351:
104:
36:
868:
882:
1023:
424:
uses a special custom-designed TSMC-fabricated 28 nm coprocessor that has 24 Tensilica DSP cores. It has around 65 million logic gates, 8 MB of SRAM, and an additional layer of 1 GB of low-power DDR3
896:
1078:
1037:
779:
1009:
245:
announced its intent to buy
Tensilica for approximately $ 380 million in cash. Cadence completed the acquisition in April 2013, with a cash outlay at closing of approximately $ 326 million.
1103:
415:
910:
558:
800:
821:
686:
1108:
1073:
738:"Tensilica HiFi 2 Audio DSP Supports HE AAC by Dolby in Digital Radio Mondiale; Now Offers Decoders for All Major International Digital Radio Standards"
1093:
254:
222:
from
Cadence and over 100 software partners, Vision DSPs designed for imaging, video, computer vision, and neural networks, and the ConnX family of
200:
122:
296:/sec neural network processors. All Cadence standard DSPs are based on the Xtensa architecture. The Xtensa architecture offers a user-customizable
780:"Tensilica's HiFi 3 DSP IP Core Provides Over 1.5x Better Performance for Audio Post Processing and Voice in Smartphones and Home Entertainment"
1098:
656:
46:
920:
1088:
365:
HiFi EP Audio DSP — A superset of HiFi 2 with optimizations for DTS Master Audio, voice pre- and post-processing, and cache management
293:
227:
65:
1083:
317:
83:
961:
559:
http://ip.cadence.com/news/432/330/Cadence-Reports-First-Quarter-2013-Financial-Results-and-Completes-Acquisition-of-Tensilica
985:
737:
341:
Xtensa III — third-generation architecture, announced in June 2000; not less than 180 MHz in a 180 nm process
717:"Tensilica Introduces the Smallest, Lowest Power DSP IP Core For Always-Listening Voice Trigger and Voice Recognition"
61:
286:
842:
289:
759:"Tensilica Introduces HiFi EP DSP Core for High Quality Audio in Home Entertainment and Smartphone Applications"
758:
436:
Wi-Fi IoT SoCs use respectively the "Diamond
Standard 106Micro" (by Espressif referred to as "L106") and the LX6
897:"Cadence Unveils Industry's First Neural Network DSP IP for Automotive, Surveillance, Drone and Mobile Markets"
335:
Xtensa V — fifth-generation architecture, announced in August 2002; up to 350 MHz in a 130 nm process
215:
869:"New Cadence Tensilica Vision P5 DSP Enables 4K Mobile Imaging with 13X Performance Boost and 5X Lower Energy"
626:
368:
HiFi 3 Audio DSP — 32-bit DSP for audio enhancement algorithms, wideband voice codecs, and multi-channel audio
266:
694:
664:
462:
242:
204:
141:
378:
HiFi 4 DSP - Higher performance DSP for applications such as multi-channel object-based audio standards.
321:
316:
is a 32-bit architecture with a compact 16- and 24-bit instruction set. The base instruction set has 82
716:
458:
Five years later, Tensilica released support for flexible length instruction encodings, known as FLIX.
941:
545:
502:
421:
372:
325:
300:
through automated customization tools that can extend the Xtensa base instruction set, including
533:
Most recently he was chief architect at
Tensilica working on configurable/extensible processors.
883:"Cadence Announces New Tensilica Vision P6 DSP Targeting Embedded Neural Network Applications"
238:
234:
418:
and in very few of AMD's graphics cards, is based on the
Cadence Tensilica HiFi EP Audio DSP.
371:
HiFi 3z Audio DSP — For lower-powered audio, wideband voice codecs, and neural-network-based
57:
262:
258:
359:
HiFi Mini Audio DSP — A small low power DSP core for voice triggering and voice recognition
687:"Tensilica Unveils Feature-Rich Third Generation Xtensa Configurable Processor Technology"
597:
350:
313:
297:
278:
442:
VIA Technologies uses a HiFi DSP in an SoC for set top box, tablets, and mobile devices.
