Processors for DSP-intensive Applications: The Options Multiply

Halloween Special! Combined DSP-Systems Modeling seminar

Jeff Bier
Berkeley Design Technology Inc.

Friday, October 31st, 1997
Hogan Room, 531 Cory Hall
4:00-5:00 p.m.

Abstract:

DSP techniques are rapidly working their way into a vast range of products, from cellular phones to clothes washers. A typical personal computer may contain half a dozen embedded DSP processors. Partly as a result of this, the formerly sleepy field of processor architectures for DSP has recently become a lot more interesting.

The objective of this talk is to present a synopsis of recent developments in commercial processor architectures for DSP-intensive applications. These include updated conventional DSP architectures, new approaches of various kinds, and general-purpose processors with DSP-oriented enhancements. In addition, I'll touch on the issues of performance measurement, development tools, and integration trends.

Jeff Bier is co-founder and General Manager of Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. (BDTI), a technology analysis and development firm focused on the implementation of DSP-intensive systems. Bier has extensive experience in software, hardware, and design tool development for DSP and is a member of the IEEE Design and Implementation of Signal Processing Systems (DISPS) Technical Committee. Bier is co-author of "DSP Processor Fundamentals" (IEEE Press) and author or co-author of dozens of articles and reports on DSP implementation technology. Bier received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Princeton University and U.C. Berkeley.

Information about BDTI, including employment opportunities, can be found at www.bdti.com.