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Dirac and NXP Announce Collaboration to Support i.MX 8M Chipset Family with Premium Digital Audio
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Dirac and NXP Announce Collaboration to Support i.MX 8M Chipset Family with Premium Digital Audio

Swedish sound pioneer Dirac and NXP Semiconductors announced a collaboration to combine one of the world’s most powerful audio chipsets with a market-leading digital audio platform. By equipping the NXP i.MX 8M family of chipsets with Dirac’s digital audio platform, OEMs can enable their devices with maximized, immersive, and adaptive sound across their complete range of products. The strategic partnership announcement was made at CES 2020.
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Shure Unveils New AONIC Line of Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and True Wireless Earphones at CES 2020
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Shure Unveils New AONIC Line of Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones and True Wireless Earphones at CES 2020

Shure announced at CES 2020 its new AONIC line of wireless noise-cancelling headphones and true wireless earphones. The new products include the AONIC 50 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones, a high-quality, comfortable design which offers up to 20 hours of battery life, and the AONIC 215 True Wireless Sound Isolating earphones, which employ the same Shure design for in-ear monitors, boasting eight hours of battery life.
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Capture All the Excitement of Audio with audioXpress February 2020!
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Capture All the Excitement of Audio with audioXpress February 2020!

The February 2020 edition of audioXpress features a Market Update on Microphones, addressing the latest technology and application trends in this expanding product segment, including an article explaining how Nureva created a groundbreaking approach to gain control that cuts conference call annoyance. And Richard Honeycutt explains how to choose and position Choir Microphones, while Michael Steffes discusses interfacing measurement mics to Delta-Sigma ADCs. Get the new edition now!
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Libre Wireless Technologies Introduces New Universal Wireless Audio Streaming and Multiroom Audio End Point
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Libre Wireless Technologies Introduces New Universal Wireless Audio Streaming and Multiroom Audio End Point

During CES 2020, Libre Wireless Technologies announced a unique new industry-leading consumer wireless audio streaming solution characterized as the “Universal Audio Streaming Endpoint.” The new embedded solution, based on Libre’s latest LS9X mainstream WiFi media module, enables new audio product developments that seamlessly and concurrently support all major streaming ecosystems, directly in single-end and multiroom configurations.
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Cadence Confirms Bluetooth LE Audio LC3 Codec Support for Tensilica HiFi DSPs
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Cadence Confirms Bluetooth LE Audio LC3 Codec Support for Tensilica HiFi DSPs

Cadence Design Systems announced that an implementation of the Low Complexity Communications Codec (LC3) that is part of the next generation Bluetooth LE Audio specification, is available now for Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs and has even been delivered to a lead customer. LC3 provides higher audio quality at lower bandwidth and affords developers greater flexibility in making tradeoffs between audio quality, power consumption and other features for a more optimal user experience.
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Synopsys Announces Bluetooth LE Audio LC3 Codec for ARC Processor
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Synopsys Announces Bluetooth LE Audio LC3 Codec for ARC Processor

Synopsys collaborated with Fraunhofer IIS to release an implementation of the LC3 codec, part of the next-generation Bluetooth LE Audio specification. The new LC3 codec is optimized to deliver high-quality audio and voice playback in battery-powered devices incorporating ARC EM and HS DSP processors, and expands Synopsys' DesignWare Bluetooth Low Energy IP offerings and the portfolio of DesignWare ARC audio codecs and post-processing software.
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Selective Noise Cancellation with ams AS3460 Digital Augmented Hearing Chip for True Wireless Earbuds Demonstrated at CES 2020
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Selective Noise Cancellation with ams AS3460 Digital Augmented Hearing Chip for True Wireless Earbuds Demonstrated at CES 2020

ams showcased its new Earbud Innovation Demo Kit at CES 2020. The ready-to-use reference design shows how loose-fit true wireless earbuds can achieve selective noise cancellation for augmented hearing, while supporting features such as proximity sensing for automatic power saving and usability enhancements. Based on the new ams AS3460 Digital Augmented Hearing companion chip, the solution currently provides the world’s best performing noise cancellation for loose- and closed-fit earbuds.
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Syntiant and Sensory Demonstrate First Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Language Voice Solution At The Edge
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Syntiant and Sensory Demonstrate First Ultra-Low-Power Multi-Language Voice Solution At The Edge

At CES 2020, Syntiant announced a partnership with Sensory, combining the expertise and technologies in AI and speech recognition at the Edge, to deliver a deep learning, multi-lingual voice interface for battery-powered devices. The combined solution merges Sensory’s larger, higher-performance TrulyHandsfree wake word engine and voice control with Syntiant’s microwatt-power Neural Decision Processors (NDPs), bringing low-latency, real-time inference to edge devices.
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Audio-Technica Debuts QuietPoint ATH-ANC300TW Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones
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Audio-Technica Debuts QuietPoint ATH-ANC300TW Truly Wireless Noise-Cancelling In-Ear Headphones

At CES 2020 Audio-Technica introduced its ATH-ANC300TW next-generation truly wireless in-ear headphones, using newly-designed digital hybrid active noise-cancelling (ANC) electronics. The result combines improved high-fidelity sound delivered by new 5.8 mm drivers with carbon-coated diaphragms, with a design that delivers superior noise cancelling performance, with the ANC feedback mic positioned perpendicular to the driver to optimize sound delivery.
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Riedel Expands Networked Video Technology Portfolio with Acquisition of Embrionix
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Riedel Expands Networked Video Technology Portfolio with Acquisition of Embrionix

The Canada-based IP video processing pioneer Embrionix is now a part of Riedel Communications. With this combination of two success stories in state-of-the-art signal transport and processing for the media and entertainment markets, Riedel strengthens its expertise in IP-enabled hardware and software and further broadens its extensive portfolio of video solutions, opening up new possibilities in signal transmission and processing.
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