storm-1 sp 16- g160

As asserts the company stream processors (SPI), which is specialized in the design of semiconductor microcircuits, for its specialists it was possible to create the digital signal processor, which pretends to the role of the ancestor of the entire class devices :f digital processors for parallel data processing (data-parallel digital signal processor).
It is more precise, the discussion deals even not about one processor, but with the family, which was called Storm-1. Thus far in the family enters two models: SP 16- Of g160 and SP is eighth G80.

Basis processor became the architecture SPI stream processor architecture. Because of it, in the family storm-1 the possibility to excute billions of operations of multiplication with the accumulation per second (GMACs/s) is combined with the simple and effective program model. Family is suitable for the wide circle of applications, demanding to the computational resource, including coding video of high clearness (H.264), recoding and data analysis, image processing.

The performance of processor storm-1 SP 16- g160 is located on the level of 160 billion operations per second (GOPS) and 80 GMACs/s. Key blocks of the processor of â€“ the elements of parallel working (data-parallel unit, DPU). Each of them consists of 16 parallel flows with five by arithmetic-logical devices (ALU). In the model storm-1 SP is eighth G80 a quantity of flows reduced to eight. In turn, each ALU has block, capable of performing four eight-digit, two 16-bit or one 32-bit operation during one machine cycle. Input and output data of each flow are stored in th register file e integrated into the chip, which is separated by compiler taking into account the condition of the maximization capacity.

For servicing the system tasks in processor is used the core MIPS32 of 4KEc. The same second core is isolated for the main flow of digital processing data (to it it is entrusted the call of functions DPU). Supplements the configuration of processor the rich collection interfaces, which includes Gigabit ethernet, PCI, etc (I2S, I 2c, SPI/SSP/microwire, UARTS, GPIO). Microcircuits are designed in the case of type PBGA by sizes 31 x 31 mm.

The wholesale price of SP 16- g160 is 99 dollars, for SP is eighth G80 it is 59 dollars. Familiarizing models are thus far accessible. Series output it is planned to begin in the second quarter.

Storm-1 SP 16- g160

STORM-1 SP 16- G160