TMS320C6672
Multicore Fixed and Floating-Point Digital Signal Processor
SPRS708C—February 2012
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2.9.2 Device Support
2.9.2.1 Device and Development-Support Tool Nomenclature
To designate the stages in the product development cycle, TI assigns prefixes to the part numbers of all DSP devices
and support tools. Each DSP commercial family member has one of three prefixes: TMX, TMP, or TMS (e.g.,
TMX320CMH). Texas Instruments recommends two of three possible prefix designators for its support tools:
TMDX and TMDS. These prefixes represent evolutionary stages of product development from engineering
prototypes (TMX/TMDX) through fully qualified production devices/tools (TMS/TMDS).
Device development evolutionary flow:
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TMX: Experimental device that is not necessarily representative of the final device's electrical specifications
TMP: Final silicon die that conforms to the device's electrical specifications but has not completed quality and
reliability verification
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TMS: Fully qualified production device
Support tool development evolutionary flow:
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TMDX: Development-support product that has not yet completed Texas Instruments internal qualification
testing.
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TMDS: Fully qualified development-support product
TMX and TMP devices and TMDX development-support tools are shipped with the following disclaimer:
"Developmental product is intended for internal evaluation purposes."
TMS devices and TMDS development-support tools have been characterized fully, and the quality and reliability of
the device have been demonstrated fully. TI's standard warranty applies.
Predictions show that prototype devices (TMX or TMP) have a greater failure rate than the standard production
devices. Texas Instruments recommends that these devices not be used in any production system because their
expected end-use failure rate still is undefined. Only qualified production devices are to be used.
TI device nomenclature also includes a suffix with the device family name. This suffix indicates the package type (for
example, CYP), the temperature range (for example, blank is the default case temperature range), and the device
speed range, in Megahertz (for example, blank is 1000 MHz [1 GHz]).
For device part numbers and further ordering information for TMS320C6672 in the CYP package type, see the TI
website www.ti.com or contact your TI sales representative.
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