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Shortly after the invention of the synthesizer technology to reproduce human speech with tuned voices stored in ROM's (integrated circuits) this funny product appeared. The Speak & Spell project was started in the year 1976 and created with the TMC0280 the first one-chip LPC speech synthesizer. Later refinements to the Speak & Spell chips resulted in the TMS5100, 5110, 5200, and 5220 Voice Synthesis Processors (VSP) for use in commercial products needing synthetic speech voice output from digitally-stored words and phrases. Speech data was stored in in up to sixteen 128k Bits ROM chips (TMC0350). Plug-in modules increased vocabulary and provided for versions in French, German, Spanish and British English. Texas Instruments continued the integration of the synthesizer technology and created dozens of VSPs and associated Voice Synthesis Memories (VSMs).
It's difficult to get information about the customized speech circuits manufactured by Texas Instruments. The following table gives an overview of the known circuits, a brief description and the products using them.
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First single-chip speech synthesizer
Monolithic PMOS speech synthesis IC developed by Texas Instruments DALLAS, June 11, 1978 A new speech synthesis monolithic integrated circuit has been developed by Texas Instruments Incorporated. It marks the first time the human vocal tract has been electronically duplicated on a single chip of silicon. Measuring 44,000 square mils, the chip is fabricated using TI's low-cost metal gate P-channel MOS process, the same used for TI calculator MOS ICs. The speech synthesis MOS/LSI integrated
circuit along with two 128K dynamic ROMs each with the capacity to store
over 100 seconds of speech, and a special version of the TMS1000
microcomputer, all TI developed, serve as the main electronics for the new
talking learning aid, SPEAK & SPELL™,
for seven year olds and up. The new TI consumer product was introduced
at the Summer Consumer Electronics Shows in Speech encoding is achieved through pitch excited Linear Predictive Coding (LPC). As the name implies, LPC is based on a linear equation to formulate a mathematical model of the human vocal tract and an ability to predict a speech sample based on previous ones. Linear Predictive Coding is a technique of analyzing and synthesizing human speech by determining from original speech a description of a time varying digital filter modeling the vocal tract. This filter is then excited by either periodic or random inputs. An on-chip 8-bit digital-to-analog (D/A) converter transforms digital information processed through the filter into synthetic speech. Codes for twelve synthesis parameters (10 filter coefficients, pitch and energy) serve as inputs to the synthesizer chip. These codes are stored in a ROM and, once decoded by on-chip circuitry, represent the time varying description of the LPC synthesis model. Inputs to the digital filter take two forms: (1) periodic and (2) random. The periodic inputs are used to reproduce voiced sounds which have a definite pitch such as vowel sounds or voiced fricatives such as Z , B or D . A random input models unvoiced sounds such as S , F , T and SH. The speech synthesis chip has two separate logic blocks which generate the voiced and unvoiced excitation. Output of the digital filter drives a D to A converter which in turn drives a speaker. Key to TI's high quality LPC speech synthesizer is an advanced design 10-stage lattice filter which has an integrated array multiplier, an adder coupled to the multiplier output and various delay circuits coupled to the adder output. With this increased computational sequencing capability and a fast continuous data transfer rate, the multiplier can accept two inputs every five microseconds. Twenty multiply and accumulate operations are needed to generate each speech sample, and the circuit can generate up to 10,000 speech samples per second. The chip is operated at an eight kilohertz rate for the Speak & Spell. This 10th order Linear Predictive Coding (LPC-10) speech synthesizer IC accurately reproduces human speech from stored or transmitted digital data. |
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
TMS5100 (TMC0281) |
1978 | 4-bit peripheral | Speak & Spell, Math, Read, Language Tutor | First VSP (TI internal name ‘0280’) |
TMS5100A (TMC0281) |
1980 | 4-bit peripheral | Speak & Spell line | Die shrink of TMS5100 |
TMS5110 (TMC0280/CD2801) |
1980 | 4-bit peripheral | Speak & Spell line | New version of TMS5100, updated LPC table |
TMS5110A (TMC0280/CD2801) |
1981 | 4-bit peripheral | Speak & Spell line | Die shrink of TMS5110 |
TMS5110A (TMC0280/CD2802) |
1981 | 4-bit peripheral | Touch & Tell | Different LPC table |
TSP5110A (TMC0281/CD2801A) |
1985 | 4-bit peripheral | Speak & Spell line | |
TMS5100 | ||||
TMS5200 (TMS0285/CD2501E) |
1981 | 8-bit FIFO | (TI internal name ‘0285’) | |
TMS5220 (CD2805E?) |
1982 | 8-bit FIFO | Speak & Learn | Improved TMS5200, updated LPC table |
TMS5220C | 1983 | 8-bit FIFO | Enhanced TMS5220 | |
TSP5220C | 1985 | 8-bit FIFO | Identical with TMS5220C |
These chips are manufactured in a metal gate P-channel MOS process and using dual-inline plastic cases.
