All items tagged with Analog Devices (102)
Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Maxim Integrated
August 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Analog Devices Completes Acquisition of Maxim Integrated

Analog Devices Incorporated (ADI) announced the completion of its previously announced acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products Incorporated. The combination further strengthens Analog Device's position as "a high-performance analog semiconductor company with trailing twelve-month revenue of over $9 billion, industry leading margins, and free cash flow of over $3 billion1 on a pro forma basis," as the company describes it.
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Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021
August 26, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Find Solutions for Different Speaker Designs in Voice Coil September 2021

In Voice Coil September 2021, Vance Dickason writes about DSP crossovers from Danville Signal, Joe Hayes (Vastigo) writes about the DaS AuReality patented 3D loudspeaker technology, and Mike Klasco finds speaker-related technologies that help support smart speaker design efforts. This edition's Test Bench characterizes three new 25mm high-frequency tweeters from BlieSMa, using silk, beryllium, and diamond domes: BlieSMa’s T25S-6, T25B-6, and T25D-6.
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SVS Announces 3000 Micro Subwoofer With Dual Opposing 8-Inch Drivers
June 25, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

SVS Announces 3000 Micro Subwoofer With Dual Opposing 8-Inch Drivers

SVS has announced the 3000 Micro subwoofer which challenges existing reference designs from a compact 10-inch cabinet, able to reach 23Hz. The 300 Micro, the company says, matches the company's reference SVS 16-Ultra sub, by using dual opposing 8-inch drivers combined with the 800 watt RMS, 2,500 watt Peak Power Sledge STA-800D2 amplifier with discreet MOSFET output. The new 3000 Micro subwoofer also includes the SVS control smartphone app for advanced tuning of the Analog Devices DSP.
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Dirac and Analog Devices Collaborate to Deliver High-Quality Audio Across the Automotive Industry
June 8, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Dirac and Analog Devices Collaborate to Deliver High-Quality Audio Across the Automotive Industry

Swedish digital audio processing pioneer Dirac announced a collaboration with Analog Devices to combine Dirac's new digital solution for entry-level audio systems with the automotive processors from the US-based semiconductor giant. Dirac's processing algorithms running on Analog Devices SHARC processors create a more complete, bundled offer for their global automotive customer base.
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Audinate Announces Availability of Dante Embedded Platform for Analog Devices’ SHARC Audio Digital Signal Processors
May 4, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Audinate Announces Availability of Dante Embedded Platform for Analog Devices’ SHARC Audio Digital Signal Processors

Audinate, the developer of the industry-leading Dante AoIP networking technology, and Analog Devices have collaborated to introduce the availability of Dante Embedded Platform for ADI’s SHARC audio digital signal processors. This means that manufacturers using SHARC DSPs are now able to benefit from Dante audio-over-IP as on-chip software and a streamlined product development cycle.
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APEX Releases New SMA-2 Compact 4-Channel Amplifier Module
April 28, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

APEX Releases New SMA-2 Compact 4-Channel Amplifier Module

Belgium manufacturer APEX introduced a new four-channel OEM amplifier module specifically designed for multi-way pro audio loudspeakers designs. The new Apex SMA-2 is capable of delivering up to 3000W on a single 4 Ohm channel and uses APEX’ unique GlidePath direct drive architecture, which is a proprietary Class-D technology where the DSP system is an integral part of the amplifier system, with a fully DC-coupled audio signal path.
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AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar to Explore Computational Platforms for Automotive Audio
February 18, 2021 by Audio Engineering_Society

AES Audio Product Education Institute Webinar to Explore Computational Platforms for Automotive Audio

The Audio Product Education Institute (APEI), an initiative of the Audio Engineering Society, will host the second in a series of webinars on Automotive Audio on Tuesday, February 23 (12:00pm EST): Computational Platforms for Automotive Audio. As auto manufacturers continue to push the limits of existing processing platforms to meet the increasing complexities of automotive systems, this online session will discuss the features that are common to all kinds of processing, and the ones that are unique to audio, identifying the distinctive characteristics for automotive audio applications.
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Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021
December 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Speakers and Transducers and Lots More in Audio Development and Design with audioXpress January 2021

Celebrating 50 years of The Audio Amateur - the publishing company that started it all for us - and 20 years of audioXpress, we begin 2021 with a great - and expanded - edition. We discuss market and technology trends in Speakers and Transducers, a new MEMS transducer topology for wireless earbuds, and the latest innovations in haptic drivers and transducers. Perry Marshall details his unique dipoles speaker project, and renowned tube expert Menno van der Veen explains all the secrets of the latest Vanderveen Trans-SE10 amplifier. Now available in print and digital
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Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020
November 11, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Testing, Measuring, and Smart Audio Solutions in audioXpress December 2020

Ending the year with great content, as we do 12 times per year, audioXpress December 2020 is now available in print and online. In this edition, we pay tribute to Jeff Bagby, explore the QuantAsylum QA401 audio analyzer combined with the new QA451 programmable load, and explain the process of measuring wireless audio products using multi-tone testing. Plus, Brewster LaMacchia expands on A2B designs, Gary Galo details how to improve low-output moving-coil cartridges with his Jensen-based step-up transformer, and Mike Harkins reviews the versatile Puffin Phono DSP by Parks Audio. And much more, now available!
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MiniDSP Introduces UMIK-2 Omnidirectional Acoustic Measurement Microphone and UMIK-X Distributed MEMS Microphone Array
October 21, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

MiniDSP Introduces UMIK-2 Omnidirectional Acoustic Measurement Microphone and UMIK-X Distributed MEMS Microphone Array

miniDSP introduced two new advanced products in its Acoustic Measurement product line, including the UMIK-2, miniDSP's second-generation omnidirectional acoustic measurement microphone, offering a significant upgrade in performance and functionality compared to the popular UMIK-1. And for multichannel measurements, there's the new UMIK-X USB Multichannel microphone array, offering up to 16ch audio recording, A2B wiring, and REW integration.
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