"Creating next generation signal processing systems for multi-media or modem applications that support multiple standards on the same architecture requires flexibility for programming as well as unprecedented parallel processing capabilities. Reconciling what seem to be so opposite characteristics is a cornerstone for the success of these processing platforms.
Only Target's retargetable Chess/Checkers tool suite has got the right features to develop processors that offer programming flexibility using high-level languages like C while providing efficient capabilities to deploy instruction-level parallelism and to thoroughly debug the software execution. Surprisingly enough, as benchmarks demonstrated, these capabilities are coming without penalties in terms of power, performance or area for the resulting system."
Jean-Pierre Giacalone
Texas Instruments
Nice, France