CEVA-X DSP
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CEVA is an Israel
i company headquartered in Mountain View, California and specializes in DSP processor technology for the semiconductor industry. Research Firm The Linley Group reported in 2010 that CEVA's market share in DSP licensing was 78%, making CEVA's the world's #1 licensor of DSP IP.
and Parthus Technologies plc in November 2002. The company develops advanced technologies for multimedia and wireless communications chips. CEVA is the world's #1 DSP architecture deployed in cellular baseband processors In 2010, CEVA reported revenues of $44.9 million and its technology was used in more than 613 million cellular and electronic entertainment devices. CEVA may be only Israeli company involved in the production of the iPhone
and WiMAX
, alongside 3G
, 3.5G, Wi-Fi
, GPS and DVB-H
.
The CEVA-X family of DSP cores from CEVA is based on the company's latest DSP architecture. The CEVA-X offers a mix of Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
architectures. The VLIW architecture allows a high level of concurrent instructions processing thus providing extended parallelism, as well as low power consumption.
CEVA-X1641 is a high-performance, low-power quad-MAC member of the CEVA-X DSP family consisting of 16-bit data width and four MAC units. CEVA-X1641 target markets include 4G (LTE, WiMAX, WiBro
) cellular handsets and Software radio, smart phones / PDAs, Video & Audio processing for mobile devices, VoIP Gateways & broadband modems, and home entertainment (Digital TV, HDTV, PVR, Blu-ray).
CEVA-X1622 is a high-performance, low-power, fully synthesizable DSP with enhanced memory architecture including configurable memory size (64KB or 128KB), and configurable memory bank organizations in 2 or 4 blocks. Target markets include 3G cellular handsets and Software radio, smartphones / PDAs, VoIP Gateways & broadband modems, and home entertainment (Digital TV, HDTV, PVR, DVD).
CEVA-TeakLite-III is a third-generation DSP architecture based on the broadly adopted TeakLite family of DSP cores. CEVA-TeakLite-III delivers native 32-bit processing and a dual multiply–accumulate (MAC) architecture, making the DSP ideal for deployment in High Definition (HD) audio applications requiring advanced audio standards such as Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
Additional target applications for CEVA-TeakLite-III include low-cost 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G wireless baseband modems, wideband voice and audio processors, portable media players and voice-over-IP residential gateways..
Israel
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i company headquartered in Mountain View, California and specializes in DSP processor technology for the semiconductor industry. Research Firm The Linley Group reported in 2010 that CEVA's market share in DSP licensing was 78%, making CEVA's the world's #1 licensor of DSP IP.
History
CEVA was created through the combination of the DSP IP licensing division of DSP GroupDSP Group
DSP Group, Inc. is a provider of chipsets for VoIP, multimedia, and digital cordless applications. Founded in 1987 with headquarters in San Jose, California, DSP Group employs over 400 people at three US sites and offices in Germany, Scotland, Israel, India, Hong Kong and Japan.-History:DSP Group...
and Parthus Technologies plc in November 2002. The company develops advanced technologies for multimedia and wireless communications chips. CEVA is the world's #1 DSP architecture deployed in cellular baseband processors In 2010, CEVA reported revenues of $44.9 million and its technology was used in more than 613 million cellular and electronic entertainment devices. CEVA may be only Israeli company involved in the production of the iPhone
Processor cores
CEVA-XC is a high-performance, low-power DSP processor designed and optimized for advanced wireless communications processing in mobile handsets as well as wireless infrastructure applications. A single CEVA-XC core is capable of handling complete transceiver paths for multiple air interfaces in software, including LTE3GPP Long Term Evolution
3GPP Long Term Evolution, usually referred to as LTE, is a standard for wireless communication of high-speed data for mobile phones and data terminals. It is based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies, increasing the capacity and speed using new modulation techniques...
and WiMAX
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
, alongside 3G
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
, 3.5G, Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...
, GPS and DVB-H
DVB-H
DVB-H is one of three prevalent mobile TV formats. It is a technical specification for bringing broadcast services to mobile handsets. DVB-H was formally adopted as ETSI standard EN 302 304 in November 2004. The DVB-H specification can be downloaded from the official DVB-H website...
.
The CEVA-X family of DSP cores from CEVA is based on the company's latest DSP architecture. The CEVA-X offers a mix of Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) and Single Instruction Multiple Data (SIMD)
SIMD
Single instruction, multiple data , is a class of parallel computers in Flynn's taxonomy. It describes computers with multiple processing elements that perform the same operation on multiple data simultaneously...
architectures. The VLIW architecture allows a high level of concurrent instructions processing thus providing extended parallelism, as well as low power consumption.
CEVA-X1641 is a high-performance, low-power quad-MAC member of the CEVA-X DSP family consisting of 16-bit data width and four MAC units. CEVA-X1641 target markets include 4G (LTE, WiMAX, WiBro
WiBro
WiBro is a wireless broadband Internet technology developed by the South Korean telecoms industry. WiBro is the South Korean service name for IEEE 802.16e international standard...
) cellular handsets and Software radio, smart phones / PDAs, Video & Audio processing for mobile devices, VoIP Gateways & broadband modems, and home entertainment (Digital TV, HDTV, PVR, Blu-ray).
CEVA-X1622 is a high-performance, low-power, fully synthesizable DSP with enhanced memory architecture including configurable memory size (64KB or 128KB), and configurable memory bank organizations in 2 or 4 blocks. Target markets include 3G cellular handsets and Software radio, smartphones / PDAs, VoIP Gateways & broadband modems, and home entertainment (Digital TV, HDTV, PVR, DVD).
CEVA-TeakLite-III is a third-generation DSP architecture based on the broadly adopted TeakLite family of DSP cores. CEVA-TeakLite-III delivers native 32-bit processing and a dual multiply–accumulate (MAC) architecture, making the DSP ideal for deployment in High Definition (HD) audio applications requiring advanced audio standards such as Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.
Additional target applications for CEVA-TeakLite-III include low-cost 2G/2.5G/3G/3.5G wireless baseband modems, wideband voice and audio processors, portable media players and voice-over-IP residential gateways..