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Freescale surpasses 16-million units shipped of DSPs StarCore technology
Less than seven years after introducing its first product based on the StarCore architecture, Freescale Semiconductor has shipped more than 16 million digital signal processors (DSPs) based on the technology.
Less than seven years after introducing its first product based on the StarCore architecture, Freescale Semiconductor has shipped more than 16 million digital signal processors (DSPs) based on the technology.
Sales of Freescale DSPs based on StarCore technology have accelerated dramatically in recent years, easily surpassing the worldwide DSP growth rate since 2000. After shipping its first million units in four years, Freescale sold approximately 15 million units over the next three years.
According to Will Strauss, president and principal analyst for Forward Concepts, establishing marketplace momentum for a new DSP architecture in a highly competitive field is a notable achievement.
"Freescale has invested in continuing R&D and built a significant multi-company support ecosystem," said Strauss. "Freescale's efforts have paid off, with annual unit shipments now in the millions, and the company appears committed to the architecture for the long haul."
"Demand for our DSPs based on StarCore technology is tremendous, and the pipeline continues to grow," said Jeff Timbs, marketing director for Freescale's Digital Systems Division.
"The 16-million unit milestone does not include sales of the MSC8144, which is just now ramping. Consequently, we anticipate continuing momentum for our portfolio of offerings based on StarCore technology."
