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VeriSilicon Now Offers Fully Compliant Bluetooth LE Audio IP Solutions
by Joao Martins

VeriSilicon Now Offers Fully Compliant Bluetooth LE Audio IP Solutions

VeriSilicon Microelectronics announced that its complete Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) IP solution has achieved full LE Audio specification compliance, including certifications for the LE Audio protocol stack and Low Complexity Communications Codec (LC3). The Shanghai, China-based company is now able to offers manufacturers, ODMs and OEMs its own range of wireless audio and DSP solutions enabling higher quality audio streaming across various applications with lower power and cost.
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Novosound Secures Patent For Wireless Wearable Ultrasound Imaging Platform
by Joao Martins

Novosound Secures Patent For Wireless Wearable Ultrasound Imaging Platform

Scottish sensor technology Novosound has secured a patent for its ultrasonic instrumentation system, with the company recently launching its related Slanj platform targeted at the medical and wearable device sectors worldwide. The new ultrasound imaging patent underpins Novosound's first-mover advantage to initiate efforts in consumer health, including blood pressure monitoring for smartwatches.
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New Qualcomm S3 Gen 3 and Qualcomm S5 Gen 3 Sound Platforms Dramatically Expand Options for Mid-Tier Designs
by Joao Martins

New Qualcomm S3 Gen 3 and Qualcomm S5 Gen 3 Sound Platforms Dramatically Expand Options for Mid-Tier Designs

Qualcomm Technologies International announced the new Qualcomm S3 Gen 3 and Qualcomm S5 Gen 3 Sound Platforms, designed to allow OEMs deliver sound experiences never before possible at the S5 and S3 tiers. All Gen 3 devices support Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast. The mid-tier S3 Gen 3 Sound Platform now allows customizations via 3rd party solutions from the Qualcomm Voice & Music Extension Program. And now there is a new quality option with aptX Lossless at 24-bit/48kHz.
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XMOS and DSP Concepts Partner to Accelerate Audio and Voice DSP Applications
by Joao Martins

XMOS and DSP Concepts Partner to Accelerate Audio and Voice DSP Applications

XMOS has announced a partnership with DSP Concepts, the company behind Audio Weaver. The UK AI and semiconductor experts have partnered with the Californian embedded audio software specialists to combine XMOS' highly-deterministic, low latency xcore.ai platform with DSP Concepts' Audio Weaver software. The combined solution enables developers to graphically design and debug audio and voice solutions utilizing multicores easily from one single canvas.
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Scott A. Wurcer – An Audio Legend Left Us
by Jan Didden

Scott A. Wurcer – An Audio Legend Left Us

Scott Wurcer from Cambridge Mass passed away on March 18, at the age of 74. Scott was one of those people who made a technical contribution to audio that can hardly be overstated. His analog IC designs for Analog Devices are legendary for their creative design and extremely high performance. Scott loved a good life, and I shared many exquisite meals and great wines with him. I will miss him.
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Audio-Technica Expands Operations in the Americas
by audioXpress Staff

Audio-Technica Expands Operations in the Americas

Audio-Technica has expanded it logistics operations with the launch of a new company in the Americas and a Western US distribution and fulfillment facility for its range of microphones, wireless microphones, headphones, mixers, and turntables for personal and professional use. Audio-Technica also launched its new Broadcast Audio Rental Program, offering easier access to the premium microphone models that professionals require for production.
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Powersoft Reveals Plans for New Headquarters in Florence, Italy
by audioXpress Staff

Powersoft Reveals Plans for New Headquarters in Florence, Italy

Powersoft, the audio amplification, signal processing and transducer systems specialist company from Florence, Italy, has announced plans for its new headquarters in the region. The building, an innovative design by renowned architect Alfonso Femia, will also host Powersoft's Human Audio Experience Center. The new headquarters, will centralize all the company's departments and will accommodate the projected increase in the size of the company's workforce.
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Meyer Sound Acquires Jonathan Deans' Theater Sound Solutions Business
by Joao Martins

Meyer Sound Acquires Jonathan Deans' Theater Sound Solutions Business

Meyer Sound announced the acquisition of a company called Audio Rhapsody (not to be confused with high-end audio equipment supplier Rhapsody.Audio), which is in fact a business founded by acclaimed sound designer Jonathan Deans of Broadway and Las Vegas fame. With the acquisition, Meyer Sound strengthens its position in theater sound solutions, utilizing Deans’ expertise to develop software solutions to expand the company’s portfolio of integrated digital systems.
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Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series
by Joao Martins

Sustainability Drives New Peerless Audio HVS Speaker Series

Peerless Audio, the component business of Tymphany producing transducers since 1926, has announced the launch of its new HVS speaker series, intended to promote sustainable design practices that remain competitively priced. For the new HVS drivers Peerless significantly reduced the use of adhesives, replaced paper cones to prevent wastewater pollution, and minimized the use of rare earth materials, whilst maximizing meaningful acoustic performance, all while achieving comparable performance with improved audio consistency.
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SoundHound On-Chip Voice AI Enabled by NVIDIA DRIVE
by Joao Martins

SoundHound On-Chip Voice AI Enabled by NVIDIA DRIVE

SoundHound AI is evolving its approach with voice artificial intelligence (Voice AI) and announced a completely new implementation of an in-vehicle voice assistant that uses a large language model (LLM) completely on the edge, running on the NVIDIA DRIVE platform. The solution combines SoundHound Chat AI running completely on-device and delivers Generative AI with no connectivity required for speech-to-meaning voice interactions.
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