338:
Xtensa IV — fourth-generation product, announced in June 2001; with more tooling support
942:"Microsoft's HoloLens secret sauce: A 28nm customized 24-core DSP engine built by TSMC"
211:
196:
1024:"Customer Spotlight: VIA Technologies Licenses Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP"
1067:
522:
411:
407:
946:
381:
HiFi 5 DSP - For digital assistants, infotainment, and voice-controlled products.
257:
to be included on the chip (IC) designs of products of their licensees, such as
915:
657:"Xtensa IV Widens Lead in Configurable & Extensible Processor Technology"
801:"Tensilica HiFi 3z DSP IP Core Provides Enhanced Voice and Audio Processing"
103:
493:
480:
634:
223:
581:
569:
498:
429:
445:
Realtek standardized on the HiFi audio DSP for mobile and PC products.
17:
822:"Cadence Announces Fourth Generation Tensilica HiFi DSP Architecture"
233:
Tensilica was founded in 1997 by Chris Rowen (one of the founders of
1038:"Realtek Licenses Cadence's Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP IP Core"
433:
349:
219:
394:
Vision P6 DSP, with 4X the peak performance of the Vision P5 DSP.
332:
Xtensa LX — sixth-generation architecture, announced in May 2004
301:
282:
362:
HiFi 2 Audio DSP — DSP core for low power MP3 audio processing
29:
354:
Simplified block diagrams of HiFi audio engine and Xtensa LX
214:
cores. Its product lineup includes HiFi audio/voice DSPs (
277:
Xtensa processors range from small, low-power cache-less
1056:
179:
53:
397:
Vision C5 DSP, for neural network computational tasks.
265:. Tensilica processors are delivered as synthesizable
1079:
Defunct semiconductor companies of the United States
1010:"Spreadtrum Licenses Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP"
627:"Xtensa V gets extended for networking and wireless"
237:). It employed Earl Killian, who contributed to the
64:, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a
911:"Everything You Wanted to Know About AMD TrueAudio"
174:
166:
156:
148:
136:
128:
118:
110:
487:, meaning capable of being extended, and the word
241:, as director of architecture. On March 11, 2013,
439:Spreadtrum licensed the HiFi DSP for smartphones.
1104:Defunct computer companies of the United States
598:"Tensilica Xtensa LX Processor with Vectra LX"
455:In 1997, Tensilica was founded by Chris Rowen.
8:
226:DSPs which includes models such as the dual-
96:
592:
590:
102:
95:
84:Learn how and when to remove this message
269:for easy integration into chip designs.
201:semiconductor intellectual property core
123:Semiconductor intellectual property core
607:. Berkeley Design Technology, Inc. 2005
514:
230:ConnX D2 and the 64-MAC ConnX BBE64EP.
27:Semiconductor company in California, US
218:) with a software library of over 225
170:Microprocessors, HiFi audio, DSP cores
45:contains content that is written like
210:Tensilica offers customizable Xtensa
7:
582:https://0x04.net/~mwk/doc/xtensa.pdf
570:https://0x04.net/~mwk/doc/xtensa.pdf
328:, and one special-purpose register.
1109:Defunct computer hardware companies
320:instructions and includes a 32-bit
304:instructions, new register files.
25:
1074:Companies based in Silicon Valley
34:
1094:Fabless semiconductor companies
803:. circuitcellar.com. 2017-07-28
203:business. It is now a part of
1:
1099:Companies established in 1997
584:Chapter 3 "Core Architecture"
478:is a combination of the word
919:. 2013-10-08. Archived from
824:. prnewswire.com. 2015-01-06
546:Cadence to Acquire Tensilica
324:, 16 general-purpose 32-bit
465:acquired 100% of Tensilica.
346:HiFi audio and voice DSP IP
281:to high-performance 16-way
253:Cadence Tensilica develops
1125:
523:"S-1 Supercomputer Alumni"
249:Cadence Tensilica products
1089:Digital signal processors
273:Xtensa configurable cores
216:digital signal processors
101:
1084:Embedded microprocessors
986:"ESP32 SeriesDatasheet"
195:was a company based in
162:Chris Rowen, Jack Guedj
463:Cadence Design Systems
355:
308:Xtensa instruction set
243:Cadence Design Systems
205:Cadence Design Systems
142:Cadence Design Systems
962:"ESP8266EX Datasheet"
416:"Kaveri" desktop APUs
353:
66:neutral point of view
505:are primarily made.
