SEATTLE, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
SUPERCOMPUTING' 2011 -- Shedding light on a new paradigm in
high performance computing (HPC), Texas Instruments Incorporated
(TI) (NYSE: TXN) is offering developers the industry's highest
performing multicore digital signal processors (DSP) at the lowest
power levels, based on its TMS320C66x DSP generation. TI's
TMS320C6678 and TMS320TCI6609 multicore DSPs are well suited for
computing applications in oil and gas exploration, financial
modeling and molecular dynamics, where ultra-high performance, low
power and easy programmability are critical requirements. TI
provides free optimized libraries for HPC that make it easier to
achieve maximum performance without spending time optimizing code,
and supports standard programming languages such as C and OpenMP so
developers can easily migrate their applications to take advantage
of the power savings and performance.
"TI's new family of multicore DSPs deliver outstanding flops per
watt performance and an exceptional level of density and
integration," commented Phillip J.
Mucci, founder and director of business development, Samara
Technology Group. "This fact, combined with a number of options for
high speed, low latency, socket to socket interconnect, makes TI's
DSP an ideal building block for the high performance, high
efficiency HPC systems of tomorrow."
Achieving maximum performance with multicore
With the highest performing floating point DSP core at 16
GFLOPs/W, TI's C66x KeyStone-based multicore DSPs are changing the
way HPC developers meet requirements for performance, power
efficiency and ease of use. Advantech, a global manufacturer of
telecom computing blades and multicore processor platforms, has
developed the DSPC-8681 multimedia processing engine (MPE), a
half-length PCIe card with more than 500 GFLOPs of performance at
an extreme low power consumption of 50W. In addition to the
currently available PCIe card, TI and Advantech will soon have full
length cards providing one and two teraflops of performance,
transforming the industry with faster and more efficient solutions
for HPC applications. TI's optimized math and imaging libraries, as
well as standard programming model, make it easy for HPC developers
to quickly achieve maximum performance.
"Since we released the DSPC-8681 earlier this year, it has
gained early market adoption in compute intensive radar and medical
imaging applications," said Eddie
Lai, associate vice-president of business development,
Advantech. "The launch of TI's latest suite of multicore
development tools will significantly accelerate customer evaluation
in HPC applications, and unleash the full potential of the C6678
multicore DSP in the supercomputing arena."
Meeting the needs of HPC developers – today and
tomorrow
The DSPC-8681 PCIe card includes four C6678 multicore DSPs while
the newer PCIe cards will include eight C6678 multicore DSPs to
achieve one teraflop or four TCI6609 multicore DSPs to achieve two
teraflops. The C6678 is the industry's highest performing multicore
DSP in production today, featuring eight 1.25-GHz DSP cores,
delivering 160 GFLOPs at 10W. TI's forthcoming TCIC6609 multicore
DSP will offer developers 4X the performance of its C6678
multicore DSP, achieving 512 GFLOPs in just 32W, making DSPs an
ideal solution for HPC and changing the way developers will choose
solutions for applications. The TCIC6609, set to sample in 2012, is
code compatible with the C6678 DSP, allowing developers to reuse
their existing software and preserve their investment in TI
multicore DSPs.
Easing multicore development
With its robust suite of multicore software, tools and low cost
evaluation modules (EVMs), TI is easing development and getting
developers closer to tapping the full performance of C66x multicore
DSPs. Designers can begin development on the C6678 multicore DSP
with the TMDSEVM6678L for $399. The
EVM includes a free multicore software development kit
(MCSDK), Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment
(IDE) and suite of application/demo codes to allow programmers to
quickly come up to speed on the new platform.
About TI's KeyStone multicore architecture
Texas Instruments' KeyStone multicore architecture is the
platform for true multicore innovation, offering developers a
robust portfolio of high performance, low-power multicore
devices. Unleashing breakthrough performance, the KeyStone
architecture is the foundation upon which TI's new TMS320C66x DSP
generation was developed. KeyStone differs from any other multicore
architecture as it has the capacity to provide full processing
capability to every core in a multicore device. KeyStone-based
devices are optimized for high performance markets including
wireless base stations, mission critical, test and automation,
medical imaging and high performance computing. Learn more at
www.ti.com/c66multicore.
Visit TI @ SC11
While at SC11, visit TI, in booth #4200 to view the latest
multicore solutions and demos for ultra-low power, super high
performance computing applications.
For more information:
- Watch TI's multicore Ask The Experts series
- Engage with engineers and TI experts on the TI E2E™ Community
and Multicore Mix
- Follow TI on Twitter
- Become a fan of TI on Facebook
About Texas Instruments
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