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Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Immersive Audio Project with New Investments and Technology Acquisitions
by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Expands AMBEO Immersive Audio Project with New Investments and Technology Acquisitions

Sennheiser is strengthening its position in immersive audio solutions with an investment in German company Dear Reality, experts in spatial audio algorithms and audio VR/AR software, and the acquisition of technologies from Sonic Emotion, a Swiss developer of award-winning 3D audio software and processing solutions. Both companies have developed unique expertise and tools for the creation and rendering of immersive audio in object-based and scene-based formats.
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Nureva HDL300 system Wins NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award
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Nureva HDL300 system Wins NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award

Nureva announced that its HDL300 audio conferencing system has won an NSCA 2018 Excellence in Product Innovation Award. The fourth annual awards from the National Systems Contractors Association (NSCA) recognize products that have a profound impact on systems integrators in the commercial space as well as impact user experience. The company's integrated microphone and speaker bar solution was recognized in the newly introduced Trailblazing Innovation category.
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Vesper and Unisem Announce Assembly Partnership to Deliver Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones at Scale
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Vesper and Unisem Announce Assembly Partnership to Deliver Piezoelectric MEMS Microphones at Scale

Vesper announced a partnership with Unisem, a global provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, to manufacture and produce high volumes of Vesper piezoelectric MEMS microphones at scale. The partnership will allow Vesper to seamlessly produce and deliver millions of units. Unisem currently assembles all products from Vesper’s product line, including the new VM1010 for low power applications.
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CEVA Expands TeakLite Family Audio Applications with Maxim's Dynamic Speaker Management and Nuance Voice Activation Technologies
by Joao Martins

CEVA Expands TeakLite Family Audio Applications with Maxim's Dynamic Speaker Management and Nuance Voice Activation Technologies

During Mobile World Congress 2018, CEVA announced the availability of Dynamic Speaker Management (DSM) software from Maxim Integrated Products for its CEVA-TeakLite-4 family of ultra-low power audio/voice DSPs, allowing for much louder and richer sound on smartphones, wearables and headsets. CEVA also confirmed that Nuance Voice Activation technology is now available for the CEVA-TeakLite family of DSPs, offering improved performance and power efficiency for mobile devices and smart home applications.
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Deezer Expands Voice Activation With Amazon Alexa
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Deezer Expands Voice Activation With Amazon Alexa

Deezer confirmed that it rolling out voice recognition support with Amazon Alexa, making at-home listening even more accessible. Deezer music streaming for Amazon Alexa is supported on Alexa devices and will be available in all territories where Deezer and Alexa are supported, including the US, UK and Germany through a gradual rollout. Deezer will be available on all devices that support Alexa such as Sonos One, Ultimate Ears, and others.
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Calling all Music Lovers to Audio Expo North America 2018!
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Calling all Music Lovers to Audio Expo North America 2018!

AXPONA will take place April 13-15, 2018, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, IL. This year AXPONA will offer attendees three jam-packed days of incredible sounds, technology, and presentations. Now in its ninth year, AXPONA is the defining high-end audio show in the United States — catering to dealers, distributors, and manufacturers, as well as music-loving consumers. AXPONA’s new state-of-the-art venue will feature an expanded Exhibit Hall, new Record Shop, and Master Class Theater.
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Embedded World 2018 Confirms Record Attendance and Exhibitors Growth
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Embedded World 2018 Confirms Record Attendance and Exhibitors Growth

In its closing report, NürnbergMesse confirmed that the 2018 edition of Embedded World - 26 - 28 February 2019, Nuremberg, Germany, has established a new record for the trade-show. Confirming more trade visitors, exhibitors and space, as well as a record 2.000 participants and speakers attending the annual conference sessions, Embedded World 2018 provided a clear sign of a positive momentum in all market segments for embedded electronics applications, with particular emphasis on IoT, industrial connected solutions and automotive.
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Qualcomm Introduces Smart Audio Platform and Speaker Development Kits for Multiple Voice Ecosystems
by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Introduces Smart Audio Platform and Speaker Development Kits for Multiple Voice Ecosystems

Following earlier demonstrations at CES 2018, Qualcomm introduced a series of new platforms, SoC and development kits targeting new advanced audio applications and smart speakers, including the support of key wireless technologies, voice and cloud ecosystems. Solutions include its Smart Audio Platform optimized for smart speakers, a 6-microphone far field voice platform qualified for Amazon AVS, Dolby Audio implementations for wireless speakers and much more.
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STMicroelectronics and USound Demonstrate MEMS Speaker Headphones at MWC 2018
by Joao Martins

STMicroelectronics and USound Demonstrate MEMS Speaker Headphones at MWC 2018

Expanding on the first presentation of USound’s technology at Mobile World Congress a year ago, in 2018 STMicroelectronics hosted a working product demonstration of a in-earphone using only one single MEMS speaker driver per side, as well as a spatial audio demo using 14 drivers on over-ear headphones, proving the technology’s full potential. MEMS speakers developed by USound and manufactured by STMicroelectronics combine minuscule size, low profile, and high efficiency, enabling multiple wearable form factors.
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Huawei Enters Patent License Agreement for Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-4 Audio Patent Portfolio
by Joao Martins

Huawei Enters Patent License Agreement for Fraunhofer IIS MPEG-4 Audio Patent Portfolio

Global communications equipment provider Huawei has entered into a worldwide patent license agreement with the renowned developer of audio and media technologies, Fraunhofer IIS, for Fraunhofer’s MPEG-4 Audio patent portfolio. The license agreement addresses past and future use of Fraunhofer’s MPEG-4 Audio patent portfolio in Huawei’s products. The patents cover compression formats for perceptual coding of audio signals, including some variations of Advanced Audio Coding (AAC), and other audio/speech coding formats and tools.
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