The L7205 device includes a 32-bit ARM720T processor with 8K cache, a write buffer, memory management unit, and many highly integrated system peripherals. The L7205 includes an integrated 16-bit Piccolo DSP coprocessor with its own instruction cache. MP3 decoding with stereo playback and 56K modem connectivity. The power conservation features of the L7205 chip make it particularly well-suited for portable devices. Interfaces for MultiMedia Card flash-based storage and SmartCard access are included, as is an AC Link audio codec interface combining stereo audio and modem codecs.
Additional connectivity is provided by USB function and host interfaces.
The L7205 device is sampling now, with mass production scheduled for August, 2000. The L7205 is available with a development board, the L7205SDB Development System, which includes device drivers, a software framework, sample code, documentation, and build and development tools. The company's products are optimized for low-power portable applications such as Pocket PCs, smartphones and wireless Internet terminals, screenphones and mobile multimedia embedded markets. LinkUp also provides support chips for Intel's StrongARM SA-1100 integrated processor. All rights reserved.