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Cadence Announces Industry’s First Verification IP for PHY Covering Multiple Protocols
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Cadence Announces Industry’s First Verification IP for PHY Covering Multiple Protocols

Cadence Design Systems announced the availability of the industry’s first Verification IP (VIP) that enables comprehensive and fast verification of the physical layer (PHY) for complex protocols such as PCIe 5.0, USB3/4, DDR5, LPDDR5, HBM and MIPI CSI-2 and DSI 2.0. This allows companies to thoroughly test and optimize their PHY designs, accelerating development.
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Axign Completes Investment Round to Enter Production and Boost Audio Amplifier Technology
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Axign Completes Investment Round to Enter Production and Boost Audio Amplifier Technology

Axign B.V. received an equity investment from KBC Focus Fund as the lead investor, together with Innovation Industries and Oost NL. This investment round enables Axign to mass produce and launch the company’s unique range of audio devices worldwide. Additionally, the new funding will support the development and introduction of next-generation devices for active speakers and streaming audio systems.
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The Simply Divine new Glensound Dante/AES67 Monitor Speaker
by Joao Martins

The Simply Divine new Glensound Dante/AES67 Monitor Speaker

At ISE 2020, audioXpress found Glensound once again with a booth that looks like a dream supermarket for those already working with Dante and AES67 audio networks. And from the same British company that already offers the Athens 2 twin RIAA phono preamplifier with Dante/AES67 outputs (!), now comes the Divine, a new monitor speaker that connects to these networks.
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Steinberg Introduces Two-Channel UR24C Audio Interface with USB-C
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Steinberg Introduces Two-Channel UR24C Audio Interface with USB-C

Steinberg introduced a compact two-channel audio interface with 32-bit/192 kHz audio resolution and flexible headphone monitoring modes ideal for recording and performing. The new UR24C is the latest of an entire line-up of UR-C USB 3.0 interfaces that are designed for musicians, producers and performers, featuring two Class-A D-PRE mic preamps with +48 V phantom power, two DI inputs, 4 RCA line outputs and 2 TRS main outputs with switchable monitor modes.
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From Drivers to Enclosures, Don't Miss Voice Coil March 2020!
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From Drivers to Enclosures, Don't Miss Voice Coil March 2020!

The March 2020 edition of Voice Coil is now available online and in print. In this edition, Vance Dickason gets hands-on with the Audio Precision APx500 Flex Audio Analyzer, Mike Klasco writes about Loudspeaker Enclosure Materials, and James Croft explores a new patent of a novel orientation of a cardioid speaker design. And in Test Bench, Dickason characterizes a home audio transducer from Eastech's Punktkilde line, the cosmetically pleasing AUGWL0016-JN02 6.5” midbass driver.
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NXP Announces Far-Field Offline Voice Control Solution In Collaboration with Sonos
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NXP Announces Far-Field Offline Voice Control Solution In Collaboration with Sonos

NXP Semiconductors announced availability of its voice solution, SLN-LOCAL-IOT, a fully integrated development platform for offline voice control. The solution consists of a full hardware module design and associated software required to implement far-field voice control with a customizable wake word and local commands. NXP also announced market availability of the i.MX RT600 crossover microcontroller (MCU) family, ideal for ultra-low power audio and voice applications.
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Linear Systems Reintroduces LSK389 Ultra-Low Noise N-Channel JFET
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Linear Systems Reintroduces LSK389 Ultra-Low Noise N-Channel JFET

Linear Systems has reintroduced its most popular part, the LSK389, which the Silicon Valley company calls the industry’s first 100% noise tested, ultra-low noise (en = 1.3nV/√Hz (typ), f = 1.0kHz and NBW = 1.0Hz), monolithic dual, n-channel JFET. New test capability screens to a billionth of a ​volt (​nV​/√Hz) of noise now ensures that all ​LSK389s devices produce no burst (RTN or popcorn) noise and ​meet or exceed 1/f and broadband noise specifications.
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Ultimate Ears HyperBoom Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Adaptive Equalizer
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Ultimate Ears HyperBoom Portable Bluetooth Speaker with Adaptive Equalizer

Ultimate Ears expanded its lineup of portable Bluetooth speakers with Ultimate Ears HyperBoom, the brand’s loudest speaker yet, rocking triple the loudness and more than six times the bass of MegaBoom 3, the previous largest size portable speaker from the Logitech brand. The new HyperBoom speaker promises to keep any party going with its powerful bass and wide dynamic range, easy music sharing feature, adaptive equalizer and rechargeable 24-hour battery.
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Sony Announces New Flagship Xperia 1 II Smartphone with 360 Reality Audio Decoding
by Joao Martins

Sony Announces New Flagship Xperia 1 II Smartphone with 360 Reality Audio Decoding

The Mobile World Congress 2020 in Barcelona was cancelled, but that doesn't keep companies from making their scheduled announcements for the mobile industry. Sony released information about all the new products that intended to show in Barcelona and there is an interesting announcement of a flagship smartphone with interesting audio specifications, apart from the usual great quality screen and cameras. The new Sony Xperia 1 II Smartphone even has a 3.5mm audio jack!
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HyperX Now Shipping Cloud Flight S Wireless Gaming Headset with Qi Charging
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HyperX Now Shipping Cloud Flight S Wireless Gaming Headset with Qi Charging

HyperX, the gaming division of Kingston Technology, announced the HyperX Cloud Flight S wireless gaming headset is now available and shipping. This new gaming-grade wireless headset is an interesting design since it offers complete freedom with free-standing Qi-certified wireless charging and up to 30 hours of battery life. Working with 2.4GHz WiFi wireless audio connectivity for low latency, the Cloud Flight S features 50mm dynamic drivers which are optimized to render virtual 7.1 surround sound from games into immersive binaural.
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