The ADSP-21262 is the latest member of the SHARC® family, delivering new levels of speed, power performance, and peripheral integration while maintaining code compatibility with the existing SHARC portfolio of products. This document is focused on helping existing SHARC designers who need information on evaluating whether upgrading systems to the new ADSP-21262 is right for them. This note will highlight the new features that the ADSP-21262 has to offer and detail the list of traditional SHARC peripherals that do not exist in this product. The ADSP-21161 will be used as the example for the traditional SHARC processor. For a more in-depth analysis of each of the peripherals available on the ADSP-21262, the ADSP-2126x SHARC Hardware Reference Manual is an excellent resource.