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Coming Up to Speed on Signal Processing Applications and Technology
By BDTI, 11/16/2004

As the applications for signal processing technology continue to expand, increasing numbers of equipment manufacturers and technology providers are turning their attention to signal processing technology. In doing so, these companies often discover that addressing the needs of signal processing applications requires new skills and knowledge. For example, salespeople may need to determine whether customer applications call for a specialized digital signal processor, a general-purpose processor, or some other solution. Unless the sales staff understands the needs of signal processing applications and the advantages of each solution, they may make poor recommendations and miss out on key opportunities. Sales, marketing, and management personnel can be much more effective when armed with insights and analysis on digital signal processing technology, trends, and the competitive environment.

The move to signal processing applications also demands unique engineering skills. For example, there are a wide variety of chips available, and radically different architectures often target the same signal processing applications. Equipment designers who are unfamiliar with the options find it difficult to confidently weigh their alternatives—and may overlook the best solution for their application. Similarly, processor developers who want to add signal processing features to their products often find it difficult to stay on top of the diverse, rapidly shifting requirements of signal processing applications.

As in nature, adaptation is a key to success in the face of business changes. BDTI seminars have helped numerous companies transform themselves to tackle new signal processing applications. These seminars provide unique insights from BDTI's thirteen years of technology analysis and hands-on development work. In one example, a vendor of embedded software tools engaged BDTI's services to explore the market for a recently acquired line of signal-processing-oriented products. BDTI helped this company refine its marketing efforts through an on-site seminar as well as an in-depth question-and-answer session.

BDTI currently offers six online seminars:

  • Introduction to Video Compression
  • Selecting Application Processors for Mobile Multimedia
  • Developing Embedded Video Software
  • FPGAs for DSP
  • Microprocessors vs. DSPs: Fundamentals and Distinctions
  • Processors for Communication and Multimedia Applications

These six seminars are also available for on-site delivery, as are seminars on the following additional topics:
  • Processors for DSP: Architectures and Trends
  • DSP Software Development
  • Digital and Streaming Audio: Applications, Algorithms, and Implementation
  • Selecting and Using DSP Processor Cores

For information on these seminars, please visit http://www.BDTI.com/products/training_online_seminars.html and http://www.BDTI.com/products/services_training.html or contact Jeremy Giddings (giddings@BDTI.com).

 
 
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