All items tagged with reference design (70)

Roku Unveils Whole Home Entertainment OEM Licensing Program for Audio Devices Compatible with Roku TV and the Roku Ecosystem

January 11, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Roku Unveils Whole Home Entertainment OEM Licensing Program for Audio Devices Compatible with Roku TV and the Roku Ecosystem

At CES 2018, Roku unveiled plans to make it easier for consumers to enjoy streaming entertainment around the whole home. Roku plans to make it especially easy for Roku TV users to add great audio to their TV experience, including voice control. The new whole home entertainment licensing program will enable OEM brands to build soundbars and smart speakers, surround sound and multi-room audio systems that use Roku Connect software to work together as a home entertainment network.

Conexant Delivers AudioSmart Voice Solutions for Baidu’s New DuerOS AI Development Kits and Reference Designs

July 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant Delivers AudioSmart Voice Solutions for Baidu’s New DuerOS AI Development Kits and Reference Designs

Conexant announced a collaboration with Chinese company Baidu to release development kits and reference designs for far-field voice-enabled artificial intelligent (AI) devices running on Baidu’s DuerOS platform. The development kits and reference designs will be powered by Conexant's CX20924 4-microphone and CX20921 2-microphone voice input processing solutions. DuerOS is a conversation-based AI system that already supports access to a voice-activated digital assistant for mobile phones, TVs, speakers, and other devices.

Amazon Makes the High-Performance 7-Mic Voice Processing Technology from Amazon Echo Available to Third-Party Device Makers

April 14, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Amazon Makes the High-Performance 7-Mic Voice Processing Technology from Amazon Echo Available to Third-Party Device Makers

Amazon announced that for the first time it is making the high-performance far-field microphone array and voice processing technology found in Amazon Echo available to hardware makers who want to build the Alexa experience into their products. With the Amazon Alexa 7-Mic Far-Field Development Kit, Amazon is making it easier for commercial developers to build and launch far-field voice-initiated products with Alexa by reducing development time and cost.

Fraunhofer IIS Shows Immersive Sound Future with MPEG-H at CES 2017

January 9, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS Shows Immersive Sound Future with MPEG-H at CES 2017

One of the most important highlights at CES 2017 was at the Fraunhofer IIS booth, showing final versions of several MPEG-H solutions, in preparation for the rollout of the first broadcast services adopting the standard next year. On display was an MPEG-H enabled LG UHD TV, scheduled to be available this year, and the final version of the MPEG-H enabled 3D Soundbar reference design. Fraunhofer IIS also developed a trademark program for products incorporating its MPEG-H TV Audio System.

Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices

December 13, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Reference Designs from Silicon Labs Accelerate Development of IoT Connected Devices

Silicon Labs has launched two new wireless occupancy sensor and smart outlet reference designs for the home automation market. The FCC and UL pre-certified reference designs include all of the hardware, firmware and software tools required to create feature-rich, future-proofed connected home products based on Silicon Labs’ ZigBee “Golden Unit” Home Automation (HA 1.2) software stack and multiprotocol Wireless Gecko system-on-chip (SoC) portfolio.

New USB Type-C Docking System Design from Texas Instruments Cuts Solution Size in Half

August 15, 2016 by Cristina Costa

New USB Type-C Docking System Design from Texas Instruments Cuts Solution Size in Half

Texas Instruments (TI) introduced a multiport USB Type-C and Power Delivery (PD) minidock reference design that provides audio, USB data, power and video support. This new TI Designs reference design can be powered by a traditional power adapter, USB Type-C adapter or notebook computer, offering end users flexible, intelligent functionality. The reference design provides a fully tested, verified plan for a 2- by 4-inch dock, at least 50 percent smaller than existing docking solutions.

Cirrus Logic Announces Reference Platform for Lightning-Based Audio Development

July 1, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Cirrus Logic Announces Reference Platform for Lightning-Based Audio Development

With the market preparing for a major transition to digital audio connections using USB-C and Apple Lightning interfaces, audio companies are faced with a dilemma. Either they wait until the USB Implementers Forum finishes and publishes its final USB class audio specification for USB 3.1, or they start developing for Lightning-based systems, knowing that they will have an head-start and products on the market (at least for Apple’s platforms). Knowing this, Cirrus Logic just announced a new MFi Headset Development Kit that simplifies design of Lightning-based audio accessories.

Silicon Labs Complete USB Type-C Reference Design Now Available for Developers

June 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Complete USB Type-C Reference Design Now Available for Developers

Silicon Labs has introduced a comprehensive reference design that reduces the cost and complexity of developing cables and cable adapters based on the USB Type-C specification. Silicon Labs’ new USB Type-C reference design features cost-effective, ultra-low-power EFM8 microcontrollers (MCUs), USB Power Delivery (PD) protocol stacks certified by the USB Implementation Forum (USB-IF), and USB Billboard Device source code.

Sennheiser HD 25 – The Classic Pro Headphone Range Streamlined

January 21, 2016 by Shannon Becker

Sennheiser HD 25 – The Classic Pro Headphone Range Streamlined

Sennheiser has streamlined its classic HD 25 pro headphones portfolio to make product selection easier. From March 2016, there will be one classic HD 25 with two sister models – the HD 25 LIGHT, with has slightly different features and accessories, and the HD 25 PLUS, which adds additional accessories to further enhance the classic. Exact version identification and impedance information is now provided on the headband.

CSR Launches Portfolio of Soundbar Reference Designs

May 8, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

CSR Launches Portfolio of Soundbar Reference Designs

Wireless audio pioneer CSR leveraged its nearly 2 decades worth of expertise in wireless connectivity and audio to launch 3 wireless soundbar platform reference designs with entry-level, mid-range, and high-end features. With these designs, CSR makes it easy and inexpensive for a manufacturer to develop consumer-friendly wireless high fidelity audio products.

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