[vorbis] New decode chip

[Tone]

Hello,

The manufacturer Cirrus has launched a chip, the CS7410, which can handle decompression of MP3, WMA and "future formats". It contains an 'audio' 16 bit DSP and an ARM core and is supposed to be a cheap solution, IE to be put into cheap $50 CD players. Here's the link to the article on it:

http://www.electronicsweekly.co.uk/issue/articleview.asp?vpath=/articles/2002/07/31/tech02.htm&mode=archive

Sorry for the long URL. If that fails, goto http://www.electronicsweekly.co.uk/ click on Archive, then search for the part number. My DSP programming is pretty much nonexistent, but it does looks as though this chip might be up to Vorbis decoding? OK so I wouldn't expect some individual to rush out and build a player based on this chip, but once hardware becomes available that uses this chip, it might become easier to 'modify' the firmware to add Vorbis, no?

I'd be interested in heard what people think.

Regards,

Tone.

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