Via Telecom licenses ParthusCeva DSP core

VIA Telecom Inc., a developer of CDMA chipsets, has licensed ParthusCeva Inc.'s TeakLite DSP core for its new product lines targeting the CDMA/CDMA2000 market.

TeakLite is a 16-bit fixed-point general-purpose licensable DSP core designed for applications such as cellular handsets, MP3 players, disk drive controllers, cordless phones, VoIP terminals, and various embedded control applications. TeakLite, a fully synthesizable soft core, is a process independent core that is easily portable to any ASIC library. VIA and ParthusCeva also have entered into additional licensing agreements for various applications to run in conjunction with the TeakLite powered baseband.