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Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 Audio DK Accelerates Bluetooth LE Audio Developments

May 20, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Nordic Semiconductor nRF5340 Audio DK Accelerates Bluetooth LE Audio Developments

The next generation of wireless audio projects is now getting on the bench, as developers get access to the first Bluetooth LE Audio evaluation platforms. Nordic Semiconductor has long been a reference in Bluetooth development platforms and has now released its nRF5340 Bluetooth LE Audio DK board, which includes everything required for developers to take advantage of the latest Bluetooth standard, including LC3 codec, low power consumption, and wireless stereo enhancements.

Magnachip Introduces High-Performance Synchronous Boost Converter for Battery-Powered Speakers

March 15, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Magnachip Introduces High-Performance Synchronous Boost Converter for Battery-Powered Speakers

Magnachip Semiconductor Corporation has released a synchronous boost converter with a new architecture of high-side and low-side switches that achieves a high efficiency to support for a variety of applications, including Bluetooth speakers and other battery-operated devices. The new synchronous boost converter is equipped with a fast transient response to reduce output voltage fluctuations in a short response time for stable power supply, making it ideally suited for devices which can exhibit significant current variations.

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

February 23, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

Aspinity launched the first member of its analogML family, the AML100, which is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain. As such, the AML100 reduces always-on system power by 95%, allowing manufacturers to dramatically extend the battery life of devices and migrate walled powered always-on devices to battery - opening whole new classes of products for voice-first and smart home systems.

Samsung and DSP Concepts Collaborate on Voice Controlled Portable Projector and Smart Speaker

January 10, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Samsung and DSP Concepts Collaborate on Voice Controlled Portable Projector and Smart Speaker

DSP Concepts, the creator of the Audio Weaver development framework that powers sound and voice functionality for many of the world's leading consumer and automotive brands, announced that it is working with Samsung on a new concept product. Introduced at CES 2022, "The Freestyle" is a portable projector with an integrated smart speaker. DSP Concepts collaborated with Samsung to provide voice pre-processing to ensure accurate voice command recognition.

MaxLinear WAV600 Series-2 Chipset Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 Certification Test Bed

January 6, 2022 by Cristina Costa

MaxLinear WAV600 Series-2 Chipset Selected for Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 Certification Test Bed

MaxLinear, the provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, headquartered in Carlsbad, California, announced that their WAV600 Series-2 Chipset SoCs have been selected as access point test bed devices for the Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 Release 2 certification process. The test bed uses a MaxLinear WAV615 and two MaxLinear WAV665 Wi-Fi Transceiver SoCs to enable tri-band interoperability testing at 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz, delivering on performance and increased network capacity.

EPC Introduces 12V – 48V 500W GaN Boost Converter in Collaboration With Renesas

January 6, 2022 by Cristina Costa

EPC Introduces 12V – 48V 500W GaN Boost Converter in Collaboration With Renesas

EPC announced the availability of the EPC9166, a 500W DC-DC demo board that converts a 12V input to 48V output. The EPC9166 demo board demonstrates the Renesas ISL81807 80V two-phase synchronous boost controller with the latest generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from EPC to achieve greater than 96.5% efficiency in a 12V input to 48V regulated output conversion with 500kHz switching frequency. The output voltage can be configured to 36V, 48V, and 60V. The board can deliver 480W power without a heatsink.

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

January 5, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

Sensory, the Silicon Valley innovator of machine learning solutions for speech recognition and biometric identification, currently leading in edge AI voice implementation efforts is now extending its reach to the cloud. With its new SensoryCloud.ai platform, the company is offering a hybrid edge and cloud solution that puts brands and manufacturers in control of their AI deployments. Sensory will be providing demos of SensoryCloud AI services at CES 2022.

ONsemi Expands Portfolio of Bluetooth LE Solutions With Innovative Smart Sensing Features

November 29, 2021 by Cristina Costa

ONsemi Expands Portfolio of Bluetooth LE Solutions With Innovative Smart Sensing Features

ONsemi (previously known as ON Semiconductor), a semiconductor manufacturer with a vast product portfolio of power, signal conditioning, interfaces, and sensing technologies, announced its new, secure RSL15 wireless microcontroller (MCU) that provides the industry’s lowest power consumption. Enabled with Bluetooth Low Energy 5.2 wireless connectivity, the RSL15 addresses the growing demand of connected applications requiring security without sacrificing power consumption.

Avnet Edge AI Development Kit Enables High Performance Edge Processing with Low-power On-chip Accelerators

November 9, 2021 by Cristina Costa

Avnet Edge AI Development Kit Enables High Performance Edge Processing with Low-power On-chip Accelerators

Avnet released a new development kit that features Avnet Embedded’s SMARC computing platform based on NXP’s i.MX.8M Plus, a 10.1-inch touch display, and a dual camera vision board supporting interchangeable IAS camera modules. The new development kit enables OEM design engineers to deploy autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to embedded applications, thereby reducing or eliminating the dependency on cloud connectivity or processing.

Tektronix Global Engineer Survey 2021 Results Announced

September 27, 2021 by Cristina Costa

Tektronix Global Engineer Survey 2021 Results Announced

Engineers want a long lifetime from their test and measurement instruments, according to a global survey of nearly 1,300 professionals, conducted by Tektronix between April and May 2021. The survey also finds engineers want to be able to cope with rapid advancements in technology, and want more technical support from test and measurement vendors.

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