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New Professional Power Amp Market Report from Futuresource Consulting
by audioXpress Staff

New Professional Power Amp Market Report from Futuresource Consulting

Despite a raft of rising challenges, the professional audio power amplifier market continues to grow, achieving a global market value of $658 million in 2017, according to a new industry report from Futuresource Consulting. The report tracks the five key power amplifier verticals, namely rental, portable sound, installed leisure, installed commercial and cinema sound. The two install categories are currently the highest growth application areas.
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Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research
by audioXpress Staff

Smart Home Market Will Hit $15.75 Billion by 2023 According to Rethink Technology Research

Riot, the service of Rethink Technology Research a research and analyst company focusing on IoT, video and wireless, say that the revenues of Smart Hhome as a Service (SHaaS) will rise to $15.75 billion by 2023. The study is entitled “Smart Home as a Service – Awakened from Sleep by a Deep Voice - Forecast to 2023”. The analyst firm confirms Communications Services Providers (CSPs) will need to turn to consumer voice platforms to explore the full potential of the smart home market.
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IBC 2018 Show Report: Changes in the Media Landscape Powering New Technologies
by Joao Martins

IBC 2018 Show Report: Changes in the Media Landscape Powering New Technologies

The IBC show is always an important event to remind us of some key perspectives having to do with audio technology, content production, and distribution, which are at the core of our interests. Just like music is now predominantly available on streaming services, radio and television content are now being distributed over the Internet, while movies and lots of other content is available directly to all of us in multiple platforms and services. This article was published originally in The Audio Voice newsletter.
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NFC Forum Boosts Smart Home IoT with Thread Group Liaison Agreement
by audioXpress Staff

NFC Forum Boosts Smart Home IoT with Thread Group Liaison Agreement

The NFC Forum and the Thread Group announced that they have formed an official partnership by signing a liaison agreement. The goal of the agreement is to provide a new Internet of Things (IoT) user interface experience (UX) by using Near Field Communication (NFC) technology when installing and configuring a device to a Thread network. The organizations plan to collaborate on how NFC technology can be deployed as part of the IoT device installation, configuration and commissioning process on a Thread network.
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Cadence Launches New Tensilica DNA 100 Processor IP for On-Device Artificial Intelligence Applications
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Cadence Launches New Tensilica DNA 100 Processor IP for On-Device Artificial Intelligence Applications

Cadence Design Systems announced the Cadence Tensilica DNA 100 Processor IP, the first deep neural-network accelerator (DNA) AI processor IP to deliver both high performance and power efficiency across a full range of compute from 0.5 TeraMAC (TMAC) to 100s of TMACs. As a result, the DNA 100 processor is well suited for on-device neural network inference applications spanning autonomous vehicles (AVs), ADAS, surveillance, robotics, drones, augmented reality (AR) /virtual reality (VR), smartphones, smart home and connected devices.
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Silicon Labs' Wireless Xpress Modules Deliver Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi Connectivity with Zero Programming
by audioXpress Staff

Silicon Labs' Wireless Xpress Modules Deliver Bluetooth 5 and Wi-Fi Connectivity with Zero Programming

Silicon Labs now offers a new Wireless Xpress solution to help developers get connected applications, including wireless audio, running in a day, with no software development necessary. Silicon Labs' Wireless Xpress provides a configuration-based development experience with everything developers need including certified Bluetooth 5 Low Energy (LE) and Wi-Fi modules, integrated protocol stacks and easy-to-use tools.
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Cypress Bluetooth Audio Solution Provides Robust Connections for Wireless Earbuds and Hearables
by audioXpress Staff

Cypress Bluetooth Audio Solution Provides Robust Connections for Wireless Earbuds and Hearables

Cypress Semiconductor introduced a Bluetooth audio development solution that improves performance to wireless earbuds and hearables. Based on the new Wireless Audio Stereo Synchronization (WASS) application and the CYW20721 Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Audio microcontroller (MCU), the solution provides stereo synchronization and robust connections for differentiated performance in wireless earbuds.
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Altair Semiconductor and Ethertronics Announce High-Performance Small Antenna Technology for Tiny IoT and Wearable Devices
by Cristina Costa

Altair Semiconductor and Ethertronics Announce High-Performance Small Antenna Technology for Tiny IoT and Wearable Devices

Altair Semiconductor, a leading provider of cellular connectivity chipsets, and high performance antenna system solutions specialist firm, Ethertronics (a subsidiary of AVX), announced a new small antenna technology, demonstrated within a new cellular IoT wearable concept at Mobile World Congress Americas 2018. The new technology is implemented on Altair's ALT1250 and utilizing Ethertronics' antenna design expertise and paves the way for ultra-compact, connected wearable devices.
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ON Semiconductor Expands Bluetooth 5 Radio Family with System-in-Package (SiP) Module for Easier Development of Smart Connected Applications
by audioXpress Staff

ON Semiconductor Expands Bluetooth 5 Radio Family with System-in-Package (SiP) Module for Easier Development of Smart Connected Applications

ON Semiconductor has extended its RSL10 family of Bluetooth 5 certified radio System-on-Chips (SoCs) with a ready-to-use 6 x 8 x1.46 mm System-in-Package (SiP) module. Supporting Bluetooth low energy wireless profiles and the lowest power BLE SiP from the company, RSL10 devices can be easily designed into any connected application including wearables, smart locks and appliances. The Bluetooth Certified and EEMBC ULPMark validated solution features integrated antenna for accelerated design and market introduction.
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Sennheiser Opens New Office in Montréal, Canada
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Sennheiser Opens New Office in Montréal, Canada

Continuing its longstanding commitment to the Canadian market, Sennheiser has opened new offices on the Island of Montréal, a state-of-the-art facility that will house operations, warehousing and marketing functions for the entire Canadian region. The move builds on the audio specialist’s longstanding engagement within the Canadian audio and entertainment markets and reflects the importance of the nation’s rich culture and thriving arts scene.
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