In July 2009, XMOS introduced its second generation of event-driven processor XS1-L series. The series is targeted at the mass electronics market and sells for less than $5. The XS1-L product family provides embedded software developers with an energy-efficient, scalable multi-core solution that ensures they can build a complete system that fully integrates interface, DSP and control functions into the software.
The XS1-L1 is based on the 65nm process and is currently sampling in the customer base. It is packaged in an easy-to-use package, and the devices can be easily connected to XMOS connections on demand, allowing them to be extended to larger systems. The dual-core XS1-L2 will be sampling in the third quarter of 2009.
XMOS CEO James Foster said: "In the mass electronics market, the flexibility and speed offered by the XS1-L devices is very important. It is widely believed that the ASICs being used today are expensive and have a long development cycle. For six months, developers are dissatisfied with this. The cost-effectiveness of using FPGAs to implement a complete system is not high. Developers are in desperate need of a programmable solution at the right price point. XMOS event-driven processors meet this market demand. Provides fast C programming skills and easy to use tools."
Foster continues: "The launch of XS1-L marks the beginning of XMOS's role in the global consumer electronics market. We already have more than 400 customers, and their demand for XS1-L is very strong, especially in audio DSP and USB. Design, networked LED display and robotics."
Each XS1-LXCoreTM contains a 32-bit processor and runs at up to 400 MIPS. The XCore consumes less than 500μW in sleep mode and 20mW in standby mode, with power gains below 450μW/MHz when active. The event-driven architecture along with XMOS programming tools ensure that XCores automatically switches between standby and active, saving up to 90% in low-duty-cycle applications without special programming requirements.
Support tools for the XS1-L device are available free of charge from the XMOS website and a new development kit XC-5 based on the XS1-L1. Because it is based on a fully software-based design flow (using the C language and XMOS's first XC programming language), existing reference designs and design examples can still be applied to the new XS1-L device family.
Price and availability
The XS1-L1 devices are available in 10x10 LQFP64 packages (currently available in samples) and 14x14TQFP128 packages (samples are available in July), and both models are priced at less than $5 in 10,000 unit quantities.
The XS1-L1 is based on the 65nm process and is currently sampling in the customer base. It is packaged in an easy-to-use package, and the devices can be easily connected to XMOS connections on demand, allowing them to be extended to larger systems. The dual-core XS1-L2 will be sampling in the third quarter of 2009.
XMOS CEO James Foster said: "In the mass electronics market, the flexibility and speed offered by the XS1-L devices is very important. It is widely believed that the ASICs being used today are expensive and have a long development cycle. For six months, developers are dissatisfied with this. The cost-effectiveness of using FPGAs to implement a complete system is not high. Developers are in desperate need of a programmable solution at the right price point. XMOS event-driven processors meet this market demand. Provides fast C programming skills and easy to use tools."
Foster continues: "The launch of XS1-L marks the beginning of XMOS's role in the global consumer electronics market. We already have more than 400 customers, and their demand for XS1-L is very strong, especially in audio DSP and USB. Design, networked LED display and robotics."
Each XS1-LXCoreTM contains a 32-bit processor and runs at up to 400 MIPS. The XCore consumes less than 500μW in sleep mode and 20mW in standby mode, with power gains below 450μW/MHz when active. The event-driven architecture along with XMOS programming tools ensure that XCores automatically switches between standby and active, saving up to 90% in low-duty-cycle applications without special programming requirements.
Support tools for the XS1-L device are available free of charge from the XMOS website and a new development kit XC-5 based on the XS1-L1. Because it is based on a fully software-based design flow (using the C language and XMOS's first XC programming language), existing reference designs and design examples can still be applied to the new XS1-L device family.
Price and availability
The XS1-L1 devices are available in 10x10 LQFP64 packages (currently available in samples) and 14x14TQFP128 packages (samples are available in July), and both models are priced at less than $5 in 10,000 unit quantities.
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