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Syntiant Surpasses 1 Million AI Chips Shipped and Raises $35 Million in New Funding Round
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Syntiant Surpasses 1 Million AI Chips Shipped and Raises $35 Million in New Funding Round

Syntiant, the tech company providing AI voice and sensor solutions at the edge, announced that it has shipped more than 1 million units of its Syntiant NDP100 and Syntiant NDP101 microwatt-power Neural Decision Processors (NDPs) to clients worldwide. The Irvine, California-based company also announced it has completed a $35 million Series C funding round, as it continues to execute on its strategy, fulfilling growing demand for its ultra-low-power, deep learning voice solution at the edge.
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung
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Fraunhofer IIS Licenses MPEG-H Audio Patents to Samsung

Fraunhofer IIS announced the licensing of its MPEG-H Audio patents to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., allowing Samsung to manufacture products that feature MPEG-H Audio, including TVs and set-top-boxes. As the major contributor to the MPEG-H 3D Audio standard, Fraunhofer IIS is also leading the licensing efforts to enable the broadcast, mobile, media and streaming services and consumer electronics industries to quickly bring MPEG-H Audio to market.
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Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business
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Synaptics Completes Acquisition of DisplayLink and Broadcom’s Wireless Business

Synaptics Inc from San Jose, CA - the same company that in 2017 acquired Conexant, one of the industry's leading audio and voice technology specialists - expanded even more it's connectivity lead with the just concluded acquisition of DisplayLink Corp., a leading supplier of universal docking solutions and high-performance video compression technology. This strategic expansion of Synaptics business happens just a few days after the acquisition of assets and manufacturing rights associated with the wireless connectivity business of Broadcom.
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Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting
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Consumer Headphones and Bluetooth Are Infiltrating Everyday Office Life says SAR Insight & Consulting

The coronavirus pandemic created a cultural shift in enterprise headset use, particularly in the office, as workers chose their own equipment and incorporated Bluetooth connectivity into their routine, according to the latest report by SAR Insight & Consulting. Research by the market analyst firm found that the lockdown that most countries implemented following the pandemic had other unforeseen knock-on effects.
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VOXX International Establishes Expanded Distribution Alliance Between Klipsch And Onkyo Corporation
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VOXX International Establishes Expanded Distribution Alliance Between Klipsch And Onkyo Corporation

VOXX International Corporation, the manufacturing and distribution group of automotive, consumer and biometrics technologies and owner of Klipsch, among several other brands, announced an expanded alliance with Onkyo and Pioneer Corporation, which adds the two premium brands and new product lines in the Americas. This agreement follows the termination of the efforts by Sound United to acquire Onkyo Corporation’s consumer audio division in 2019.
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2020 Elections
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Audio Engineering Society Announces Results of 2020 Elections

Following its 2020 Board of Directors and Board of Governors elections, the Audio Engineering Society confirmed that the 2021 Audio Engineering Society Board of Directors will include Jonathan Wyner (President), Agnieszka Roginska (Past-President), Joshua Reiss (new President-Elect), Valerie Tyler (Secretary), Glenn Lorbecki (Treasurer), Marina Bosi (Treasurer-Elect) and Alex Kosiorek (Director). One additional Director will be named by the Board of Governors per the recently amended AES Bylaws.
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GaN Systems Announces New Series of 12V Class D Audio Amplifier Reference Designs
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GaN Systems Announces New Series of 12V Class D Audio Amplifier Reference Designs

GaN Systems, a company specialized in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, published a new technical document titled, “12V High-Efficiency Audio Reference Designs using GaN Power Transistors.” The technical note was developed following the launch of the new GaN Systems Class-D audio amplifier evaluation kit and from growing customer interest for designs in the 12V market for automotive, marine, powersports, and other applications from power system design engineers.
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Dolby MS12 Multistream Decoder Now Supported and Approved on CEVA’s Audio DSP
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Dolby MS12 Multistream Decoder Now Supported and Approved on CEVA’s Audio DSP

CEVA announced support for latest Dolby MS12 Multistream Decoder on the CEVA-BX2 audio DSP. The integration provides System-on-Chip (SoC) designers and device manufacturers with a low power, rapid time-to-market solution that will enable complete support for Dolby's latest family of formats and audio codecs, including Dolby Atmos, Dolby AC-4, and Dolby Audio. This makes the CEVA-BX2 an ideal solution for new Smart TVs, soundbars and more designs, benefiting of all the included audio DSP features, such as far-field noise reduction and AI speech recognition.
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Step Inside HEAD acoustics’ Test Rooms During New Online Seminar
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Step Inside HEAD acoustics’ Test Rooms During New Online Seminar

HEAD acoustics continues to expand its series of online seminars focusing on enabling seamless audio/video conferences that help to increase the productivity and engagement of employees working in home offices and collaborating remotely. To give an overview over challenges and added value of this complex testing scenario using two acoustic test rooms, HEAD acoustics will host a free online seminar on August 11, 2020, with three different sessions available for different time zones.
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Cooperation Between IRT and DSPECIALISTS on Continuous Loudness Adjustment
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Cooperation Between IRT and DSPECIALISTS on Continuous Loudness Adjustment

The Institut für Rundfunktechnik (IRT), the central research and development institute of the public broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and DSPECIALISTS GmbH, a company specialized in the development and distribution of products for digital audio signal processing and measurement technology, have established a cooperation agreement focused on high-quality loudness control. DSPECIALISTS already ported the IRT loudness adjustment algorithm to its HARVEY signal processing platform.
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