Very fast processors used, for example, in speech recognition.
Special-purpose microprocessor with instruction sets designed to manipulate digital signals, particularly those derived from analog sources. Often used in equipment requiring voice digitization.
an often massively parallel microprocessor optimized for high efficiency processing of telecommunications signals.
a microprocessor specifically designed for processing digital signals. [SILC99
A processor used for high speed data manipulations of audio, video, graphical, or image information.
A specialized, programmable computer processing unit that is able to perform high-speed mathematical processing.
A specialized high-speed chip, used for data manipulation in sound cards, communications adapters, video and image manipulation, and other data-acquisition processes where speed is essential.
a specialized computer chip designed to perform speedy and complex operations on digitized waveforms Useful in processing sound (like voice calls) and video
a special-purpose CPU (Central Processing Unit) that provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive signal processing applications
An integrated circuit that is designed specifically for high-speed processing operations such as filtering, modulation, data compression and transport of digital information. The use of DSPs in communication circuits allows manufacturers to quickly and reliably develop advanced communications systems through the use of software programs, often called modules.
A specialized circuit, usually a chip, that is designed to manipulate large quantities of data in real-time.
A specialized microprocessor which contains hardware features specifically tailored to the processing of signals.
A separate processor, built into some sound cards, that relieves audio processing from the computer's CPU.
An ASIC which is designed to do simple functions at incredibly high speeds. These chips are most commonly used for frequency generation and reception, such as in digital phones and wireless networking. Speeds of over 3GHz is not uncommon for these processors.
Most newer signal processors are digital. These usually have computer memory built in which allows the instant recall of all the parameter settings of the device. This allows you to quickly change the devices function and sound without tweaking with the controls.
A digital circuit that can be programmed to perform digital data manipulation tasks such as decoding or audio effects.
An integrated circuit that electronically processes signals such as sound, radio, and microwaves by converting them from analogue to digital signals.
A specialized digital microprocessor used to efficiently and rapidly perform calculations on digitised signals that were originally analogue in form (e.g. voice). The big advantage of DSP lies in the programmability of the processor, allowing parameters to be easily changed.
This technology, when used in conjunction with mixed-signal devices and embedded software, is referred to as a DSP Solution, and it collects, processes, compresses, transmits and displays analog and digital data.
A specialized computer chip designed to perform speedy, complex operations on digitized wave forms.
A processor that is optimized for performing the complex mathematical calculations inherent in processing digital signals. A discrete DSP can be reprogrammed; a DSP integrated in a chipset typically contains its own ROM and cannot be reprogrammed.
A microprocessor that digitizes analog signals.
special purpose processing unit designed to execute specific algorithms on digitized waveforms, nearly always in real time.
A general-purpose multiprocessor tailored to a particular type of operation. Applications involving communications, compression and audio are more efficiently performed on a DSP than on the host computer.
A device that is similar to a microprocessor, except that the internal CPU has been optimized for use in applications involving discrete-time signal processing. Abbreviated DSP. In addition to standard microprocessor instructions, DSPs usually support a set of specialized instructions, like multiply-and-accumulate, to perform common signal-processing computations quickly. A Harvard architecture, featuring separate code and data memory spaces, is commonly used to speed data throughput. Common DSP families include Texas Instruments' 320Cxx and Motorola's 5600x series.
A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time.