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Exeger Establishes Partnerships to Improve Efficiency of Its Powerfoyle Energy-Harvesting Technology
by Joao Martins

Exeger Establishes Partnerships to Improve Efficiency of Its Powerfoyle Energy-Harvesting Technology

Exeger, the innovative Swedish technology company behind the revolutionary solar cell technology Powerfoyle, announced its partnership with Switzerland-based semiconductor manufacturer EM Microelectronic to develop boost-converter solutions that can expand the efficiency of energy-harvesting applications. In early 2022, Exeger had already announced a partnership with NGK to use EnerCera thin and flexible batteries combined with Powerfoyle technology.
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LG Joins Home Connectivity Alliance and Leads Matter Smart Home Interoperability Efforts
by Joao Martins

LG Joins Home Connectivity Alliance and Leads Matter Smart Home Interoperability Efforts

LG Electronics (LG) has been named to the Board of Directors of the Home Connectivity Alliance (HCA), an organization dedicated to delivering better smart home experiences through open collaboration and innovation. This latest announcement just reinforces LG's determination to bring greater interconnectivity, safety and security in all its products, as already clear from the fact that it was also named to the Board of Directors of the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), focused on developing and promoting the Matter smart home standard.
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OKdo Announces Partnership to Supply Single Board Computers and System on Modules
by Cristina Costa

OKdo Announces Partnership to Supply Single Board Computers and System on Modules

OKdo, the company that is part of RS Group, one of the largest global electronics omni-channel distributors, announced an exclusive partnership with Radxa, a leading design service provider, to manufacture and distribute ROCK Single Board Computers (SBCs) and ROCK System-on-Modules (SoMs). With the announcement, OKdo pivots its strategy to offer a powerful solution to the ongoing supply chain crisis to the engineering community.
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Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip
by Cristina Costa

Nordic Semiconductor Announces Its First Wi-Fi Chip

Following the acquisition of the Wi-Fi development team, core Wi-Fi expertise, and Wi-Fi IP tech assets of Imagination Technologies Group in 2020, Nordic Semiconductor announced its entry into the Wi-Fi wireless market with the introduction of the nRF7002, an ultra-low power, dual-band Wi-Fi 6 companion IC. The launch enables Nordic Semiconductor to offer all three of the world’s most popular wireless connectivity technologies: Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular, paving the way for new market opportunities.
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Unmute the World With Auracast Broadcast Audio
by Franz Dugand

Unmute the World With Auracast Broadcast Audio

Following the publication of the full set of LE Audio specifications by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), the industry is now putting together the building blocks that will enabling bringing products supporting the next generation of Bluetooth audio to market. This article explains what is needed and how to support Auracast broadcast audio, a new Bluetooth capability that enables an audio transmitter to broadcast to an unlimited number of nearby Bluetooth audio receivers.
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EISA Announces 2022-2023 Awards - All The Audio Product Highlights
by Joao Martins

EISA Announces 2022-2023 Awards - All The Audio Product Highlights

The Expert Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) revealed the winners of its 2022-2023 Awards. With the consumer electronics industry still recovering from the pandemic effects, and some manufacturers emerging in the market lead after capitalizing on the changing environment, the awards show some predictability but also some surprises. This year celebrating its 40th anniversary, the EISA Awards recognize the most innovative, cutting-edge products.
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AXPONA 2022 Show Report: Back to Listening in Person
by Oliver A.Masciarotte

AXPONA 2022 Show Report: Back to Listening in Person

As the audio industry gradually resumed its trade show calendar in result of the global pandemic, Oliver A. Masciarotte offers a report from the 2022 edition of Audio Expo North America, better known as AXPONA - the most important annual hi-fi and high-end audio show in the US. As audio enthusiasts and audiophiles returned once again to listening in person at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel, there was a lot to explore in very little time. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2022.
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CEVA Celebrates 15 Billionth CEVA-powered Chip Shipped
by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Celebrates 15 Billionth CEVA-powered Chip Shipped

CEVA, Inc., the wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies licensing company, announced that cumulative royalty-bearing chip shipments that include CEVA IP surpassed 15 billion units during the second quarter of 2022. This significant milestone has been achieved as CEVA approaches it’s 20-year anniversary of being a public company. While the first 10 billion CEVA-powered shipments spanned more than 15 years, the next 5 billion shipments took less than three and a half years.
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LEA Professional Connect Series Achieves EN54-16 Certification
by audioXpress Staff

LEA Professional Connect Series Achieves EN54-16 Certification

Underscoring its commitment to providing high-quality solutions that meet critical safety standards, LEA Professional's high-quality, pro-audio amplifiers with cloud- and IoT-based technologies, achieved EN54-16 voice alarm certification. All LEA Professional Connect Series amplifiers leverage the built-in Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform that allows integrators to control and monitor critical operational data points that are integral to maintaining system health securely and remotely.
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Semtech Corporation Announces Intention to Acquire Sierra Wireless
by audioXpress Staff

Semtech Corporation Announces Intention to Acquire Sierra Wireless

Semtech Corporation, a leading global supplier of high-performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, and Sierra Wireless, a connectivity and cellular solutions provider, confirmed the intention to combine the two companies. Semtech will acquire Sierra Wireless, aiming to bring together the ultra-low power benefits of LoRa with higher bandwidth capabilities of cellular technologies, and create a comprehensive platform for connected devices.
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