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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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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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CEVA Speeds the Development of True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Support of Bluetooth LE Audio
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CEVA Speeds the Development of True Wireless Stereo Earbuds with Support of Bluetooth LE Audio

CEVA, the wireless connectivity specialist, announced that it has enhanced its offerings for developers of true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds and other wireless audio devices with the general release of the RivieraWaves Bluetooth Low Energy and Dual Mode IPs with support for LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio. The CEVA solution introduces new features that enhance audio quality and link robustness as well as enabling new audio sharing use cases.
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Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform
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Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform

Nordic Semiconductor announced it has launched an LE Audio Evaluation Platform in partnership with San Diego, CA-based Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) stack developer, Packetcraft. The LE Audio solution demonstrates the benefits of High-Quality Wireless LE Audio and is designed to support the new LE Audio specifications that are expected to be released by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) during the first half of 2020.
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CEVA Debuts SenslinQ Platform to Streamline Development of Contextually Aware Connected Devices
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CEVA Debuts SenslinQ Platform to Streamline Development of Contextually Aware Connected Devices

At CES 2020 CEVA unveiled SenslinQ, its first integrated hardware IP and software platform that aggregates sensor fusion, sound and connectivity technologies to enable contextually aware connected devices. The CEVA SenslinQ integrated hardware IP and software platform collects, processes and links data from multiple sensors to enable intelligent devices to understand their surroundings - a key development for augmented hearing using wireless headphones and earbuds.
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Bluetooth SIG Unveils LE Audio, the Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio
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Bluetooth SIG Unveils LE Audio, the Next Generation of Bluetooth Audio

At CES 2020, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the upcoming release of LE Audio, the next generation of Bluetooth audio. Two years on the making, Bluetooth LE Audio will enhance the performance of wireless audio, add support for hearing aids, and introduce Audio Sharing, a new use case with the potential to once again change the way we experience audio and connect with the world around us as Bluetooth did when it cut the cord 20 years ago to create the wireless audio market.
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High Res Streaming Content from Neil Young Archives Being Added to Bluesound and NAD Electronics in North America
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High Res Streaming Content from Neil Young Archives Being Added to Bluesound and NAD Electronics in North America

Lenbrook International, the Canadian owner and maker of award-winning high fidelity audio brands and technologies, and the Neil Young Archives (NYA), the high-resolution streaming online archive of famed Canadian-born rock icon, Neil Young, have announced an agreement to integrate NYA into Lenbrook’s BluOS high-resolution multiroom streaming platform. The unique fan-focused service comes to BluOS enabled products via OraStream’s adaptive streaming protocol, as previously announced.
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PCB Completes Construction of $1 Million Clean Room Facility
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PCB Completes Construction of $1 Million Clean Room Facility

As a leading global sensor supplier, PCB Piezotronics continues to invest in state-of-the-art pressure assembly operations. The company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MTS Systems Corporation, announced the completion of new environmentally controlled clean rooms totaling 4,300 sq. ft. at their Walden Avenue headquarters. Earlier this year, the sensor manufacturer began assembly of all pressure and force products in this new state-of-the-art facility.
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The Quest Group Agrees to Acquire GoldenEar Technology
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The Quest Group Agrees to Acquire GoldenEar Technology

GoldenEar Technology, the manufacturer of home audio loudspeakers, and The Quest Group, best known as the owner of the AudioQuest brand of cables, Niagara power products, and DragonFly DACs, have announced that GoldenEar has become part of The Quest Group, a California corporation wholly owned by AudioQuest founder and CEO Bill Low. In a letter sent to GoldenEar dealers and distributors, Sandy Gross justifies the decision based on what The Quest Group's resources and capabilities can do for the company.
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