DSPs

Digital signal processors

DSPs is the plural of DSP, an abbreviation with two common meanings.

In audio and electronics, a DSP is a digital signal processor—specialized hardware that manipulates sound, video, or other signals in real time: The mixer has built-in DSPs for effects processing.

In advertising technology, a DSP is a demand-side platform—software that lets advertisers buy digital ad space automatically across multiple exchanges: We run our programmatic campaigns through several DSPs.

processing

algorithms

Finite instruction sequences

  • filteringSelective passage of elements
  • convolutionTwisting or mathematical integration
  • FFTRapid spectral decomposition algorithm

sampling · quantization · encoding · decoding · compression · modulation · demodulation · bitrate · data streams · noise reduction

hardware

microprocessor

Compact computing circuit

integrated circuit · audio codec · real-time · fixed-point · floating-point · ARM · coprocessor · firmware · latency · throughput

advertising

impressions

Effects on the mind

display ads · CPM · attribution

Opposites
processor specialization

DSPsCPUs

Central processing units

microprocessors · microcontrollers · GPUs

analog vs. digital signal handling

DSPsanalog computers

Processors using continuous variables

cloud computing · mainframes

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DSP

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