting at $7.85 in 1,000-unit quantities—a price that’s hard to beat in this class of DSP.