Texas Instruments has been an active innovator in the 16-bit, 32-bit and DSP markets for a number of years. Their 16- and 32-bit fixed- and floating-point processors include ARM based processors Stellaris
Cortex-M3
, ARM9 family and Cortex-A8 processor-based microprocessors (Sitara ARM MPUs), DaVinci video processors, OMAP mobile applications processors, digital signal processors (DSP) and microcontrollers (MCUs).
Microcontrollers (MCU)
16- Bit Ultra Low Power MCU
MSP430: Low cost, low power consumption, and general purpose 16-bit MCU for use in embedded applications.
- Up to 25MHz
- Flash 1KB to 256KB
- Analog I/O, ADC, LCD, USB
- Measurement, sensing, general purpose
32-Bit Real Time MCUs
- C2000
- TMS320C2xxx: 16 and 32 bit MCU family optimized for real-time control applications, including the C24X sub-family, a 16-bit, fixed point, 20 to 40 MHz; and the C28X sub-family, a 32-bit, fixed or floating point, 100 to 150 MHz processor.
- Delfino
- Piccolo
- 40MHz to 300MHz
- Flash, RAM 16KB to 512KB
- PWM, ADC, CAN, SPI, I2C
- Motor control, digital power, lighting, renewable energy
ARM-Based Processors
32-Bit ARM MCU
- Tiva C Series Cortex-M4
- TMS570 Cortex-R4
- RM4 Cortex-R4F
- Up to 80 MHz
- Flash 64 KB to 256 KB
- USB, ENET MAC+PHY, CAN, ADC, PWM, SPI
- Motion control, HMI, industrial automation
32-Bit ARM Processors for Performance Application
- Sitara Cortex-A8 and ARM9
- KeyStone Cortex-A15 and Cortex-A15 + DSP
- Value line to 600 MHz Perf. line to 1.5GHz
- Up to 32KB I/D cache 256 KB L2, LPDDR, DDR2/3 support
- USB 3.0 +PHY, Gigabit Ethernet MAC, PCIe+PHY, SATA+PHY, CAN, PRU-ICSS, 3D graphics, touchscreen
- Industrial automation, retail applications/point-of sale, HMI (Human Machine Interface), smart grid, home and building automation.
Application Processors
OMAP Processors with Cortex-A8, A9 and A15
- Up to 1.7 GHz
- Up to 32KB i/D L1 caches and 2 MB L2 cache
- USB2/3, eMMC, SD/MMC, I2S, SPI, UART, HDMI, SATA, multiple camera, multiple display
- Automotive, industrial automation, enterprise and mobile consumer
Digital Signal Processors (DSP)
Single Core DSP
- C6000 Power Optimized
- C5000 Ultra Low Power
- Up to 1.5 GHz Floating DSP + Video Accelerators + FFT Accelerators
- L2 Cache mDDR, DDR2/DDR3 Up to 320 KB RAM Up to 256 KB ROM
- USB 2.0 +PHY, Gb EMAC, PCIe+PHY, SATA+PHY, CAN, PRU ADC, SPI McBSP, I2C, LCD, On-chip regulators
- Portable audio/voice, fprint biometrics, portable medical, video, security, conferencing, test and measurement
Multicore DSP
- KeyStone Multicore
- KeyStone Multicore DSP+ARM
- C6000 Multicore
- Up to 15GHz Multicore, fixed/floating+Accelerators
- Up to 4 MB SL2, 32 KB L1, 1MB L2
- C66x DSP, ARM Cortex-A15, RapidIO, PCIe, 10GigE, USB 3.0, Hyperlink, DDR3, NetCP
- Machine vision: camera, video broadcasting & infrastructure, ultrasound system, currency counter, telecom, medical, mission critical, base stations