IP: Communications Processors: Ready or Not Here They Come

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> In-Depth: Communications Processors: Ready or Not Here They Come
>
> A new category of microprocessors-communications processors-combining
> the signal processing capabilities of DSPs with the conventional
> microprocessor's ability to run complex operating systems and
> user-interface code, is emerging to address the specific needs of voice
> and data communications. Communications processors have the potential to
> significantly reduce time-to-market and manufacturing costs of products
> such as cellular telephone base stations, voice-over-IP devices, and
> videoconferencing systems. Developments in this field warrant a close
> watch as many companies are designing, building, and marketing these
> chips and could soon drive them into the mainstream, says Peter N.
> Glaskowsky, senior editor, Cahners In-Stat/MDR. For more:
>
> <http://article.ElectronicNews.com/UM/T.ASP?A5.11.1325.12.1820698782>


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