The TMS320C4x is the second generation of 32-bit floating point digital signal processors. The first family member, the TMS320C40, was introduced in 1990. TMS320C4x family members target multiprocessor floating-point DSP systems for scientific, industrial, and military applications. The TMS320C4x is similar to (and object-code compatible with) its predecessor, TMS320C3x.
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