GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The SST-Melody-SHARC family of powerful 32-bit Audio Processors from Analog Devices provides flexible solutions and delivers a host of features across high end and high fidelity audio systems to the AV receiver and DVD markets. It includes multichannel audio decoders, encoders, and post processors for digital audio designs using DSP chipsets in home theater systems and automotive audio receivers.

FEATURES
   Super Harvard Architecture Computer (SHARC)
   4 Independent Buses for Dual Data, Instruction, and
      I/O Fetch on a Single Cycle
   32-Bit Fixed-Point Arithmetic; 32-Bit and 40-Bit Floating
      Point Arithmetic
   544 Kbits On-Chip SRAM Memory, Integrated I/O
      Peripheral I2S Support for 8 Simultaneous Receive and
      Transmit Channels
   66 MIPS, 198 MFLOPS Peak, 132 MFLOPS Sustained
      Performance
   User-Configurable 544 Kbits On-Chip SRAM Memory
   2 External Port, DMA Channels and 8 Serial Port,
      DMA Channels
   Decodes Industry Standard Formats Using a 32-Bit
      Floating Point Implementation for Decoding
   Dolby® Digital AC-3, Dolby Digital EX Processing
   Dolby Pro Logic®, 96 kHz, Dolby Pro Logic II
   Dolby Headphone, Dolby 3/0
   DTS® 5.1, DTS-ES®-Discreet 6.1, DTS Matrix and Matrix 3.0,
      DTS 96/24®, DTS NEO:6
   THX® Ultra, Select, Ultra2, 5.1, 7.1, EX
   SRS® Labs Circle Surround IITM, Virtual Loudspeaker
   MPEG AAC, MPEG2 Decode, MPEG 2-Channel Decode
   PCM, PCM 96 kHz
   HDCD, MLP*
   Delay 7.1, 96 kHz
   Bass 7.1, 96 kHz, Bass/Treble 2 Channel
   ADI Surround: Club, Music, and Stadium
   AAC (LC), AAC (LC) 2 Channel, AAC MP
   WaveSurround 5.1 Channel to Headphone, Stereo to
      Headphone, Channel to Loudspeaker, Stereo to
      Loudspeaker
   Downsampling 96 kHz to 48 kHz (2-Channel)
   3-Band Equalizer, 2-Channel
   Encoders: AC-3 2-Channel Consumer Encoder
   Single Chip DSP-Based Implementation of Digital Audio
      Algorithms
   I2S Compatible Ports
   Interface to External SDRAM
   Easy Interfaces to Audio Codecs
   96 kHz Processing
   Supports Customer Specific Post Processing
   Automatic Stream Detection and Code Loading
   Easy to Use Software Architecture
   Optimized Library of Routines
   Host Communication Using 16-Bit Parallel Port or SPI Port
   Highly Flexible Serial Ports
   SRAM Interface for More Delay
   Supports IEC60958 For Bit Streams
   8-Channel Output Using TDM Codecs

APPLICATIONS
   Home Theater AVR Systems
   Automotive Audio Receivers
   Video Game Consoles
   DVD Players
   Cable and Satellite Set-Top Boxes
   Multimedia Audio/Video Gateways