All items tagged with smart home (243)
Home Audio, Networks, Practical Electronics, and New Listening Perspectives in audioXpress September 2025
August 12, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Home Audio, Networks, Practical Electronics, and New Listening Perspectives in audioXpress September 2025

Read the report of the High End 2025 show in Munich, the latest report about Connected Home Audio and Home Theater, and Gary Eickmeier's thought-provoking perspective on An Image Model Theory for Stereo. Learn about Phase Delay, Group Delay, and Circuit Sensitivity Basics, the Dante Virtual Soundcard Pro software, the Universal Audio Apollo x16D audio interface, and the essentials about Audio-Speech Processing and Microphone Arrays. Tom Perazella designed a filter for a SMPS, and Richard Honeycutt explores options to build a tube guitar amp.
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20 Billion Ceva-Powered Devices Shipped Globally
August 6, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

20 Billion Ceva-Powered Devices Shipped Globally

In a world increasingly shaped by intelligent devices that connect, sense, and perceive the environment, the silicon and software IP licensor announced it has surpassed 20 billion Ceva-powered devices shipped globally. It’s a key milestone that highlights the quiet but powerful role of Ceva's embedded technology and semiconductor IP, and deep industry partnerships for more than two decades, amid accelerating demand for AI-powered on-device solutions, multimodal sensing, and always-on connectivity.
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Silicon Labs Receives World’s First PSA Level 4 Certification for Protection of Connected Devices
August 4, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs Receives World’s First PSA Level 4 Certification for Protection of Connected Devices

Silicon Labs announced that its Series 3 Secure Vault security subsystem on the SiXG301 SoC, the first SoC in its Series 3 multi-radio solution, has achieved the world's first PSA Level 4 certification. This achievement – the highest level recognized by PSA Certified – affirms Silicon Labs’ embedded trust credentials at the core of connected technology. PSA Certification is essential to meet upcoming regulatory cyber resilience compliance in every consumer electronics and smart home design.
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Ceva Launches MotionEngine Hex Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Motion Sensor Solution for Spatial Control
June 24, 2025 by Joao Martins

Ceva Launches MotionEngine Hex Ultra-Wideband (UWB) and Motion Sensor Solution for Spatial Control

Ceva introduced MotionEngine Hex, a next-generation motion control software solution that enables precise, natural interaction with Smart TVs and connected displays. MotionEngine Hex software fuses UWB and motion sensor data to deliver 6-degree-of-freedom (6-DOF) motion tracking and intuitive control, enabling new interaction paradigms for electronic displays. Ceva is demonstrating the new solution at Sensors Converge 2025.
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Synaptics Unveils First Veros Triple Combo Family with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 and Matter Support
April 28, 2025 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Unveils First Veros Triple Combo Family with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6.0 and Matter Support

Synaptics extended its Veros wireless portfolio with its first family of Wi-Fi 7 system-on-chips (SoCs) tailored for a broad category of connected devices. Comprising the SYN4390 and SYN4384, the scalable offering supports bandwidths up to 320MHz to deliver 5.8Gbps peak speed and low latency. The triple-combo SoCs integrate Wi-Fi 7 with Bluetooth 6.0 and Zigbee/Thread, support Matter, and are designed to minimize system cost and power consumption.
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CEDIA Expo 2025 Returns to Denver, September 4-6
April 25, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

CEDIA Expo 2025 Returns to Denver, September 4-6

CEDIA Expo, the residential technology integration trade show, takes place September 4-6, 2024, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, CO. CEDIA Expo is the platform where residential technology integration, designers, and construction professionals connect, learn, and engage. Once again, CEDIA Expo will be expanded with the Commercial Integrator Expo. Over four days, attendees will have the opportunity to network and explore innovative products, technologies, and solutions.
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Gentex Closes Acquisition of VOXX International Corporation
April 1, 2025 by Joao Martins

Gentex Closes Acquisition of VOXX International Corporation

As announced on December 18, 2024, Gentex Corporation entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger for Gentex to acquire VOXX International Corporation in an all-cash transaction at a purchase price of $7.50 per share. Now, Gentex announced the successful closing of the deal, with the two NASDAQ-listed companies now trading as one (GNTX). Consumer audio brands Klipsch, Onkyo and Pioneer/Integra are now part of the Gentex portfolio.
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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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STMicroelectronics Reveals New STM32 Ultra-Low Power MCUs and Wireless Microcontrollers
March 5, 2025 by Joao Martins

STMicroelectronics Reveals New STM32 Ultra-Low Power MCUs and Wireless Microcontrollers

STMicroelectronics has introduced new STM32U3 microcontrollers (MCUs) with power-saving innovations that ease deployment of smart connected devices, especially in remote locations. The company has also unveiled the next generation of its STM32 power-efficient short-range wireless microcontrollers that simplify connecting consumer and industrial devices. The two new MCUs leverage near-threshold chip design to set a record performance-per-watt efficiency benchmark.
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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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