StarCore-Based DSP

Motorola Semiconductor Products Sector (SPS) digital signal processor from Motorola, featuring an on-chip network interface is the first to use the company's new StarCore DSP core technology. The MSC8101, with a 30 MHz DSP core, offers four Arithmetic Logic Units (ALUs) providing 1200DSP MIPS, a high-performance 150 MHz Communications Processor Module (CPM) programmable network protocol engine, 512KB of on-chip Static RAM (SRAM), a 100 MHz 64- or 32-bit PowerPC bus interface, and a programmable memory controller. On-chip peripherals such as a 300 MHz Enhanced Filter Coprocessor and a powerful centralized DMA engine are also featured.

The unit features 0.13 micron copper interconnect process technology and operated with a 1.5V core and an independent 3.3V I/O power supply, dissipating about 500mW of power for the entire device, in a 17mm x 17mm plastic package.

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