Type | Year | Capacity | Product | Comments |
TMS6100NL (TMC0350) |
1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell | First VSM |
TMS6125NL (TMC0355) |
1978 | 32k Bits | Spelling B | Second VSM |
Type | Year | Capacity | Product | Comments |
TMC0351 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (1978) | First VSM (1/2) for original Speak & Spell |
TMC0352 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (1978) | First VSM (2/2) for original Speak & Spell |
TMC0350/CD2302 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1978 Vowel Power |
TMC0350/CD2303 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (UK) | VSM (1/2) of original Speak & Spell with British voice |
TMC0350/CD2304 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (UK) | VSM (2/2) of original Speak & Spell with British voice |
TMC0350/CD2305 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1979 Super Stumpers 4-6 |
TMC0350/CD2307 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1979 Super Stumpers 7-8 |
TMC0350/CD2308 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1979 Basic Builders |
TMC0350/CD2309 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1979 Mighty Verbs |
TMC0350/CD2310 | 1978 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1980 Homonym Heroes |
TMC0350/CD2311 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (1/4) |
TMC0350/CD2312 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (2/4) |
TMC0350/CD2313 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (3/4) |
TMC0350/CD2314 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (4/4) |
TMC0350/CD2315 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken Spanish, VSM (1/4) |
TMC0350/CD2316 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken Spanish, VSM (2/4) |
TMC0350/CD2317 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken Spanish, VSM (3/4) |
TMC0350/CD2318 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken Spanish, VSM (4/4) |
TMC0350/CD2319 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (ES) Prototype | VSM (1/2) for Spain, not released |
TMC0350/CD2320 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (ES) Prototype | VSM (2/2) for Spain, not released |
TMC0350/CD2321 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (JP) | VSM (1/2) for Japan, English words in lower difficulty |
TMC0350/CD2322 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (JP) | VSM (2/2) for Japan, English words in lower difficulty |
TMC0350/CD2327 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken French, VSM (1/4) |
TMC0350/CD2328 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken French, VSM (2/4) |
TMC0350/CD2329 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken French, VSM (3/4) |
TMC0350/CD2330 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken French, VSM (4/4) |
TMC0350/CD2331 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken German, VSM (1/4) |
TMC0350/CD2332 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken German, VSM (2/4) |
TMC0350/CD2333 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken German, VSM (3/4) |
TMC0350/CD2334 | 1979 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken German, VSM (4/4) |
TMC0350/CD2345 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Buddy | VSM (1/2) for German Speak & Spell |
TMC0350/CD2346 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Buddy | VSM (2/2) for German Speak & Spell |
TMC0350/CD2347 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1980 Vowel Ventures |
TMC0350/CD2348 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1980 Noun Endings |
TMC0350/CD2349 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1980 Magnificent Modifiers |
TMC0350/CD2350 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (1980) | Single VSM Cost Reduction, reduced word lists |
TMC0350/CD2352 | 1980 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique | Single VSM for French Speak & Spell |
TMC0350/CD2353 | 1981 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique Module | © 1981 Les Mots de Base, aka Module No. 1 de Jacques Capelovici |
TMC0350/CD2354 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Compact (1982) | Single VSM |
TMC0350/CD2355 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1981 Animal Friends |
TMC0350/CD2357 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Vocaid (1982) | Single VSM for Medical Aid Device Touch & Tell |
TMC0350/CD2360 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell Module | © 1982 ET Fantasy Module |
TMC0350/CD2361 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1982 World of Transportation |
TMC0350/CD2362 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1982 Little Creatures |
TMC0350/CD2363 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1982 E.T. |
TMC0350/CD2381 | 1986 | 128k Bits | Speak & Math | VSM (1/2) for later Speak & Math, see CD2614 |
