Overview

Vision DSPs for Imaging, Computer Vision, Radar, Lidar, and AI

The Cadence Tensilica Vision 341 DSP is a 1024-bit SIMD DSP offering a single DSP for vision, radar, lidar, and AI. To address the increasing computational requirements for embedded vision, radar, lidar, and AI applications, the 1024-bit Vision 341 DSP provides up to 6X greater FFT performance compared to the Vision 230 DSP, and due to the single DSP with support for both vision and radar, it also offers tremendous area, power, and cost saving.

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Key Benefits

Area and Power Optimized

1024-bit SIMD with higher energy efficiency compared to CPU/GPU single DSP for vision/radar/lidar/AI eliminates need for additional DSPs

Vision / Image / Radar / Lidar / AI Processing

Instructions set optimized for computer vision, image, radar, lidar, and AI processing applications

High Performance

1024-bit SIMD offers the highest performance among the Vision DSP family and >2TOPS AI performance for object detection, image classification, and image segmentation

Features

Single Vision DSPs for Imaging, Computer Vision, Radar, Lidar, and AI

The Vision 341 DSP has been designed to provide the best programmable solution for vision, radar, lidar, and AI. It offers a highly optimized instruction set for better performance and energy efficiency than GPUs or CPUs. With its programmability, it also offers the highest flexibility for ever-changing future workloads.

  • 2048/1024b Load/Store capabilities
  • 1024 8-bit MAC: 2X MAC capability versus Vision 230/331 DSPs
  • 8/16/32-bit fixed-point processing
  • Double-precision (FP64), single-precision (FP32), and half-precision (FP16) floating-point processing
  • Complex fixed and floating-point support
  • Option to boost FFT performance for 4D imaging radar
  • Optional performance boost for simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)
  • Ability to connect to Vision 4DR Accelerator to provide high-resolution imaging radar solution
  • 4-channel iDMA
  • User-defined instructions support
  • Built on NX Xtensa processor offering up to 1.5X frequency compared to Vision 130 DSP
  • ISO 26262 ready for automotive market

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