TI REDEFINES MOBILE APPLICATION DESIGN WITH THREE NEW LOW-POWER DSPs AND NEW LOW-POWER DESIGN TOOLS

New TMS320C5509A, C5507 and C5503 DSPs deliver integrated USB and 114x lower standby power than competitors for portable applications

HOUSTON (June 28, 2004) — Continuing to help designers maximize battery life and reduce costs in portable applications, Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) announced today the availability of three new low-power digital signal processors (DSP) and new eXpressDSP™ power design tools that together enable developers to optimize power consumption to previously unattainable levels. Where other vendors can only show typical power consumption of core and memory, TI is the first company to 'tell the rest of the power story' with design tools that show detailed and modular power information of a DSP chip core, memory and peripherals and a methodology for measuring power running under real-world conditions. The combination of the industry's lowest power DSPs and the essential tools to optimize power consumption and maximize battery life gives TI's customers the competitive edge they need when creating best-of-class portable, multimedia products.