Freescale Semiconductor has introduced a family of programmable DSPs that delivers the optimal blend of low cost and high performance for a range of applications in the medical, aerospace/defence and test/measurement markets. Based on the company's SC3850 StarCore DSP core, the MSC825x family of scalable DSPs offers high performance and functionality. The family consists of four pin-compatible, programmable, single-, dual-, four- and six-core DSPs. Integrated features such as multiple DDR controllers, two Serial RapidIO interfaces and a PCI Express interface make designing with the new devices flexible, according to the company. Pin and peripheral compatibility with the company's MSC815x family enables code and tool reuse to preserve investment and allows customers to scale from a single-core device to multi-core devices, or to create multiple products based on the same hardware.
