Hybrid controller.
"There's a sweet spot between 16-bit and 3 2-bit processors," says Scott Lynch For the fantasy author, see .
Scott Lynch is a chief operating officer at the video game developer Valve Corporation. Prior to joining Valve, Scott was Senior Vice President at Havas Interactive where he created and managed the Sierra Studios business unit publishing a number of , operations manager See datacenter manager. , DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive 0peration--8 & 16 Bit Div., at Motorola. His unit's 56F8300 chips package signal processing, fast flash program memory, and fast clock speeds in a single 16-bit device. In automotive applications, Motorola is aiming the chip--dubbed a "hybrid" because it combines micro-controller and digital signal processor A digital signal processor (DSP) is a specialized microprocessor designed specifically for digital signal processing, generally in real-time computing. Characteristics of typical Digital Signal Processors
- Designed for real-time processing
[DSP] capabilities on a single silicon core--at drive-by-wire applications, or where there is need For precise control of an electric motor. Not only can the 56F8300 drive a fully electric power steering Electric power steering (EPS or EPAS) is designed to use an electric motor to reduce effort by providing assist to the driver of a vehicle. Most EPS systems have variable assist, which allows for more assistance as the speed of a vehicle decreases and less assistance system, it can use that same ability to make real-time torque decisions and digitally process signals to drive seat or wiper motors without the need For a position sensor or, in many cases, reduction gears, "Some 0EMs are looking at this chip to give memory seats a 'soft-stop' feature, and it could be used to monitor torque loading on wiper motors without the need for additional sensors or a load fuse when it hits an obstruction." Still other companies are reportedly looking to it for help in more efficiently controlling the output of drive motors in hybrid vehicles. For more information, visit: www.motorola.com/mcu.--CAS
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