TMC0350/CD2392 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Math | VSM (1/2) for original Speak & Math |
TMC0350/CD2393 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Math | VSM (2/2) for original Speak & Math |
TMC0350/CD2394 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read | VSM (1/2) for original Speak & Read |
TMC0350/CD2395 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read | VSM (2/2) for original Speak & Read |
TMC0350/CD2396 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1980 Sea Sights |
TMC0350/CD2397 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1980 Who´s Who At The Zoo |
TMC0350/CD3509 | 1980 | 128k Bits | Language Teacher | © 1980 German for Travel |
TMC0350/CD3526 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (1/4) |
TMC0350/CD3527 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (2/4) |
TMC0350/CD3528 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (3/4) |
TMC0350/CD3529 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Language Tutor | © 1979 Spoken English, VSM (4/4) |
TMC0350/CD3534 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 A Dog on a Log |
TMC0350/CD3535 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 The Seal That Could Fly |
TMC0350/CD3536 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 A Ghost in the House |
TMC0350/CD3538 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 On The Track |
TMC0350/CD3539 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 The Third Circle |
TMC0350/CD3540 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Read Module | © 1981 The Millionth Knight |
TMC0355/CD2601 | 1978 | 32k Bits | Mr. Challenger, LETTERlogic (UK) | Memory expansion for TMC0273 microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2602 | 1978 | 32k Bits | Spelling B, Spelling ABC (UK) | Memory expansion for TMC0272 microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2603 | 1978 | 32k Bits | LETTERlogic (FR) | Memory expansion for TMC0273 microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2604 | 1978 | 32k Bits | LETTERlogic (DE) | Memory expansion for TMC0273 microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2605 | 1980 | 32k Bits | Mr. Challenger (ES) | Memory expansion for TMC027X microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2607 | 1979 | 32k Bits | Spelling ABC (DE) | Memory expansion for TMC0273 microcontroller |
TMC0355/CD2610 | 1981 | 32k Bits | Touch & Tell | Single VSM for original Touch & Tell |
TMC0355/CD2611 | 1981 | 32k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1981 Alphabet Fun |
TMC0355/CD2612 | 1981 | 32k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1981 Number Fun |
TMC0355/CD2613 | 1981 | 32k Bits | Touch & Tell Module | © 1981 All About Me |
TMC0355/CD2614 | 1981 | 32k Bits | Speak & Math | VSM (2/2) for later Speak & Math, see CD2381 |
TMC0350/CD62047 | 1981 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique | © 198? Les Animaux Familiers |
TMC0350/CD62048 | 1981 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique | © 198? Les Magasins De La Rue |
TMC0350/CD62170 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Touch & Tell (UK) | Single VSM for British Touch & Tell |
TMC0350/CD62171 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Le Livre Magique | Single VSM for French Touch & Tell |
TMC0350/CD62172 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Tipp & Sprich | Single VSM for German Touch & Tell |
TMC0350/CD62173 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Les Maths Magiques | Single VSM for French "Speak & Math Compact" |
TMC0350/CD62174 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Speak & Write | Single VSM for British Speak & Spell Compact |
TMC0350/CD62175 | 1981 | 128k Bits | Speak & Spell (UK) | Single VSM Cost Reduction, reduced British word lists |
TMC0350/CD62176 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Libro Parlante | Single VSM for Italian Touch & Tell |
TMC0350/CD62177 | 1982 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique | © 198? Les Mots Difficilesaka, aka Module No. 2 de Jacques Capelovici |
TMC0350/CD62178 | 1982 | 128k Bits | La Dictée Magique | © 198? Les Extra-Terrestres |
TMC0350/CD62190 | 1982 | 128k Bits | Grillo Parlante | Single VSM for Italian Speak & Spell |
TMC0350/CD62313 | 198x | 128k Bits | Grillo Parlante Module | SuperModulo |
TMC0355/CD2228 | 1982 | 32k Bits | Magic Wand "Speaking Reader" | Single VSM for Original Magic Wand |
TMC0355/CD2228 | 1983 | 32k Bits | Magic Wand "Speak & Learn" | Single VSM |
The TSP50C0x/1x family of speech
synthesizers offer cost-effective solutions for high-volume applications. Each
incorporates a built in microprocessor that allows music as well as speech
capability. Texas Instruments offers five sizes of internal ROM for up to three
minutes of speech. In addition, the devices can be interfaced to external speech
memory.
