Renesas Licenses Tensilica’s ConnX BBE16 DSP IP Core for Digital Baseband Signal Processing

The ConnX BBE16 DSP IP  core has been licensed to Renesas Electronics Corporation for upcoming products for digital broadcasting receivers. "Renesas is a premier provider of advanced semiconductor solutions and has proven experience in developing products for digital broadcasting receivers. We are proud they have selected our popular ConnX BBE16 DSP core after an extensive evaluation," stated Eric Dewannain, Tensilica's vice president and general manager, Baseband Business Unit. "The ConnX BBE16 DSP is a high-performance, and very efficient, 16-MAC (multiply accumulate) DSP that is ideal for use in products such as home wireless networks, multi-standard broadcast receivers, and digital television demodulators."