Overview
Smallest and lowest power DSP for narrowband wireless communications and always-on applications
The Cadence® Tensilica® Fusion F1 DSP offers the lowest energy, small footprint, high-performance control and signal processing best fit for narrowband wireless communication, always-on, IoT, and wearables applications. The Fusion F1 DSP is very efficient in running communications standards typically associated with IoT device communications, such as Bluetooth LE, Thread, and Zigbee using IEEE 802.15.4, SmartGrid 802.15.4g, WiFi 802.11n and 802.11ah, 2G and LTE Category 0 release 12 and 13, and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). The Fusion F1 DSP also is suitable for designs in voice trigger, voice recognition, face trigger, context-aware sensor fusion, and similar applications.
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SemiDrive, an automotive semiconductor company building SoCs and MCUs for the software-defined vehicle, has licensed and integrated Cadence Tensilica HiFi 5s DSPs into its X10 next-generation AI cockpit SoC, where they form the audio and voice subsystem. X10 has secured production collaborations with several leading automakers.
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