The TSP50C0x/1x uses a revolutionary architecture to combine an 8-bit
microprocessor, a speech synthesizer, ROM, RAM, and I/O in a low-cost
single-chip system. The architecture uses the same ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit)
for the synthesizer and the microprocessor, thus reducing chip area and cost and
enabling the microprocessor to do a multiply operation in 1.6us. Linear
Predictive Coding (LPC) is used to synthesize high-quality speech at a low data
rate.
The TSP50C0x/1x implements an LPC-12 speech synthesis algorithm using a 12-pole
lattice filter. The internal microprocessor fetches speech data from the
internal or external ROM (TSP60C18 or TSP60C81), decodes the speech data, and
sends the decoded data to the synthesizer. The microprocessor also interpolates
(smooth) the speech data between fetches. The output of the synthesizer can be
used to drive transistor or integrated-circuit amplifiers. Some digital low-pass
filtering is provided inside the TSP50C0x/1x.
The TSP50C0x/1x is manufactured in
a 4 to 6V CMOS Technology for Low Power Dissipation and using
16-pin dual-inline (DIP) or 20-pin surface mountable (SO) plastic
cases.
TI Standard Symbolization: CSM or CSS 04XXX for TSP50C04 etc.
TI Standard Symbolization: CSM or CSS 1XXXX for TSP50C10 etc.
Gate Code: CS Custom Synthesizer with Memory. M ... Master Option S ... Slave Option
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
TSP50C04 | 4k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part | ||
TSP50C06 | 6k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part | ||
TSP50C10 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part, 3 D/A channels | ||
TSP50C10/CSM10047 | 1990 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Super Speak & Math | |
TSP50C10/CSM10087 | 1991 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Super Speak & Spell | Only models manufactured after 1991 |
TSP50C11 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part, 3 D/A channels | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11012 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Peek-A-Boo Zoo | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11039 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Passport Game | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11122 | 1992 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Talking Mouse Computer | |
TSP50C11/CSM11124 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Magic Clown | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11125 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Storytime Sorter | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11128 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Mouse Computer | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11129 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
L'Ordinateur Magique | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11157 | 1993 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
My Own Playphone | |
TSP50C11/CSM11159 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Magic Melody | ||
TSP50C11/CSM11163 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Teddy Touch & Tell | ||
TSP50P11 | 16k Bytes OTP-ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
User programmable | ||
TSP50C12 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
PLCC68, LCD driver | ||
TSP50C13 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part | ||
TSP50C14 | 16k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part | ||
TSP50C14 | 16k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
Discovery Depot | ||
TSP50C14 | 16k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
Touch & Talkies | ||
TSP50C14/CSM14042 | 16k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
Touch & Talkies | Crazy Clubhouse | |
TSP50C14/CSM14053 | 16k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
Touch & Talkies | Wordy Wagon | |
TSP50C19 | 32k Bytes ROM, 576 Bits RAM |
DIP16 or Wide-Body SOP20, Catalog part | ||
TSP53C32A | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
TSP50C10 with
integrated word list (Female voice, 48 words) |
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TSP53C33A | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
TSP50C10 with
integrated word list (Male voice, 48 words) |
The MSP50x3x family uses a revolutionary
architecture to combine an 8-bit microprocessor, two speech synthesizers, ROM,
RAM, and I/O in a low-cost single-chip system. The architecture uses the same
arithmetic logic unit (ALU) for the two synthesizers and the microprocessor,
thus reducing chip area and cost and enabling the microprocessor to do a
multiply operation in 0.8us. The MSP50x3x family features two semi-independent
channels of linear predictive coding (LPC), which synthesize high-quality speech
at a low data rate. Pulse code modulation (PCM) can produce music or sound
effects. LPC and PCM can be added together to produce a composite result.
The MSP50x3x implements an LPC-12 speech-synthesis algorithm using two 12-pole
lattice filters. The internal microprocessor fetches speech data from the
internal ROM, decodes the speech data, and sends the decoded data to the
synthesizer. The microprocessor also interpolates (smooth) the speech data
between fetches. The microprocessor can calculate a PCM waveform, which can be
added to the output of one of the two lattice filters to create composite PCM +
LPC waveforms.
