All items tagged with edge AI (125)
Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!
April 23, 2025 by Ivan Knez

Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!

In both enterprise and consumer audio, a profound transformation is underway. Devices that once passively transmitted sound are now becoming intelligent, adaptive, and context-aware. Apple’s latest AirPods 4, with their AI-enhanced features, have elevated mainstream awareness of what premium audio can feel like — personalized, immersive, and effortless.
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Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China
April 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China

Over a period of 10 days, at the end of March 2025, I have visited the vibrant Shanghai region of China following an invitation by the China Audio Industry Association (CAIA) to attend the organization's Global Audio Summit 2025. I have often participated in events promoted by national and international audio industry associations, mostly oriented by scientific, academic, engineering, or trading charters. But this one was one of the most vibrant product development conferences I have ever attended. Here is my report.
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NewSound Unveils OTC Hearing Aids with AI Acceleration by Femtosense
March 28, 2025 by Joao Martins

NewSound Unveils OTC Hearing Aids with AI Acceleration by Femtosense

NewSound launched its first truly AI-driven over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, powered by Femtosense’s AI Acceleration. With over two decades of expertise, the Chinese hearing aids innovator understood the power of the Femtosense Sparse Processing Unit 001 (SPU-001) for hearing assistance. This purely on-device processor allowed NewSound to launch its first affordable, accessible hearing aids based on Speech Enhancement technology from the Californian company.
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Synaptics Launches Ultra-Low-Power Triple Combo Wireless SoC Family with Auracast
March 11, 2025 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Launches Ultra-Low-Power Triple Combo Wireless SoC Family with Auracast

Synaptics has extended its Veros Triple Combo connectivity portfolio with the launch of the latest SYN461x family of ultra-low-power Wi-Fi 2.4/5/6 GHz, Bluetooth 6.0, Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast, and IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee/Thread) systems on chip (SoCs). Designed for embedded applications in Edge AI connected devices, the Veros SYN461x family is optimized for system integration, size, and rapid time to market.
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Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse
March 10, 2025 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse

A Californian company that was instrumental in multiple pioneering efforts to run machine learning on-device, particularly for voice recognition, Edge Impulse has agreed to be acquired by Qualcomm, which is aiming to boost its own development ecosystem for edge AI applications. Edge Impulse, founded in 2019 with the mission to streamline the creation of AI and machine learning models in embedded systems, says it will remain open to other platforms, while accelerating integration with Qualcomm devices and development kits.
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Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter
March 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter

Silicon Labs announced that its MG26 family of wireless SoCs is now generally available and ready to provide developers with the highest performance for smart home applications, while leveraging AI/ML processing capabilities. The company calls it the industry’s most advanced, high-performance Matter and concurrent multiprotocol SoCs to date, with double the Flash and RAM of other Silicon Labs multiprotocol devices and best-in-class security.
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Ambiq Introduces AI-Powered Speech Enhancement Platform for Hearables
February 19, 2025 by Joao Martins

Ambiq Introduces AI-Powered Speech Enhancement Platform for Hearables

The number of audio signal processing applications leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning running on ultra-low-power, on-device (edge AI) designs is growing fast for consumer, health, and medical applications. Ambiq has introduced a new solution targeting over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids and hearables that implements AI-powered speech enhancement technology using its latest Apollo510 microcontroller (MCU).
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Synaptics Confirms Its Acquisition of Packetcraft
February 7, 2025 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Confirms Its Acquisition of Packetcraft

During its scheduled Q2 results call, Synaptics Incorporated confirmed the acquisition of Packecraft, the recognized Bluetooth LE Audio software stack vendor. Already a leading supplier of wireless technologies, Synaptics now added leading embedded Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) stacks and software, positioning the company as one of the strongest suppliers of Bluetooth LE Audio and Auracast broadcast audio software.
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Seltech and Syntiant Announce Global Strategic Collaboration
January 30, 2025 by Joao Martins

Seltech and Syntiant Announce Global Strategic Collaboration

Seltech and Syntiant have entered into a global strategic collaboration agreement to accelerate the deployment of advanced AI and sensor technologies worldwide. Following the acquisition of Knowles’ Consumer MEMS Microphones (CMM) business by Syntiant, and as a former distributor and integrator of Knowles MEMS microphones, Seltech expands its partnership to include Syntiant’s edge AI products, creating a comprehensive portfolio of acoustic and sensor solutions for customers across various industries.
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CES 2025 First Impressions and Audio AI
January 16, 2025 by Joao Martins

CES 2025 First Impressions and Audio AI

A Celebration of the Art of the Possible. CES 2025 was extremely successful. Even with the impression of fewer people because of the show being even more dispersed. In this first impressions report we discuss how Edge-AI (on-device) is transforming what is possible in audio processing. And of course there was MagSafe and Qi2. USB4. Bluetooth LE Audio. Auracast. Wireless Multichannel. And much more. This is necessarily a brief first impressions editorial to follow up on a very intense edition of CES, where the business-to-business aspects of the show have intensified as predicted.
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