Luiz,

> One year ago, when I saw that advertisement, I started studying the
> manuals, downloaded the VisualDSP, and recoded some routines for
> performance testing. I really like the ADI's DSPs. I've been using the
> SHARC and 21xx families for a long time. But now we have a new product
> that needs a new and faster DSP, and the TigerSHARC seemed to be the
> perfect fit. But $47 is not $35, and $61 is also far from what I was
> expecting for 100 units (our projected initial consume will lie
> between 100 and 1000 units/year). I had a lot of work to persuade
> people here of using the TigerSHARC and now I'm not in very
> confortable position.

This really is unfortunate. But prices change and not always in the
direction we want. Out of curiosity, which SHARC DSP are you using now? What
are the time-critical functions in the new product? Are you planning to
optimize them in assembly?

Regards,
-- Georgi