The MSP50x3x is manufactured in a 3.3V to
6.5V CMOS technology for low power dissipation and using 16-pin dual-inline (DIP)
or 20-pin surface mountable (SO) plastic cases.
TI Standard Symbolization: CSM or CSS 30XXX for MSP50C30 etc.
Gate Code: CS Custom Synthesizer with Memory. M ... Master Option S ... Slave Option
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
MSP50C30 | 4k Bytes ROM, 8,320 Bits RAM |
100 pins (package), 68 pins (die) | ||
CSM30003 | 4k Bytes ROM, 8,320 Bits RAM |
Catalog part | 100 pins (package), 68 pins (die) | |
MSP50C32 | 16k Bytes ROM, 2,176 Bits RAM |
16 pins (package), 16 pins (die) | ||
MSP50C33 | 32k Bytes ROM, 2,176 Bits RAM |
16 pins (package), 16 pins (die) | ||
MSP50C34 | 64k Bytes ROM, 2,176 Bits RAM |
16 pins (package), 30 pins (die) | ||
MSP50P34 | 64k Bytes OTP-ROM, 2,176 Bits RAM |
User programmable 16 pins (package), 30 pins (die) |
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MSP50C37 | 16k Bytes ROM, 2,176 Bits RAM |
28 pins (package), 28 pins (die) | ||
MSP50P37 | 16k Bytes OTP-ROM, 2,176 Bits |
User programmable 28 pins (package), 28 pins (die) |
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MSP53C39 | Synthesizer for
music (FM) and speech (LPC, MELP, CELP) |
TSP50C50: CMOS manufacturing process, uses LPC-10 or LPC-12, uses TMS60C20 256k Bits serial ROM instead of TMS6100. Uses D6 encoding. Has built in low-pass analog filter. Manufactured into the early '90s.
TMS50C40: TSP50C50 with LPC-10 plus a simple 8-bit microcontroller with
on-chip mask ROM. Later renamed TSP50C40 / MSP50C40 Series.
TI Standard Symbolization: CD or CM 54XXX for TMP50C40 (CM early manufacturing codes)
TI Standard Symbolization: CSM or CSS 41XXX for TSP50C41 etc.
Gate Code: CS Custom Synthesizer with Memory. M ... Master Option S ... Slave Option
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
TMS50C40 | 1985 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
SPDIP40, Catalog part | |
TMS50C40/CM54122 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Dotto Conto-Parla | |
TMS50C40/CM54128 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Little Maestro | |
TMS50C40/CM54129 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Speak & Music | |
TMS50C40A/CD54147 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
le Calcul magique | |
TMP50C40A/CD54148 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
La Musique Magique | |
TMP50C40A/CD54149 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Speak & Music (UK) | |
TMP50C40A/CD54169 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Fonillo Suonaparla | |
TMS50C40/CD54170 | 1986 | 8k Bytes ROM, 32 Bytes (256 Bits) RAM |
Mathe-Fix | |
TSE50C4X | 1987 | External ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Music Star Prototype | PGA, Emulator Part |
TSP50C41/CSM41014 | 1988 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Voyager | |
TSP50C42/CSM42005 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Touch & Discover | ||
TSP50C42/CSM42008 | 1988 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RA |
Super Speak & Read | |
TSP50C42/CSM42014 | 1989 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Super Libro Parlante | |
TSP50C42/CSM42020 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Super Speak & Spell | Only during the years 1989-1990 | |
TSP50C42/CSM42023 | 1989 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Le Super Livre Magique | Like Touch & Discover |
TSP50C42/CSM42024 | 1990 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Speak & Spell Professor | Chinese Version |
TSP50C42/CSM42025 | 1990 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Lesefreund, Chatter-Book | |
TSP50C42/CSM42027 | 1990 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
La Super Dictée Magique | |
TSP50C42/CSM42030 | 1990 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Super Speak &
Spell (91) La Super Dictée Magique |
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TSP50C42/CSM42031 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
El Loro Parlachín, El Loro Profesor | ||
TSP50C42/CSM42042 | 1992 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Touch & Discover School Edition | |
TSP50C42/CSM42047 | 8k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Magic Reading Desk | ||
TSP50C43/CD57303 | 1988 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Music Star | |
TSP50C44/CSM44012 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Computer Fun | ||
TSP50C44/CSM44017 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Computer Fun | English edition | |
TSP50C44/CSM44024 | 16k Bytes ROM, 1,088 Bits RAM |
Computer Fun | German edition |
These chips are manufactured in CMOS Technology for Low Power Dissipation and using dual-inline plastic cases. They are intended for use with the TSP50C0x/1x family of speech synthesizers.
