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There's Much More than Intel/AMD Inside

While the main CPU in a personal or notebook computer gets a lot of attention, there are lots of other processors involved in those systems.

In many of the major subsystems, including printers, audio, graphics, video, and wireless, you'll find Tensilica's processor cores hard at work (see products with Tensilica cores, below). Just take a look at a notebook computer design:

Audio Processing

Sound quality is very important, even in notebook computers. No matter what audio input might be attached, the computer needs to be able to process it. So now the audio requirements of PCs and notebooks rival home entertainment system. Over 50 audio codecs have been ported to Tensilica's HiFi 2 Audio DSP, so you can feel assured that you'll have the right software no matter what.

Video, Image and Graphics Processing

Tensilica's DSPs are great for video, image and graphics processing. For SD video, Tensilica offers the turn-key 388VDO video DSP, complete with software codecs for H.264 and other popular standards. Xtensa processors are used for HD video stream processing, 2D and 3D graphics, and video post processing.

Wired and Wireless Communications

Tensilica is widely used for wired and wireless communications in computer systems and peripherals. Whether you're doing Ethernet, WiMax, WiMax, Bluetooth, or whatever, Tensilica's Xtensa processors can be customized to exactly match the datapath processing requirements.

Biometrics Processing

For security reasons, more notebooks and PCs are including fingerprint sensors. Tensilica's cores are designed into several of these modules, including those from Validity (see press release).

Image Signal Processing

Most notebooks and many peripherals include camera devices. Xtensa processors can perform the most complex steps in image processing, including color correction, image filtering, image stabilization, light processing and compensation, and focus enhancement. And Xtensa processors are widely used in the image processing steps for inkjet and laser printers. See how Xtensa processors are used inside printers for complex image processing steps.

Embedded Control

And don't forget the control function. Tensilica's Diamond Standard and Xtensa customizable processors are ideal embedded control processors in all of these subsystems.

Tensilica's processors are designed into:

• HP printers
• HP scanners
• Epson printers
• Atheros Bluetooth chips
• AMD ATI Radeon Graphics
• NVidia graphics cards, notebooks, and PCs

HP Printers

HP Laserjet color and b&w printers by Tensilica licensee Marvell - originally Agilent in 2002, then Avago, now Marvell. These are some of the printers that use Xtensa processors:

HP Laserjet 1018	HP Laserjet 1020	HP 1022 & 1022N	HP Color Laserjet 1600n
HP Laserjet P1005	HP Laserjet P1006	HP M1005 MFP

HP Scanners

HP Scanjet 8200c scanners by Tensilica licensee Avision use Xtensa processors

Epson Printers

Multiple Xtensa LX processors are used in Epson's latest photo-capable inkjet printers and multifunction printers (MFPs). Epson's engineers added TIE instructions to customize different Xtensa LX processors, each for a unique step in the inkjet image processing chain. By utilizing unique features of the Xtensa LX processor, which allow direct high-speed data communication between the processors and thereby avoid the time delays of bus-based data traffic, Epson's engineers were able to reduce the time required to rint a single page to less than a third of that required by previous generation inkjet printers.

Workforce 40	WorkForce 600	PM-T990	PM-A970
Artisan 700	Artisan 800	Stylus Photo R380	PM-920

Atheros Bluetooth Chips

Atheros is using Tensilica's Xtensa processor in the AR3011 Radio-on-Chip-for Mobile (ROCm) products. The Atheros AR3011 is a highly integrated, all-CMOS single-chip Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR solutions specifically designed for both laptop and desktop PCs. Designed for the smallest form factor, the AR3011 has a very power efficient architecture.

Atheros is also using Xtensa processors in their AR6XXX line of ROCm WLAN for mobile solutions, including the AR6001XL and AR6001GL.

AMD ATI Radeon Graphics

Tensilica's processors are designed into the ATI Radeon™ HD 2000 series of products that include Unified Video Decoder (UVD) technology for high-fidelity HD multimedia playback. UVD is a dedicated video decoding block that facilitates the full, bit accurate decoding of VC-1 or H.264/AVC encoded video. These board provide for DirectX10 gaming and allow PCs to be hooked up to big-screen TVs with HDMI and built-in 5.1 surround sound audio to enjoy Blu-ray and HD DVD movies.

ATI Radeon™ 2600 Graphics CardBoard	ATI Radeon™ 2600XT Graphics CardBoard	ATI Radeon™ 2400XT Graphics Board	ATI Radeon™ 3800 Series Graphics Boards

Tensilica's processors also are designed into the ATI Radeon HD4800 series, including the HD 4870 and HD 4850 graphics cards.

ATI Radeon 4870 Graphics Board	ATI Radeon 4850 Graphics Board

Versions of these boards are available through many resellers, including:

PowerColor HD3870	ASUS EAH4870	Diamond HD 4870	Force3D HD 4870
HIS HD 4870	GeCube HD 4870	PowerColor HD 4870	VisionTek HD 4870

These ATI Radeon products are built into desktop and notebook computers, including these:

ABS MAYHEM Z Series Z64-761 NoteBook	Fujitsu Siemens AMILO Pi 2530 Notebook	HP Pavillion HDX Notebook	HP Compaq 8510p Notebook
Toshiba Satellite P200 Notebook	Acer Aspire 7720 Notebook	MSI Megabook GX610 Notebook	ExtremePC Desktops