In this Issue New DSPs invigorate digital set-top boxes TI delivers customizable digital wireless baseband platform Third Parties pilot DSP Solutions into the mainstream New x2 modem chip sets speed OEM production Chip set supports FLEX messaging New link-layer added to 1394 product family PCI bus-to-cardbus controller complies with PC97 guidelines TI announces family of Universal Serial Bus interface chips |
New link-layer added to 1394 product family
TI announced a new general purpose IEEE 1394 link-layer chip optimized for use in consumer electronics and computer peripherals. The chip is the industry 's first available general purpose 1394 link-layer device with a 8/16-bit interface. The part, designated TSB12LV31 and called GPLynx, will make it easier and less expensive to integrate the IEEE 1394-1995 high performance serial bus. GPLynx has a programmable 8- or 16-bit microcontroller interface, making it easily compatible with a wide selection of standard microcontrollers and DSPs used in consumer electronic equipment and computer peripherals. It also incorporates a separate 8-bit, high speed isochronous data interface with an integrated data mover for high volume isochronous data. At nearly half the price of TI 's preceding generation of link-layer silicon, designing with GPLynx is also very affordable. Applications include digital consumer electronics such as cameras, televisions, CD players, tape decks and computer peripherals such as printers, scanners, CD ROM drives, hard disk drives, and digital video disk (DVD) drives. GPLynx works with currently available 1394 physical-layer chips to provide speeds of 100 or 200 megabits per second (Mbps). The TSB12LV31 GPLynx comes in a 100-pin plastic quad flat pack (PQFP) carrier. It is available now from TI and its authorized distributors. Suggested resale pricing in quantities of 1,000 is $9.72. A new GPLynx 1394 Design Kit, the sixth from TI, will soon be available. |
