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Texas Instruments Unveils Fast Digital Signal Processing Chip for Internet Applications

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Texas Instruments Inc. introduced a new digital signal processing (DSP) chip, designed to handle high-powered computer and television systems, during a news conference in Burlingame, California. The Multimedia Video Processor can process 2 billion operations per second, outperforming the most powerful PC microprocessor. The company aims to make it a cornerstone in its advanced-technology strategy, leveraging the device's ability to handle a variety of data types. The DSP chip is expected to boost revenues, which reached $990 million in 1992, a 36 percent increase from the previous year, and are projected to reach $4 billion by the end of the decade.

Key Takeaways:

  • Texas Instruments introduced a fast digital signal processing chip, the Multimedia Video Processor, designed for high-powered computer and television systems.
  • The chip can process 2 billion operations per second, making it 10 to 50 times faster than the most powerful PC microprocessor.
  • The device is expected to boost revenues, reaching $4 billion by the end of the decade, up from $990 million in 1992, a 36 percent increase.
  • Texas Instruments aims to make DSP chips a cornerstone in its advanced-technology strategy due to their ability to handle various data types.
  • The company has signed up four customers for the new device: Sony Corp., Xerox Corp., Printrak International Inc., and the University of Washington's Image Computing Laboratory.
  • Rich Templeton, TI's worldwide manager of application-specific products, stated that DSPs will have a significant impact on the electronics industry, comparable to the impact of microprocessors on the computer industry in the 1980s.
  • Analysts are skeptical about the new chip, citing TI's declining share of the DSP market from 60 percent to 40 percent over the past decade.

Statistics:

  • The DSP chip operates at a speed of 2 billion operations per second.
  • The estimated revenue for the device in 1992 was $990 million, a 36 percent increase from the previous year.
  • The projected revenue by the end of the decade is $4 billion.
  • The new Multimedia Video Processor is 10 to 50 times faster than the most powerful PC microprocessor.

Sources:

  • Texas Instruments Inc. (no date)
  • "Texas Instruments Unveils Fast Digital Signal Processing Chip for Internet Applications", By [Author Not Specified] in March 9 (no publication name)
  • Other sources not specified

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