Overview
The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP, produced by Texas Instruments, is a high-performance system-on-chip (SoC) designed specifically for wireless infrastructure baseband applications. It is the first dedicated base station SoC to combine field-proven PHY technology with high-performance packet processing. This SoC is based on TI’s KeyStone architecture and features multiple TMS320C66x DSP cores, providing programmable power and enabling base station manufacturers to deliver high spectral efficiency and performance.
Key Specifications
| Specification | Details |
|---|---|
| Process Technology | 40-nm process technology |
| DSP Cores | Multiple TMS320C66x DSP cores |
| Performance | Up to 4.8 GHz, delivering high fixed- and floating-point performance |
| Memory | Large on-chip memory organized as a two-level memory system |
| Interfaces | Four lanes of serial RapidIO (SRIO), 64-bit DDR3 SDRAM interface, 16-bit external memory interface (EMIF) |
| Network Coprocessor | Includes two 10/100/1000 Ethernet media access controllers (EMACs), packet coprocessor, crypto block, and embedded Ethernet switch |
| Antenna Interface | Second-generation SERDES-based antenna interface (AIF2) capable of up to 6.25 Gbps operation per link |
Key Features
- Combines field-proven PHY technology with high-performance packet processing.
- Multiple TMS320C66x DSP cores providing programmable power and high spectral efficiency.
- KeyStone architecture enabling scalability and portability from macro to small cells.
- Multicore Navigator for hardware-accelerated dispatch and simplified programming.
- High-performance 40-nm process technology and unique power-saving hibernation modes.
- Supports various wireless standards including GSM/EDGE, UMTS, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE.
- Backward code-compatible with C6000 DSPs for software reuse and maintaining value-added designs and IP.
- Integrated network coprocessor with Ethernet media access controllers, packet coprocessor, and crypto block.
Applications
The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP is ideally suited for wireless infrastructure baseband applications, particularly in macro base stations. It supports a wide range of wireless standards such as GSM/EDGE, UMTS, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE. This SoC is designed to meet the demands of data-centric wireless networks, enabling manufacturers to reduce the cost per bit on the operator’s expensive air interface and lower power consumption for new base station designs.
Q & A
- What is the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP primarily used for? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP is primarily used for wireless infrastructure baseband applications in macro base stations.
- What process technology is used in the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP is based on 40-nm process technology.
- What type of DSP cores does the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP feature? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP features multiple TMS320C66x DSP cores.
- What is the KeyStone architecture, and how does it benefit the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP? The KeyStone architecture enables scalability and portability from macro to small cells, reducing product development expenses and optimizing R&D efficiency.
- What wireless standards does the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP support? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP supports GSM/EDGE, UMTS, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE.
- How does the Multicore Navigator enhance the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP? The Multicore Navigator provides hardware-accelerated dispatch and simplifies programming by bringing single-core simplicity to multicore SoCs.
- What are the power-saving features of the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP features unique power-saving hibernation modes and high-performance 40-nm process technology to deliver the lowest power consumption for base stations.
- Does the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP support backward code compatibility? Yes, the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP is backward code-compatible with C6000 DSPs, allowing for software reuse and maintaining value-added designs and IP.
- What network interfaces are available on the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP includes two 10/100/1000 Ethernet media access controllers (EMACs), a packet coprocessor, a crypto block, and an embedded Ethernet switch.
- How does the TMS320TCI6616BXCYP improve development and debugging cycles? The TMS320TCI6616BXCYP reduces the development and debugging cycle time for complex algorithms from multiple months to just a few days.
