New TI Programmable DSPs Deliver 12X More Performance for Applications Ranging From Industrial Automation to Optical Networking

 First 32-Bit, Flash DSPs Make It Possible to Develop High-Precision Control
      Applications in Record Time Entirely in High Level C/C++ Language

    HOUSTON, Sept. 4 Two new high-precision control digital
signal processors (DSPs) unveiled today from Texas Instruments Incorporated
(TI) will reduce development time from hours to minutes while
delivering up to 12X performance of any existing programmable DSP controller.
The new devices, the industry's first 32-bit control DSPs with on-board Flash
memory and performance up to 150 million instructions per second (MIPS),
target industrial automation, optical networking and automotive control
applications.  http://www.dspvillage.com/c28xdsppr .
    "TI continues its aggressive investment strategy and commitment to the
control market with the announcement of these two new devices in their
TMS320C2000(TM) platform of DSPs," said Will Strauss, president of DSP market
watcher Forward Concepts.  "TI has focused on developing effective control
solutions and now delivers a new level of high performance and integration
with these software-compatible C28x-based DSPs."

    Optimized for Control Applications
    The new TMS320F2810 DSP and the TMS320F2812 DSP are the first catalog
devices based on TI's code compatible TMS320C28x(TM) DSP core, which is
designed exclusively for control applications and is extensible up to
400 MIPS.  With an innovative unified architecture that combines the best of
general-purpose processors and DSP capabilities, the C28x(TM) devices allow
both the system and math code to be developed completely in C/C++, reducing
development time from hours to minutes.  Hardware and software features that
help simplify development include:
    --  150 MIPS
    --  32-bit processing
    --  Efficient C/C++ compiler
    --  Unique "IQmath" library
    --  Fast and flexible interrupt management
    --  Control optimized peripherals
    --  Multiple Standard Communications ports
    --  Up to 128kW of on-chip Flash memory
    --  Application-specific packaging
    --  Code compatibility with TMS320C24x(TM) generation
    --  eXpressDSP(TM)

    TI's TMS320C28x(TM) DSP delivers the industry's most integrated DSP
controller while improving system reliability, flexibility and intelligence
for tunable laser applications in the optical networking space.  A version of
the F2812 DSP that is packaged in a 179-lead microStar ball grid array (BGA)
meets the tighter space requirements of optical networking.  The TMS320C28x
DSP is the latest addition to TI's portfolio of products designed to enable
the intelligent optical networks of today and tomorrow.

    Optimized for Integration
    The new F2810 and F2812 DSPs offer a complete system-on-a-chip for
high-precision control applications leading to simpler more cost effective
designs.  The F2812 DSPs integrate 128 kilowords (kW) of Flash memory and the
F2810 DSP 64 kW for reprogramming during development and in-field software
updates.  TI's Flash acceleration technology allows code to be executed out of
Flash at 110-120 MIPS while time-critical code requiring 150 MIPS of
performance can be executed directly out of the 18kW of on-chip RAM.  In
addition, the F2812 DSPs offer an external memory interface with an address
reach of one megawords (Mwords) for systems requiring a larger memory model.
    Integration of control peripherals and communication ports in the new C28x
DSP devices provides cost-efficiency and ease of design for controller
applications.  Optimized event managers include flexible pulse-width
modulation (PWM) generators, programmable general-purpose timers and glueless
capture and encoder interfaces.  A 12-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC)
capable of two channel conversions at 60 nanosecond (ns) per channel and dual
sample-hold provides critical support in the completion of analog control
loops.  Multiple standard communication ports provide simple communications
interfaces to hosts, test equipment, displays and other components.  A Control
Area Network (CAN) controller that is version 2.0B-compliant provides a
glueless interface to CAN networks for a variety of industrial, automotive and
backplane applications.

    Optimized for Time
    The C28x DSPs and C/C++ compiler were designed together to ensure maximum
efficiency of compiled code allowing designers to develop control applications
entirely in a high-level language.  A tight, 16-bit instruction set generates
superior code density while providing 32-bit precision.  Code developed for
C28x DSPs is code compatible with the C24x(TM) DSP generation, protecting
developers software investment as they migrate their designs allowing them to
take advantage of TI's newest DSP generation.
    In addition to the efficient C/C++ compiler, the C28x DSPs are equipped
with 32-bit math capabilities as well as a unique math library allowing
designers to port floating-point algorithms to a fixed-point machine in a
matter of minutes.  With the conversion of math algorithms in traditional
16-bit fixed-point machines being a laborious and time-consuming task, TI's
C28x DSPs give designers the math code efficiency of DSPs with the ease and
system code efficiency of general purpose processors making development of
control applications faster and easier.
    "TI's C2000(TM) DSP platform gives us the ability to provide customers
with high performance automation in industrial networking applications," said
Edison Hudson, President, MetaControls, Inc.  "While being code compatible
with our existing C24x based products, the C28x extends the performance and
software functionality to a higher level and will allow us to easily provide
our customers with wholly embedded solutions, including high level functions
such as multi-axis trajectory planning.  We see the C28x as the enabler for
'PC-less' real-time networks for motion and process control."

    More Than Outstanding DSPs
    TI provides optimized system solutions for the digital control markets as
well as provides industry leading DSP and analog parts, software, support,
tools, reference designs/Evaluation Modules (EVM) and market knowledge,
allowing OEMs to increase revenue by simplifying development and speeding time
to market.  In addition, TI customers who are designing applications with C28x
DSPs can leverage TI digital signal processing support to decrease product
development time.  http://www-k.ext.ti.com/sc/technical_support/index.htm or
http://www-k.ext.ti.com/sc/technical-support/knowledgebase.htm .
    The C2810 and C2812 DSPs are supported by TI's eXpressDSP Real-Time
Software Technology, complete with the Code Composer Studio(TM) Integrated
Development Environment (IDE), the industry's most sophisticated DSP IDE.
TI's full library of digital control and optical networking software modules,
the DSP industry's largest third party network and best-in-class software
development tools all add up to faster time to market for the designers of
high-precision control applications.
    For applications requiring greater analog precision than offered on-chip,
TI also provides a variety of high performance data converters that easily
interface with these new DSPs.  For example, designers can use the 16-bit,
50-kSPS ADS8324 analog-to-digital converter for operation down to 1.8-V, and
the multi-channel, 16-bit ADS834x family for operation down to 2.7-V.  For
higher resolution applications, the 24-bit, 4-channel, 20-kSPS ADS1254
delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter interfaces directly with the C28x
DSPs.

    Availability, packaging and pricing
    Samples of the new TMS320C28x DSPs are scheduled for availability during
the first quarter of 2002, with volume production scheduled to follow in the
second quarter.  The F2810 DSP will be offered in a 128-lead LQFP, and the
F2812 DSP in a 176-lead LQFP which is well-suited to the production needs of
industrial, automotive, commercial and consumer applications.  A version of
the F2812 DSP that is packaged in a 179-lead microStar ball grid array (BGA)
meets the tighter space requirements of optical networking.  Planned pricing
per unit in quantities of 10,000 is $17.95 for the F2810 DSP and $22.95 for
each version of the F2812 DSP.

    Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal
processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the Internet
age.  The company's businesses also include sensors and controls, and
educational and productivity solutions.  TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas
and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
    Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol TXN.  More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com .

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