Freescale Semiconductor delivers next-gen multicore DSP solution

May 16, 2006

Freescale Semiconductor has introduced its third-generation multicore DSP based on next-generation SC3400 StarCore technology. The new MSC8144 DSP is engineered to deliver leading-edge performance, reduce system costs and significantly increase channel densities for next-generation wireline and wireless infrastructure applications providing voice, video and data services.

The MSC8144 provides an optimal DSP solution for wireline infrastructure applications, such as carrier-class trunking, enterprise VoIP media gateways and video conferencing servers. Wireless applications served by the MSC8144 include wireless voice transcoding and IP multimedia subsystem (IMS) gateways, video multi-point conferencing units, baseband cards for 3G, Super 3G and WiMax basestations, and Layer 2 processing in radio network controllers (RNCs).

"A prime example of network convergence is 'access anywhere' communications, enabled by IMS gateways," said Lynelle McKay, vice president and general manager of Freescale's Digital Systems Division. "The ability to adapt media sessions as users change locations and even devices while maintaining exceptional QoS for triple-play services is invaluable. The MSC8144 multicore DSP provides the processing performance and flexibility needed to deliver these converged network capabilities within a low power envelope."