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Digital signal processors

While the most demanding DSP applications will require custom designed VLSI devices to hard-wire the DSP algorithms, most common applications can be handled by the use of commercially available digital signal processors. For instance, it is likely that the desktop computer most people are using contains at least one DSP chip in it, most likely as part of the sound card. Owing to its common use, it is the purpose of this chapter to give a description of the common fundamental characteristics of these processors. We shall also attempt to describe some particular features of DSP chips by Texas Instruments and Analog Devices.

9.1 Common features

A few semiconductor manufacturers produce a range of DSP chips with different ...

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