TMS320C44 Features

The TMS320C44 is a lower-cost version of the 'C40 for parallel-processing applications that are more price-sensitive. The 'C44 features four communications ports and has an external address reach of 32M words over two external buses. To further reduce cost, the 'C44 comes in a 304-pin PQFP package. The TMS320C44 can deliver up to 30 MIPS/60 MFLOPS performance with a maximum I/O bandwidth of 384 Mbytes/s. The 'C44 source code can be used with the 'C40.

Features of the 'C44 include:

• 33- and 40-ns instruction cycle times
• Idle mode for reduced power consumption
• Four communication ports
• 32M-word external address reach
• 6- or 12-channel on-chip DMA
• Optimizing ANSI C compiler
• IEEE floating-point conversion for ease of use
• The 'C44 source code can be used with the 'C40
• 304-pin PQFP package