All items tagged with Infineon Technologies (60)

Amplifier Series: Energy-Efficient Multi-Level Amplifier Solutions

October 3, 2018 by Ward Maas

Amplifier Series: Energy-Efficient Multi-Level Amplifier Solutions

Ward Maas writes about Danish-sensation Merus Audio, the company founded in 2010 by Hans Hasselby-Andersen and Mikkel Hoyerby, and recently acquired by Infineon Technologies. The article recalls how this Copenhagen-based start-up quickly ascended in the audio industry with its new generation of energy-efficient integrated Class-D amplifier solutions. This article was originally published in audioXpress. September 2018.

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Infineon's Digital MEMS Technology Enables Zylia ZM-1 Microphone Array

August 30, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon's Digital MEMS Technology Enables Zylia ZM-1 Microphone Array

Marketed as the world's first portable recording studio able to capture a live performance directly into multiple separate tracks, the Zylia ZM-1 Microphone Array is actually found multiple possible applications including for spatial recording in virtual and augmented reality productions, showing great potential for R&D activities also in noise measurement and even voice capture in meeting rooms. Now the Poland-based developer revealed that its powerful microphone array is powered by MEMS technology from Infineon Technologies.

It's Speaker Builder Time! Get Your Copy of audioXpress September 2018 Now!

August 7, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

It's Speaker Builder Time! Get Your Copy of audioXpress September 2018 Now!

Once again, audioXpress focuses on loudspeaker building, design, and testing in its September edition. We have three great speaker DIY projects that are certain to inspire our readers, Geoff Hill explains how speaker measurements are evolving under the latest Audio Engineering Society (AES) efforts, and Richard Honeycutt writes about modulation distortion in loudspeakers. We interviewed Crispin Herrod-Taylor, the designer of the amazing SoundBuckets portable speakers, we explain all you need to know about the latest HDMI Enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) specification, and Ward Maas tells the story of Infineon's new energy-efficient multi-level amplifiers.

Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions

June 27, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Aaware and Infineon Form Partnership to Develop Next-Generation Voice Solutions

Infineon Technologies, and Aaware, Inc., an emerging supplier of sound capture technology for far-field, voice-enabled digital products, announced the formation of a partnership to launch a next-generation voice development platform to be released later this summer. Aaware’s Acoustically Aware technology is highly synergistic with Infineon’s digital MEMS microphone technology, combining to bring the best sound capture for extremely noisy environments in commercial and industrial applications.

Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues to Expand

June 18, 2018 by Joao Martins

Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association Continues to Expand

Infineon is the latest company to join the Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association, the industry group dedicated to bringing high resolution, wireless, multi-channel audio products to the home theater market, assuring interoperability between wireless speakers and components. Infineon joins a strong and extensive list of members, including also GoldenEar, Electrocompaniet, Almando and Primare, as WiSA continues to expand with major audio industry suppliers, manufacturers and speaker brands.

Infineon Acquires Denmark-based Merus Audio

February 20, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon Acquires Denmark-based Merus Audio

Infineon Technologies announced the acquisition of Merus Audio. The Copenhagen-based start-up, founded in 2010 by Hans Hasselby-Andersen and Mikkel Hoyerby, has developed a new generation of energy-efficient integrated Class D amplifier solutions. Merus Audio amplifiers maximize audio performance and battery playback time for smart home and battery-powered speakers while minimizing heat and design space. Following the company's presentation at CES 2018, Merus generated significant interest in the audio and CE industry in general.

XMOS Extends Portfolio of Far-Field Voice Capture Solutions with New xCORE VocalFusion Speaker Linear Evaluation Kit

November 30, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Extends Portfolio of Far-Field Voice Capture Solutions with New xCORE VocalFusion Speaker Linear Evaluation Kit

XMOS announced commercial availability of the xCORE VocalFusion Speaker Linear evaluation kit as part of its range of innovative far-field voice capture solutions. Based on the XMOS VocalFusion XVF3100 voice processor, the kit is designed for developers, OEMs and ODMs integrating voice user interfaces into flat, or linear consumer electronics typically found at the “edge of the room”, such as smart home control panels and washing machines.

Infineon High SNR MEMS Microphones Complement Amazon AVS Far-Field Development Kit from XMOS

October 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon High SNR MEMS Microphones Complement Amazon AVS Far-Field Development Kit from XMOS

XMOS' VocalFusion 4-Mic Dev Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS) for far-field applications integrates Infineon’s high SNR MEMS microphones to ensure highest performance and reliability, creating the first Amazon AVS development kit with a linear mic array for far-field applications. The 4-Mic Development Kit features crystal clear voice capturing even in noisy environments. This enables commands to be accurately captured from across the room for processing by the Alexa cloud-based speech recognition system.

XMOS Powers Growth in Voice with $15M Funding Round Led by Infineon Technologies

September 27, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

XMOS Powers Growth in Voice with $15M Funding Round Led by Infineon Technologies

XMOS Ltd, a leading vendor in voice capture solutions for the OEM consumer electronics market, has successfully complete a $15M Series-E funding round. The round was led by Infineon Technologies with additional funding from existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners, Draper Esprit, Foundation Capital and Robert Bosch Venture Capital. Following previous platform cooperations, Infineon Technologies AG acquired a minority stake in the company, strengthening the strategic partnership.

Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing

March 2, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Infineon and XMOS Cooperate on New Voice-Recognition Platform that Combines Radar with MEMS Microphones and Audio Processing

At Mobile World Congress 2017, Barcelona, Infineon Technologies and XMOS partner to deliver a new building block for voice recognition. It features a combination of Infineon’s BGT60TR24B 60GHz 2Tx/4Rx radar IC with accompanying antenna, 70dB SNR silicon microphone sensors, based on Infineon’s dual backplate MEMS technology, and an audio processor from XMOS. In combination, the solution provides far field voice capture by audio beamforming combined with radar target presence detection.

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