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News Release from: Tensilica | Subject: HiFi 2 Audio Engine
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 May 2007
Optimised decoder cuts power budget for
MP3
Tensilica has produced an optimised version of the industry-standard MP3 decoder for its Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine and Diamond Standard 330HiFi processor core.
Tensilica has optimised the MP3 decoder for its Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine and Diamond Standard 330HiFi processor core This MP3 decoder now runs at the lowest power and is the most efficient in the industry, requiring just 5.7MHz when running at 128Kbit/s, 44.1kHz and dissipating 0.45mW in TSMC's 65nm LP process (including memories)
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 7 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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