Trends in High-Performance
Embedded Processors
Presented
by
Markus Levy,Senior
Analyst and Senior Editor Microprocessor Report, MicroDesign
Resources
If speed is your
need, this is your seminar. Among the hundreds of available embedded
processors, this day long presentation focuses on the technical merits
of processors that deliver maximum processing speed. You'll get in-depth
analysis of the latest 32- and 64-bit architectures from all of the
key industry players as well as the newcomers and the long shots. Presented
by Tom Halfhill, an MDR embedded processor analyst and editor of MDR's
Embedded Processor Watch.
Overview of the
embedded-processor market
Sales and revenues
vs. PC processors
Comparing microprocessors
Misleading mips
New EEMBC benchmarks
Comparison tables
The strategic-marketing
challenge
New appliances
for the home and office
Set-top boxes
vs. PCb
High-performance
processors for set-top Boxes
The role of home
video-game consoles
High-performance
processors for video games
Information appliances
vs. PCs
High-performance
processors for information appliances
Transmeta's unusual
approach to x86 compatibility
Licensable cores
for ASIC integration
MIPS, ARM, Lexra,
and others
Tradeoffs of
soft cores vs. hard cores
On-chip buses:
CoreConnect, AMBA
Configurable
cores: ARC, Tensilica
Java in the embedded
market
Overview of Java
chips
Ten ways to faster
Java
JSTAR: licensable
Java coprocessor
Conventional processors
for general embedded applications
PowerPC, 68K/ColdFire,
x86, i960, SuperH, QED, IDT
Summary: looking
forward
