All items tagged with Cirrus Logic (48)

Cirrus Logic Launches Advanced Haptic and Sensing IC Solutions for Richer, Immersive User Experiences

May 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Cirrus Logic Launches Advanced Haptic and Sensing IC Solutions for Richer, Immersive User Experiences

With the goal of elevating the user experience for a wide range of consumer devices, Cirrus Logic is leveraging its low-power, low-latency mixed-signal processing technology to develop an advanced product portfolio of haptic and sensing integrated circuits (ICs) that enable increased functionality and sleek buttonless designs for smartphones, PCs, wearables, gaming, virtual reality and automotive applications. Cirrus Logic’s haptic products and sophisticated haptic feedback technology enable sleeker, more robust end products with fewer mechanical controls for new responsive and immersive user experiences.

Voice Capture Challenges: The Threshold of the Golden Age of Voice

May 6, 2020 by Mike Klasco

Voice Capture Challenges: The Threshold of the Golden Age of Voice

Voice processing and recognition leading to the development of voice-based personal assistants is one of the decade’s greatest achievements and provides a unique opportunity for the audio industry. Leveraging those sophisticated technologies now available to the consumer electronics industry makes the investment on new designs much more exciting. In this article, Mike Klasco provides an introduction to the voice capture, signal processing and voice recognition challenges. This article was originally published in audioXpress, December 2018.

Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform

January 8, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

Nordic Semiconductor Launches Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Platform

Nordic Semiconductor announced it has launched an LE Audio Evaluation Platform in partnership with San Diego, CA-based Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth LE) stack developer, Packetcraft. The LE Audio solution demonstrates the benefits of High-Quality Wireless LE Audio and is designed to support the new LE Audio specifications that are expected to be released by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) during the first half of 2020.

miniDSP Launches IL-DSP Tiny Headphone Amplifier Based on XMOS xCORE-200

August 28, 2019 by Joao Martins

miniDSP Launches IL-DSP Tiny Headphone Amplifier Based on XMOS xCORE-200

Those tireless folks from miniDSP have done it again! The Hong-Kong company just announced IL-DSP (In Line DSP), a tiny USB headphone amplifier with integrated DSP that is the perfect device to insert between any mobile music source and one's favorite headphones. This is a USB Audio class 2 device interface for PC-Mac-Linux-Android OS with a 3.5mm stereo jack output that is PCM and DSD capable, and features 10 PEQ filters (IIR correction) to equalize headphones, 3 button controls and an embedded microphone.

Emotiva Audio Debuts XMC-2 16-channel A/V Processor Supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Object-Oriented Sound Formats

August 21, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Emotiva Audio Debuts XMC-2 16-channel A/V Processor Supporting Dolby Atmos and DTS:X Object-Oriented Sound Formats

Emotiva Audio Corporation just introduced its highly anticipated XMC-2 16 channel home theater AV Processor, featuring the outstanding sonics and innovative modular design of the company’s flagship RMC-1 processor at a more affordable price point. At a suggested retail price of $2,999, and designed from the ground up as the nerve center of a modern surround A/V system, the XMC-2 processor proves once again that high-end audio doesn’t have to be high-priced.

Why Smart Power Audio Amplifiers Are Becoming Important to Smartphones

July 16, 2019 by Eric Eklund

Why Smart Power Audio Amplifiers Are Becoming Important to Smartphones

It’s not unusual to see friends gathered around a sideways-turned phone to share the viewing and listening experience while watching videos on the phone’s external speakers. This trend toward stereo audio in smartphones, and other audio-playing devices, shows that audio amplifiers are playing a more important role in smartphone design. As a result, audio amplifiers are seeing a big jump in both unit volume and technology. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2019.

Trends in Microspeakers

July 2, 2019 by Mike Klasco

Trends in Microspeakers

Voice Coil April 2019 featured another great Focus article by Mike Klasco (Menlo Scientific) discussing trends in Microspeakers. With more than 1.6 billion mobile phones built annually, each with a microspeaker for the speakerphone and another for the receiver, this side of the speaker industry attracts the giants. Get the full scoop on one of the hottest market segments.

Voice Algorithm Software Ecosystem Expected to Increase Significantly

May 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Voice Algorithm Software Ecosystem Expected to Increase Significantly

The massive growth in the voice assistant market has created a vibrant ecosystem and significant opportunities for hardware and software developers. Total voice software unit shipments are expected to increase significantly to 2024, according to SAR Insight & Consulting. The firm latest report forecasts a larger increase in voice software, especially within home devices such as smart speakers, soundbars, smart TVs and smart appliances.

Native Instruments KOMPLETE AUDIO 6 Increases Audio Quality in a USB-Powered Audio Interface

May 13, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Native Instruments KOMPLETE AUDIO 6 Increases Audio Quality in a USB-Powered Audio Interface

Berlin-based Native Instruments launched a new six-channel audio USB audio interface that directly addresses the needs of musicians. The second generation KOMPLETE AUDIO 6 follows the release of KOMPLETE AUDIO 1 and 2 earlier in 2019, completing a new generation of audio interfaces that fulfill the needs of small bands, duos, or solo producers with a flexible set of connections for studio or stage.

Antelope Audio Introduces Amári 24-bit/384 kHz AD/DA Converter and Headphone Amplifier

April 23, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Antelope Audio Introduces Amári 24-bit/384 kHz AD/DA Converter and Headphone Amplifier

Antelope Audio announced availability of Amári — a reference-grade AD/DA converter capable of 24-bit, 384 kHz conversion and with DSD256 support. Clearly targeted at a more demanding music enthusiast segment, the company says Amári "is most likely the only device on the market that can achieve 138dB dynamic range," thanks to using eight CS43198 DAC chips at its D/A stage. The Amári features an easy-to-use interface and includes a unique headphone membrane weight compensation system with user-selectable output resistance.

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