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Motorola's six new 5865X hybrid processors are based on the 16-bit 56800E core that integrates DSP and microcontroller functions into a single core. The devices feature 12 to 80 kbytes of program memory, 8 to 48 kbytes of data memory, and an external memory interface for as much as 6 Mbytes. Integrating DSP and microcontroller functions onto one device can reduce the material costs for those applications that use both DSP and microcontroller devices.

Metrowerks' CodeWarrior integrated development environment supports software development and provides an optimized C compiler, an assembler, a linker, a debugger, and an instruction-set simulator in an integrated project-management and -building system. Motorola's embedded software-development kit includes drivers and algorithms, such as voice coders, voice recognition, and MP3 decoders, that support the 56800/E family of DSP controllers. The 56852, 56853, 56854, 56855, 56857, and 56858 are available today for sampling with broad market availability in the first quarter of 2002. Pricing begins at $3 (50,000) for the 56852.

Motorola, 1-847-632-6400, www.motorola.com/semiconductors.