410:, found e.g. in the
285:processors, 3-issue
152:San Jose, California
503:integrated circuits
98:
58:promotional content
761:. design-reuse.com
740:. design-reuse.com
719:. design-reuse.com
637:. 3 September 2002
422:Microsoft HoloLens
373:speech recognition
356:
60:and inappropriate
239:MIPS architecture
235:MIPS Technologies
190:
189:
94:
93:
86:
16:(Redirected from
1116:
1060:
1059:
1057:Official website
1042:
1041:
1034:
1028:
1027:
1020:
1014:
1013:
1006:
1000:
999:
997:
996:
990:
982:
976:
975:
973:
972:
966:
958:
952:
951:
938:
932:
931:
929:
928:
923:on July 11, 2014
907:
901:
900:
893:
887:
886:
879:
873:
872:
865:
859:
858:
856:
854:
839:
833:
832:
830:
829:
818:
812:
811:
809:
808:
797:
791:
790:
788:
787:
776:
770:
769:
767:
766:
755:
749:
748:
746:
745:
734:
728:
727:
725:
724:
713:
707:
706:
704:
702:
683:
677:
676:
674:
672:
653:
647:
646:
644:
642:
623:
617:
616:
614:
612:
602:
594:
585:
579:
573:
567:
561:
555:
549:
542:
536:
535:
530:
529:
519:
263:embedded systems
259:system on a chip
186:
183:
181:
106:
99:
89:
82:
78:
75:
69:
47:an advertisement
38:
37:
30:
21:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1118:
1117:
1115:
1114:
1113:
1064:
1063:
1055:
1054:
1051:
1046:
1045:
1036:
1035:
1031:
1022:
1021:
1017:
1008:
1007:
1003:
994:
992:
988:
984:
983:
979:
970:
968:
964:
960:
959:
955:
940:
939:
935:
926:
924:
909:
908:
904:
895:
894:
890:
881:
880:
876:
867:
866:
862:
852:
850:
841:
840:
836:
827:
825:
820:
819:
815:
806:
804:
799:
798:
794:
785:
783:
778:
777:
773:
764:
762:
757:
756:
752:
743:
741:
736:
735:
731:
722:
720:
715:
714:
710:
700:
698:
685:
684:
680:
670:
668:
655:
654:
650:
640:
638:
625:
624:
620:
610:
608:
600:
596:
595:
588:
580:
576:
568:
564:
556:
552:
543:
539:
527:
525:
521:
520:
516:
511:
474:The brand name
472:
452:
404:
388:
348:
314:instruction set
310:
298:instruction set
279:microcontroller
275:
251:
178:
159:
90:
79:
73:
70:
51:
39:
35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1122:
1120:
1112:
1111:
1106:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1066:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1050:
1049:External links
1047:
1044:
1043:
1029:
1015:
1001:
977:
967:. October 2020
953:
933:
902:
888:
874:
860:
834:
813:
792:
771:
750:
729:
708:
697:. 14 June 2000
678:
667:. 11 June 2001
648:
618:
586:
574:
562:
550:
537:
513:
512:
510:
507:
471:
468:
467:
466:
459:
456:
451:
448:
447:
446:
443:
440:
437:
426:
419:
403:
400:
399:
398:
395:
392:
391:Vision P5 DSP.
387:
384:
383:
382:
379:
376:
369:
366:
363:
360:
347:
344:
343:
342:
339:
336:
333:
309:
306:
274:
271:
250:
247:
212:microprocessor
197:Silicon Valley
193:Tensilica Inc.
188:
187:
176:
172:
171:
168:
164:
163:
160:
157:
154:
153:
150:
146:
145:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
112:
108:
107:
97:Tensilica Inc.
