With optimal balance of power/size/performance the ZSP technology demonstrates a great fit in digital multimedia devices.

The ZSP architecture scalability makes it suitable for a wide range of consumer digital entertainment applications

LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI - News) today announced that Yamaha Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions for Sound, Audio/Video and Communication products, has licensed ZSP digital signal processor (DSP) cores. Yamaha is leveraging the combination of the popular, open, industry-standard DSP cores to quickly develop products in a variety of multimedia applications.

"We were naturally drawn to the scalability and software compatibility of the ZSP architecture for use in our wide range of product lines," said Kazunari Fukaya, marketing general manager of Yamaha Semiconductor. "Maximum technology re-use and fast time-to-market are critical elements in meeting our customer requirements. With LSI Logic's world-class technical support and local team in Japan, it was an easy decision for us to leverage the multimedia capabilities of the ZSP product to quickly address the ever increasing multimedia performance and feature-set requirements needed for product differentiation."

The design win extends LSI Logic's lead in multimedia applications and further establishes the momentum of the ZSP processing solutions for use in the rapidly growing digital entertainment category.

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