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StarCore Digital Signal Processors


Freescale's digital signal processors, built on StarCore technology, offer high-performance programmable devices for baseband, aerospace, defense, medical and test and measurement markets. We have designed the StarCore DSP portfolio to provide customers with fully scalable and flexible solutions to get to market faster. Combine that with the low power and low cost of the StarCore DSPs and they are the ideal solution for your next design.

Our QorIQ Qonverge platform is based on a common architecture and integrates communications processing, StarCore digital signal processing and acceleration technologies into a single system-on-chip. Advanced process technology and exceptional integration allow the convergence of multiple functions traditionally performed on separate FPGAs, ASICs, DSPs and processors to be incorporated on a single device and are targeted for small to large cell base stations, voice and video, industrial, factory automation, power and aerospace and defense applications.

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StarCore Digital Signal Processors


  • Multicore DSPs
    • MSC8122: Quad Core 16-bit DSP with Ethernet 
    • MSC8126: Quad Core 16-bit DSP with Ethernet, TCOP and VCOP 
    • MSC8152: High-Performance Dual-Core DSP 
    • MSC8154: High-Performance Quad-Core DSP 
    • MSC8154E: High-Performance Quad-Core DSP with Security 
    • MSC8156: High-Performance Six-Core DSP 
    • MSC8156E: High-Performance Six-Core DSP with Security 
    • MSC8157: MSC8157 Broadband Wireless Access DSP 
    • MSC8158: MSC8158 Broadband Wireless Access DSP 
    • MSC8252: High-Performance Dual-Core DSP 
    • MSC8254: High-Performance Quad-Core DSP 
    • MSC8256: High-Performance Six-Core DSP 
  • Single-Core DSPs
    • MSC8151: High-Performance Single-Core DSP 
    • MSC8251: High-Performance Single-Core DSP 
  • Cost-Efficient DSPs
    • MSC7116: Cost-Efficient 16-bit DSP with DDR Controller and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC 
    • MSC7119: Cost-Efficient 16-Bit DSP with DDR Controller and 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC 
    • MSC8113: Tri-Core DSP 

StarCore Digital Signal Processors by Application

  • QorIQ Qonverge Platform

    QorIQ Qonverge B4420 Baseband Processor

    The QorIQ Qonverge platform portfolio now includes the B4420 baseband processor targeted for the metrocell base station market—completing our portofolio of scalable multimode products from small to large cells. The QorIQ Qonverge B4420 processor offers high throughput, support for LTE, LTE-Advanced and WCDMA (HSPA+) standards and simultaneous multimode operation for up to 250 users.

    Design with QorIQ Qonverge B4420 SoC

  • Best Electronic Design Award Winner

    Best Electronic Design Award Winner

    Electronic Design has published its annual "Best Electronic Design Awards" for the industry's best technologies, products and standards winners for 2012. QorIQ Qonverge platform wins in the Wireless Communications category.

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