Trends in multicore DSP platforms: Examining architectures, programming models, software tools, emerging applications, and challenges

Lina Karam, Ismail Alkamal, Alan Gatherer, Gene A. Frantz, David V. Anderson, Brian L. Evans

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Abstract

Multicore digital signal processors (DSPs) have gained significant importance in recent years due to the emergence of data-intensive applications, such as video and high-speed Internet browsing on mobile devices that demand increased computational performance but lower cost and power consumption. Multicore platforms allow manufacturers to produce smaller boards while simplifying board layout and routing, lowering power consumption and cost, and maintaining programmability.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)38-49
Number of pages12
JournalIEEE Signal Processing Magazine
Volume26
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • Digital signal processing
  • Magnetic cores
  • Memory management
  • Multicore processing
  • Performance evaluation
  • Program processors
  • System-on-a-chip

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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