All items tagged with machine learning (127)
Ambiq Announces Apollo510B Energy-Efficient Wireless SoC
August 29, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Ambiq Announces Apollo510B Energy-Efficient Wireless SoC

Ambiq Micro announced the expansion of the Apollo5 family with the Apollo510B wireless System-on-Chip (SoC). The Apollo5 family is a cutting-edge line of ultra-low-power, AI-focused microcontrollers and system-on-chip (SoC) solutions designed for next-generation always-on, smart devices such as hearables, supporting high-fidelity audio. Integrating a dedicated 48MHz network processor and Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4 radio, the Apollo510B will enable robust wireless connectivity for any power-constrained edge AI applications.
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Edge AI for Audio: Trends, Use Cases, and Predictions
August 7, 2025 by Special Content

Edge AI for Audio: Trends, Use Cases, and Predictions

While audio AI has reshaped the music industry, embedded hardware has lagged behind – until now. Thanks to dedicated AI accelerators, model compression, and other innovations, real-time stem separation and other advanced effects can now run locally in near real time. Discover how it’s now possible to bring ultra-low latency AI models to speakers, headphones, and headsets. Download the White Paper.
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Attention Labs Announces Selective Auditory Attention (SAA) Technology to Differentiate Between Multiple Concurrent Voices
August 6, 2025 by Joao Martins

Attention Labs Announces Selective Auditory Attention (SAA) Technology to Differentiate Between Multiple Concurrent Voices

Attention Labs, a Canadian startup created by a team of neuroscientists and machine-learning engineers, announced the debut of Selective Auditory Attention (SAA), a new AI-based solution that is able to emulate human-like hearing and improves acoustic clarity. While many companies are focused on improving human hearing and going beyond its limitations, Attention Labs focused on allowing machines the selective human ability to follow a conversation even in the presence of multiple voices.
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Renesas Sets New MCU Performance Bar with 1-GHz RA8P1 Devices with AI Acceleration
July 3, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Renesas Sets New MCU Performance Bar with 1-GHz RA8P1 Devices with AI Acceleration

Renesas Electronics introduced the RA8P1 microcontroller (MCU) Group targeted at Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications, as well as real-time analytics. Designed for running AI on device, the new MCUs establish a new performance level by combining 1GHz Arm Cortex-M85 and 250MHz Cortex-M33 CPU cores with the Arm Ethos-U55 Neural Processing Unit (NPU). This combination delivers the highest CPU performance of over 7300 CoreMarks and AI performance of 256 GOPS at 500MHz.
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SAE Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition
May 22, 2025 by Roger Shively

SAE Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition

Every two years the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) holds a noise and vibration conference in Grand Rapids, MI, that is of great interest for anyone working with automotive audio. This year’s SAE Noise & Vibration Conference and Exhibition, May 12-15, proved to be equally appealing. A great content program, great discussions with the experts and valuable perspectives from noise and vibration experts.
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Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!
April 23, 2025 by Ivan Knez

Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!

In both enterprise and consumer audio, a profound transformation is underway. Devices that once passively transmitted sound are now becoming intelligent, adaptive, and context-aware. Apple’s latest AirPods 4, with their AI-enhanced features, have elevated mainstream awareness of what premium audio can feel like — personalized, immersive, and effortless.
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Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin
April 10, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Waves Audio Introduces Curves AQ Generative AI Equalizer Plugin

Following the success of Waves’ Curves Equator, the resonance suppression plugin, and the first in the “Curves” series presenting an evolution in EQ technology, Waves Audio is now shipping Curves AQ, the world’s first autonomous EQ plugin. Unlike other “smart EQ” offerings which rely on a rigid “take-it-or-leave-it” preset curve with extremely limited adjustment and control options, Curves AQ uses generative AI Spectral Targeting Technology.
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New Widex Allure Hearing Aid Platform Combines Advanced Processing with First Cloud-Based Fitting Solution
March 19, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

New Widex Allure Hearing Aid Platform Combines Advanced Processing with First Cloud-Based Fitting Solution

Underscoring its commitment to helping hearing aid wearers, Widex, a part of WS Audiology, announced Widex Allure, the company’s newest platform, designed to deliver the most natural hearing experience in any environment. Allure features the all-new W1 chip for advanced processing and are the first RIC RD hearing aids to be fitted through Widex Compass Cloud, the world's first cloud-based fitting software.
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Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse
March 10, 2025 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse

A Californian company that was instrumental in multiple pioneering efforts to run machine learning on-device, particularly for voice recognition, Edge Impulse has agreed to be acquired by Qualcomm, which is aiming to boost its own development ecosystem for edge AI applications. Edge Impulse, founded in 2019 with the mission to streamline the creation of AI and machine learning models in embedded systems, says it will remain open to other platforms, while accelerating integration with Qualcomm devices and development kits.
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Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter
March 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter

Silicon Labs announced that its MG26 family of wireless SoCs is now generally available and ready to provide developers with the highest performance for smart home applications, while leveraging AI/ML processing capabilities. The company calls it the industry’s most advanced, high-performance Matter and concurrent multiprotocol SoCs to date, with double the Flash and RAM of other Silicon Labs multiprotocol devices and best-in-class security.
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