New 'C2000 DSPs provide best price/performance ratio in industry Revolutionary 'C27x architecture combines the best of DSP and MCU technologies Celebrating 10 years of floating-point DSP excellence (1988-1998) New TMS320 applications make DSP development easier TI's C54x family extends reach from low cost to high performance Experience power-efficient performance with 100-MIPS 'C549 ICASSP show salutes 50th anniversary of IEEE Registration opes for DSPS Fest '98 Quad codec-filter combo brings multi-channel capabilities to CO line cards New Third-Party Hardware & Software TI leads the digital age of electronics with strategic acquisitions and alliances |
TI leads the digital age of electronics with strategic acquisitions and alliancesSince November 1997, TI has acquired five innovative companies, thus better positioning itself to offer DSP Solutions to a variety of markets.Spectron MicrosystemsTI acquired Spectron, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dialogic Corp. that develops and markets advanced sys-tem software, such as real-time operating systems for use in DSP applications. The company is a leader in products that ease software development and eliminate low-level programming tasks. With this transaction, TI extends its leadership position in DSP Solutions by offering the most complete software development environment and simplifying the DSP development process.Amati Communications Corp.The strategic acquisition of Amati will enable TI to strengthen its role in pro-viding DSP Solutions for high-speed internet connectivity. Amati is a world leader in Digital Subscriber Line (xDSL) technology which allows ordinary phone lines to transmit data up to 200 times faster than today’s typical analog voiceband modems.The acquisition broadens the cooperative relationship to build an xDSL chipset using TI’s TMS320C6x core technology and precision MSP components as well as Amati’s discrete multi-tone technology software. The chipset will be the industry’s first fully software-programmable xDSL solution. It will enable customers to upgrade their modems through a software download as new standards become available. GO DSP Corp.TI has announced its plans to acquire GO DSP. As a leading provider of fully integrated, advanced DSP software tools, GO DSP allows system developers to improve productivity and reduce time to market. GO DSP products include Code Composer™ and Code Explorer™. The company also owns the only fully integrated programming environment with a graphical user interface. This technology complements TI’s strong DSP performance and extends its ease- of-use advantage. The integration of the two companies allows TI to develop a substantial lead in establishing a frame-work for building software applications for DSPs.Westell Technologies, Inc.TI and Westell have formed a strategic alliance that will accelerate the development and deployment of TI’s DSP-based xDSL technologies with Westell’s DSL Systems. This alliance will provide Westell early access to leading TI DSP technologies. The results of these efforts are expected to provide mass volume deployment of broadband multimedia services such as high-speed internet access and work-at-home and real-time video communications. The combination of TI and Westell capabilities will accelerate the emerging industry with cost-effective standard compliant systems. |