The AD14160/AD14160L takes advantage of the built-in multiprocessing features of the ADSP-21060 to achieve 480 peak MFLOPS with a single chip type, in a single package. The onchip SRAM of the DSPs provides 16 Mbits of on-module shared SRAM. The complete shared bus (48 data, 32 address) is also brought off-module for interfacing with expansion memory or other peripherals.
The ADSP-21060 link ports are interconnected to provide direct communication among the four SHARCs as well as high speed off-module access. Internally, links connect the SHARC in a ring. Externally, each SHARC has a total of 160 Mbytes/s link port bandwidth.
Multiprocessor performance is enhanced with embedded power and ground planes, matched impedance interconnect, and optimized signal routing lengths and separation. The fully tested and ready-to-insert multiprocessor also significantly reduces board space.