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
TSP60C18 | 256k Bits | 4-bit Interface | DIP16, Catalog part | |
TSP60C18/CMM18001 | 256k Bits | Super Speak & Math | ||
TSP60C18/CMM18004 | 256k Bits | Super Speak & Spell | ||
TSP60C19 | 256k Bits | Serial Interface | DIP16, Catalog part | |
TSP60C19/CMM19002 | 256k Bits | Touch & Discover | © 1987 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19005 | 256k Bits | Voyager | © 1988 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19006 | 256k Bits | Computer Fun | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19010 | 256k Bits | Chatter-Book | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19016 | 256k Bits | Super Libro Parlante | © 1989 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19018 | 256k Bits | Lesefreund | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19025 | 256k Bits | Le Super Livre Magique | © 1989 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19027 | 256k Bits | Chatter-Book | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19028 | 256k Bits | Lesefreund Module | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19031 | 256k Bits | La Super Dictée Magique | © 1990 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19035 | 256k Bits | Grillo Parlante Piu | © 1990 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19036 | 256k Bits | El Loro Parlanchín | © 1990 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19037 | 256k Bits | Grillo Parlante Piu | © 1990 Modulo di Espansione No1 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19040 | 256k Bits | Computer Fun (UK) | © 1990 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19041 | 256k Bits | El Loro Parlanchín | © 1990 Modulo de Extension No1 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19044 | 256k Bits | La Super Dictée Magique | © 1991 Module d' extension No2 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19048 | 256k Bits | Super Speak & Spell (91) | ||
TSP60C19/CMM19049 | 256k Bits | La Super Dictée Magique | © 1991 Anglais 1 | |
TSP60C19/CMM19054 | 256k Bits | El Loro Profesor | ||
TMC60C20 | 1986 | 256k Bits | 4-bit, 8-bit, Serial Interface | DIP28, Catalog part |
TSP60C21/CMM21002 | 256k Bits | Touch & Discover | © 1987 | |
TSP60C21/CMM21003 | 256k Bits | Touch & Discover Module | © 1987 New Discoveries | |
TSP60C21/CMM21004 | 256k Bits | Touch & Discover Module | © 1987 Advanced Discoveries | |
TSP60C21/CMM21008 | 256k Bits | Super Speak & Read Module | © 1988 | |
TSP60C21/CMM21011 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1988 Journey into Space | |
TSP60C21/CMM21013 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1988 Journey to Birds & Reptiles | |
TSP60C21/CMM21014 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1989 Journey across The United States | |
TSP60C21/CMM21016 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1988 Journey to The Prehistoric World | |
TSP60C21/CMM21018 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1988 Journey to Exotic Animals | |
TSP60C21/CMM21026 | 256k Bits | La Lecture Magique | © 1989 Module d' extension No1 | |
TSP60C21/CMM21028 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1989 Journey to U.S. Presidents | |
TSP60C21/CMM21029 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1989 Journey to Language Arts | |
TSP60C21/CMM21030 | 256k Bits | Voyager Module | © 1989 Journey to Human Anatomy | |
TSP60C80 | 1988 | 1024k Bits | 4-bit, 8-bit, Serial Interface | DIP28, Catalog part |
TSP60C80/CMM80002 | 1024k Bits | Super Speak &
Read Magic Reading Desk |
© 1988 | |
TSP60C80/CMM80004 | 1024k Bits | Speak & Spell Professor | © 1991 CHINESE MODULE II | |
TSP60C80/CMM80008 | 1024k Bits | Touch & Discover School Edition | © 1992 ENGLISH MODULE | |
TSP60C81 | 1024k Bits | 4-bit Interface | SPDIP28, Catalog part | |
TSP60C81/CMM81006 | 1024k Bits | Passport Game |
The MSP50C6XX products are TI's most recent generation of speech-synthesis ICs. They include a 12.32 MIPS processor (16-bit Harvard type micro-controller with DSP capability) for high-quality low data-rate speech compression and MIDI music synthesis, with plenty of power left over for other processor and control functions. Members of the MSP50C6XX line can store as much as 37 minutes of speech on chip and include as much as 64 I/O pins for external interfacing. Integrating this broad range of features onto a single chip enables developers to create products with high quality, long duration speech at very competitive price points.
