For medical imaging developers seeking extraordinary performance and image quality, TI delivers free, easy-to-use TMS320C66x DSP based software toolkit

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Oct 19, 2011, 08:00 ET

DALLAS, Oct. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) today announced support of its free, easy-to-use medical imaging software toolkit (STK), a collection of powerful imaging algorithms targeted for TI's industry leading TMS320C66x digital signal processors (DSP) generation. Complementing TI's full portfolio of analog and embedded processing solutions for real-time medical imaging, the upgraded toolkit offers image processing kernels for applications such as diagnostic ultrasound and optical coherence tomography (OCT), where high computational performance at low power levels and clear image quality are important. The medical imaging STK 3.0 will be available for download at www.ti.com/dsp-mc-medimg-pr-pf.

"Our upgraded toolkit offers medical imaging developers a cost-effective software solution and unprecedented levels of performance," said Ramesh Kumar, business manager, multicore and media infrastructure, Texas Instruments. "With our free STK 3.0, easy-to-program KeyStone multicore architecture and powerful C66x DSP core, we are enabling developers to much more easily design medical imaging products with a significantly shortened development time."

Leveraging the sophisticated processing capabilities of TI's C66x DSP and KeyStone multicore architecture, the STK 3.0 enables both B-mode and color-flow processing for ultrasound, as well as key kernels like real-to-complex fast Fourier transform (FFT) and cubic spline interpolation for OCT. Software programmability in TI's C66x DSPs can allow for code reuse across systems, from portable to high-end applications, and easy adaptability across a variety of clinical applications. For example, since OCT's clinical use in ophthalmology, newer applications have also emerged in cardiology, oncology, surgery and many other specialties.

Key features and benefits:

Software modules allow medical imaging developers to get to market faster while improving coding efficiency, yielding higher performance systems at lower cost and power;
Well-defined APIs simplify development by abstracting modules and enabling easy integration into existing systems;
Optimal implementation references allow for function customization and provide coding illustrations of computational optimization methods for TI's DSPs, which can be modeled in custom processing functions;
Full test benches with test vectors provide assurance of module functionality while aiding in evaluation and development using TI's Code Composer Studio™ integrated development environment.

About medical components from Texas Instruments
TI is helping shape technology to improve the quality and accessibility of medical equipment to revolutionize healthcare in the 21st century and beyond. With its full range of analog and embedded processing products, from building blocks to complete semiconductor solutions, plus systems insight, global support infrastructure, advanced process technology and medical industry involvement, TI is helping make innovative medical electronics more flexible, affordable and accessible. TI's experience in diverse markets, such as wireless communications, consumer electronics, automotive and aerospace, enables engineers to meet increasing needs for higher speeds, higher precision, lower power and smaller equipment, while maintaining the high standards for quality and reliability that the medical market demands. For more information, please visit www.ti.com/medical.

TI's KeyStone Multicore Architecture
Texas Instruments' KeyStone multicore architecture is the platform for true multicore innovation, offering developers a robust portfolio of high performance, low-power multicore devices. Unleashing breakthrough performance, the KeyStone architecture is the foundation upon which TI's new TMS320C66x DSP generation was developed. KeyStone differs from any other multicore architecture as it has the capacity to provide full processing capability to every core in a multicore device. KeyStone-based devices are optimized for high performance markets including wireless base stations, mission critical, test and automation, medical imaging and high performance computing. Learn more at www.ti.com/c66multicore.

Visit TI @ IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium 2011
While at IEEE IUS, visit TI, in booth #4 to view the latest analog and embedded processing semiconductor solutions and demos for low-power, high-performance ultrasound and medical imaging applications.

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