Ceva-RealSpace Elevate is Ceva’s premium spatial audio software offering for Android and Windows devices, providing an immersive spatial audio experience for multichannel and Ambisonics content. Ceva-RealSpace Elevate is already available for licensing to smartphone OEMs for use on the latest Dimensity 9400 SoC.
Spatial audio enhances the listening experience by delivering a three-dimensional sound environment that replicates natural hearing, with audio emanating from all directions. This immersive technology enhances sound localization, making it simpler to pinpoint the origin of each sound, thereby enriching the realism and engagement of music, movies, games, and conference calls. Ceva-RealSpace Elevate features a powerful spatial audio renderer capable of spatializing a wide range of audio content, from mono and stereo to multichannel and object-based audio.
Deployed on the Dimensity 9400 chipset running Android 15, the Ceva-RealSpace Elevate solution also enables the spatialization of stereo content, which is not generally supported by Android. The solution also includes precise head tracking, with the sound stage remaining fixed while the head moves, allowing listeners to experience sounds as if they are coming from the room around them.
“The MediaTek Dimensity 9400 is designed to provide an exceptional mobile experience, and this collaboration with Ceva-RealSpace Elevate enables us to take audio immersion to the next level," says Will Chen, Wireless Business Group, Assistant General Manager from MediaTek. "Users can experience high-quality audio that matches the visual clarity of 4K streaming video and gaming, all while benefiting from better performance, enhanced AI and improved battery life."
The immersive spatial audio solution leverages the Dimensity 9400’s Bluetooth LE Audio capabilities to deliver low latency audio streaming to TWS earbuds and headphones, enhancing the realism and quality of the listening experience. This is particularly valuable for streaming movies and TV shows with multichannel audio spatialized by RealSpace. Additionally, LE Audio offers longer listening times due to its lower power consumption compared to classic Bluetooth. The Dimensity 9400 also supports a high-quality microphone array, perfect for recording spatial audio and enabling users to create truly immersive content. When played back using Ceva-RealSpace, listeners can experience sound as it was recorded in the real world.
"The integration of Ceva-RealSpace Elevate with the MediaTek Dimensity 9400 chipset marks a significant advancement in delivering high-quality, immersive audio experiences," adds Chad Lucien, vice president and general manager of the sensors and audio business unit at Ceva. "Our spatial audio software solution, combined with MediaTek's cutting-edge technology, provides users with a realistic and engaging listening experience, whether they are watching movies, playing games, or listening to music."
Ceva-RealSpace is a spatial audio solution combining precise 3D rendering and accurate, low-latency head tracking. RealSpace supports multiple system architectures, giving developers the flexibility to render content directly on TWS earbuds, headphones, XR headsets, or speakers for the lowest latency. Or choose to render on mobile phones, gaming systems, or PCs and save BOM costs on the device. This means a great experience isn’t tied to a particular device ecosystem, content provider, or codec. Ceva-RealSpace Elevate pairs spatial rendering on the host Android or Microsoft Windows device with head tracking on the headset for a complete system.
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