Date: 02/09/2011

400-MMAC / 200-MHz Blackfin DSP available for under $2

Analog Devices, Inc.has introduced a 200-MHz version of its ADSP-BF592 Blackfin embedded processor that delivers 400-MMAC performance for just $1.99 each (in 1,000-unit quantities), achieves a BDTImark2000 performance score of 1120 and a BDTImark2000/$ performance/cost score of 562 compared with ADI's 400 MHz version's BDTImark2000 score of 2240 and BDTImark2000/$ score of 747-which was the highest performance/cost score ever recorded by DSP benchmarking firm BDTI (Berkeley Design Technology, Inc.), claims ADI.

Target applications for the BF592 include portable healthcare products, audio devices and imaging products, such as CMOS-sensor-based 2-D barcode scanners.

"The ADSP-BF592 allows designers to cost effectively pack a tremendous amount of advanced performance into designs with very limited space and very small power budgets," said Rich Murphy, business development manager, Processors-DSP Group, Analog Devices.
Key features of Blackfin ADSP-BF592 include:
Highest DSP performance for its price lets developers run more sophisticated algorithms with more system-level advantages.
Low active power draw of just 51 mW at 200 MHz and low standby power of less than 1 mW consumes 80 percent less power than comparable solutions to extend battery life.
The industry's smallest 400-MMAC/200-MHz device with a 9 mm x 9 mm footprint allows designers to pack tremendous performance into space-constrained designs.
Optimized for multiple applications with no external memory or executable flash: peripheral set includes two SPORT's, a PPI, two SPI's, four general-purpose counters and a factory-programmed instruction ROM block containing the VDK RTOS and C-runtime libraries.
Offered in commercial and industrial temperature grades; automotive qualified.

Available: Now
Price: $1.99 per unit based on 1K units