Frontier Expands Possibilities for Wireless Audio with AURIA Module Updates

With another edition of IFA Berlin approaching, Frontier Smart Technologies has unveiled a new range of features and updates for its connected audio development platforms. Meeting market trends, Frontier announced its new CA1.2 software for the AURIA turnkey module, allowing for advanced user interface customizations and designs that combine Wi-Fi 6 dual band with AirPlay 2 and direct connect streaming, plus support for dual Bluetooth Classic and Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast.

Ceva and Sunplus Technology, a leading chip provider for multimedia and automotive applications, have expanded their collaboration to integrate Ceva's latest generation RivieraWaves Bluetooth audio solution into the Sunplus airlyra family of HD audio processors targeting wireless speakers, soundbars and other premium wireless audio devices. The first wireless airlyra processors are already shipping with some of the world's premium audio brands.

WiSA Technologies and Sunplus Technology a leading chip provider for multimedia and automotive applications from Taiwan, have partnered to bring to market a multichannel immersive audio System-on-a-Chip (SoC) targeting the Atmos soundbar market. The collaboration sees WiSA licensing and porting its embeddable multichannel audio software technology for high-quality wireless audio on the Sunplus SPA300 audio processor and multi-core DSP.