92:
91:
62:external links
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1121:
1110:
1107:
1105:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1069:
1058:
1053:
1052:
1048:
1039:
1033:
1030:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1011:
1005:
1002:
987:
981:
978:
963:
957:
954:
949:
948:
943:
937:
934:
922:
918:
917:
912:
906:
903:
898:
892:
889:
884:
878:
875:
870:
864:
861:
848:
844:
838:
835:
823:
817:
814:
802:
796:
793:
781:
775:
772:
760:
754:
751:
739:
733:
730:
718:
712:
709:
696:
692:
688:
682:
679:
666:
662:
658:
652:
649:
636:
632:
628:
622:
619:
606:
599:
593:
591:
587:
583:
578:
575:
571:
566:
563:
560:
554:
551:
547:
541:
538:
534:
524:
518:
515:
508:
506:
504:
500:
496:
495:
490:
486:
485:
483:
477:
469:
464:
460:
457:
454:
453:
449:
444:
441:
438:
435:
431:
427:
423:
420:
417:
413:
412:PlayStation 4
409:
408:AMD TrueAudio
406:
405:
401:
396:
393:
390:
389:
385:
380:
377:
374:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
357:
352:
345:
340:
337:
334:
331:
330:
329:
327:
323:
319:
315:
307:
305:
303:
299:
295:
291:
288:
284:
280:
272:
270:
268:
264:
260:
256:
248:
246:
244:
240:
236:
231:
229:
225:
221:
217:
213:
208:
206:
202:
198:
194:
185:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
155:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
127:
124:
121:
117:
113:
109:
105:
100:
88:
85:
77:
67:
63:
59:
55:
49:
48:
43:This section
41:
32:
31:
19:
1032:
1018:
1004:
993:. Retrieved
991:. 2021-03-19
980:
969:. Retrieved
956:
947:The Register
945:
936:
925:. Retrieved
921:the original
914:
905:
891:
877:
863:
851:. Retrieved
846:
843:"HiFi 5 DSP"
837:
826:. Retrieved
816:
805:. Retrieved
795:
784:. Retrieved
782:. 2012-01-11
774:
763:. Retrieved
753:
742:. Retrieved
732:
721:. Retrieved
711:
699:. Retrieved
690:
681:
669:. Retrieved
660:
651:
639:. Retrieved
630:
621:
609:. Retrieved
604:
577:
565:
553:
540:
532:
526:. Retrieved
517:
492:
488:
481:
479:
475:
473:
470:Company name
311:
292:cores, or 1
276:
252:
232:
209:
192:
191:
149:Headquarters
140:Acquired by
111:Company type
80:
71:
56:by removing
52:Please help
44:
847:cadence.com
701:3 September
691:cadence.com
671:3 September
661:cadence.com
641:3 September
631:eetimes.com
611:3 September
386:Vision DSPs
312:The Xtensa
74:August 2015
1068:Categories
995:2021-03-23
971:2021-03-23
927:2014-07-06
916:Maximum PC
828:2024-03-05
807:2024-03-05
786:2024-03-05
765:2024-03-05
744:2024-03-05
723:2024-03-05
528:2019-02-22
509:References
428:Espressif
255:SIP blocks
158:Key people
114:Subsidiary
54:improve it
853:4 October
849:. Cadence
501:of which
476:Tensilica
461:By 2013,
326:registers
635:EE Times
605:bdti.com
557:Source:
402:Adoption
224:baseband
182:.cadence
167:Products
119:Industry
695:Cadence
665:Cadence
499:element
494:silicon
450:History
430:ESP8266
199:in the
175:Website
144:in 2013
129:Founded
572:§1.2.2
497:, the
489:Silica
482:Tensil
220:codecs
18:Xtensa
989:(PDF)
965:(PDF)
601:(PDF)
491:from
434:ESP32
414:, in
855:2023
703:2020
673:2020
643:2020
613:2020
432:and
425:RAM.
318:RISC
302:SIMD
294:TMAC
287:VLIW
283:SIMD
261:for
184:.com
137:Fate
132:1997
322:ALU
290:DSP
267:RTL
228:MAC
1070::
944:.
913:.
845:.
693:.
689:.
663:.
659:.
633:.
629:.
603:.
589:^
548:."
531:.
207:.
180:ip
1040:.
1026:.
1012:.
998:.
974:.
950:.
930:.
899:.
885:.
871:.
857:.
831:.
810:.
789:.
768:.
747:.
726:.
705:.
675:.
645:.
615:.
544:"
484:e
375:.
87:)
81:(
76:)
72:(
68:.
50:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