The MSP50C6XX family features five different chips introduced in 1999 and 2000, whose claim to fame is providing the voice box behind Furby, the chatty toy from
Tiger Electronics Ltd., a division of Hasbro Inc. of Vernon, Ill.
June 11, 2001: Sensory Inc. signed an agreement for the rights to continue production of Texas Instruments Inc.’s MSP50C6xx speech synthesis integrated circuit (IC) product line. The rebranded Sensory SC-6X line was discontinued in October 2007.
Type | Year | Function | Product | Comments |
MSP50C601 | 1999/2000 | 128k*17 Bits ROM 640*17 Bits RAM |
17-bit words ROM, 17-bits words RAM | |
MSP50C604 | 1999/2000 | 64k*17 Bits ROM 640*17 Bits RAM |
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MSP50C605 | 1999/2000 | 224k*17 Bits ROM 640*17 Bits RAM |
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MSP50C614 | 1999/2000 | 32k*17 Bits ROM 640*17 Bits RAM |
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MSP50P614 | 1999/2000 | 32k*17 Bits EPROM 640*17 Bits RAM |
EPROM based MSP50C614 for evaluation |
TI will exit dedicated speech-synthesis chips, transfer products to Sensory DALLAS, June 11, 2001 SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Texas Instruments Inc. will exit the dedicated speech-synthesis chip market at the end of this year when it transfers production of its MSP50C6XX family of speech synthesis ICs to Sensory Inc. here. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but a Sensory spokesman said the Santa Clara company will have the right to produce TI's latest generation of speech chips. Dallas-based TI retains ownership of its patents, the Sensory spokesman said. Sensory will begin supporting new customers immediately, and TI will continue to accept orders for the MSP50C6xx family until the end of 2001, under an agreement announced by the two companies this week. A Sensory spokesman said TI's high-quality, low-data-rate speech synthesis chips will be complementary to the company's own speech recognition chips used in toys, games, robots, home automation systems and products for the disabled. He said the company is especially interested in the fact that "TI's low-data-rate speech compression means it takes a smaller amount of memory to do high-quality speech synthesis." The MSP50C6XX family features five different chips introduced in 1999 and 2000, whose claim to fame is providing the voice box behind Furby, the chatty toy from Tiger Electronics Ltd., a division of Hasbro Inc. of Vernon, Ill. The chip family includes a 12.32 MIPS processor for high-quality, low-data-rate speech compression and Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) music synthesis, with power left over for other processor and control functions. Members of the MSP50C6XX line can store up to 37 minutes of speech and include as much as 64 I/O pins for external interfacing. While the newer chips move to Sensory, TI's older speech synthesis chips will be discontinued, according to Craig Dalley, product manager of TI's Analog and Mixed Signal Group. The exit from the speech IC business will not have a material impact on earnings, because it represented a relatively small percentage of the company's revenue, said a TI spokeswoman. However, TI's departure from the business may have an impact on the speech synthesis market. The company was the first to commercialize speech synthesis products, and its achievements are chronicled on the Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project Web site. TI entered the market in the mid '70s, when it provided both a speech synthesizer chip and the learning toy known as the Speak & Spell, which was developed and sold by TI's consumer products division. At the time, Gene A. Frantz, TI senior fellow and business development manager for the DSP group, was a program manager for the Speak & Spell and led the development team for TI's early speech products. The company developed voice synthesizer processors used in a home computer add-on module for programmers to add speech to programs they would write for themselves. Speech synthesis was also employed in The Magic Wand Speaking Reader, which employed bar codes and a small bar code reader to speak passages of the book. The Magic Wand Speaking Reader was introduced before TI discontinued its consumer products division in 1983. In later years, the company provided speech chips to other customers for toys, educational products, language translation products, security systems and home monitoring devices. |
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