All items tagged with beamforming (85)

QuickLogic Announces Time Series EOS S3AI Development Platform for Endpoint AI and Machine Learning Applications

March 18, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

QuickLogic Announces Time Series EOS S3AI Development Platform for Endpoint AI and Machine Learning Applications

QuickLogic, the developer of ultra-low power multi-core voice-enabled SoCs, embedded FPGA IP, and Endpoint AI solutions, announced the launch of its EOS S3AI platform for endpoint Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) applications. The new AI platform provides all the hardware blocks needed to enable low power AI at the connected device endpoint. It comes with time-series (continuous) sensors, including accelerometer / gyroscope / magnetometer motion sensors and two digital microphones (PDMs).

Listen Offers ETSI Standard Background Noise Generation System

February 22, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Listen Offers ETSI Standard Background Noise Generation System

Listen has launched the ETSI standard background noise generation module, a SoundCheck test sequence which calibrates a 4.1 speaker array to conform with the ETSI ES 202 396-1 Standard. This provides an equalized, calibrated playback solution to stress devices in a standardized and repeatable way. With a purchase price of just $5,000 for the test sequence, this offers an extremely economical alternative to a conventional $20,000+ stand-alone background noise generation system.

CEVA Announces New CEVA-BX All-Purpose Hybrid DSP / Controller Architecture

January 4, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces New CEVA-BX All-Purpose Hybrid DSP / Controller Architecture

CEVA announced its new all-purpose, hybrid DSP / Controller architecture to address new algorithms of digital signal processing in voice, video, communication, sensing and digital signal control applications. Offering general purpose DSP capabilities required for motor control and electrification, the new CEVA-BX architecture extends CEVA's market reach into the burgeoning automotive and industrial markets currently underserved by legacy DSPs or MPU/MCUs with low performance DSP co-processing.

beyerdynamic Debuts Phonum Wireless Bluetooth and USB Speakerphone at CES 2019

January 3, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

beyerdynamic Debuts Phonum Wireless Bluetooth and USB Speakerphone at CES 2019

Following an earlier presentation of the concept in 2018, beyerdynamic will use CES 2019 to officially launch Phonum, its wireless Bluetooth and USB speakerphone with high-quality sound transmission and integrated premium loudspeaker that radiates 360-degrees of sound. While Phonum was designed for corporate applications and meeting spaces, beyerdynamic’s clearly thinks the concept will be attractive and simply to use that it should also get attention in the generic consumer electronics space. It's time for the "smart speakerphone."

Vesper Launches VM1001 Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Specific for Array Applications and Outdoor Environments

December 5, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Vesper Launches VM1001 Piezoelectric MEMS Microphone Specific for Array Applications and Outdoor Environments

Vesper introduced the VM1001, the latest piezoelectric MEMS microphone in its product line, designed to ensure accurate voice assistant performance with extreme environmental robustness. The VM1001 is the first microphone in Vesper's portfolio specifically built for array applications and is ideal for voice user interface, beamforming arrays, outdoor devices, industrial sensors, smart home devices and other applications where low noise, high stability and durability are desired.

Sennheiser Enters TWS Category with Bluetooth 5 Momentum True Wireless

August 31, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sennheiser Enters TWS Category with Bluetooth 5 Momentum True Wireless

Among the many headphone-related announcements made at IFA 2018 in Berlin, Sennheiser finally entered the true wireless stereo (TWS) category with its new Momentum True Wireless earbuds. As the company states "These exquisitely crafted Bluetooth earphones bring the uncompromised audio performance and iconic style of the Momentum headphone range to a truly wireless form for the first time." The company's entry in the TWS space uses an updated Bluetooth 5 platform in what is otherwise a refined, understated design.

Smart Speakers: Audio Design Rules for Voice-Enabled Devices

July 31, 2018 by Kevin Connor

Smart Speakers: Audio Design Rules for Voice-Enabled Devices

Because every R&D department in the planet is currently looking at implementing voice, and everyone's looking at audioXpress for guidance on how to design a smart speaker, in this edition Kevin Connor, shares his insider knowledge on the topic. Connor, a Cirrus Logic engineer, explains how to provide audio and voice solutions, and design products that sound great and respond reliably to voice commands, regardless of backend service. This article was originally published in audioXpress, January 2018.

First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker

July 4, 2018 by Joao Martins

First Alert Launches Onelink Safe & Sound Alexa-Enabled Smoke and CO Alarm and Home Speaker

A connected smoke alarm that's also a speaker, strategically placed in the ceiling to cover any room with quality sound. The idea might sound bizarre at first, but indeed it reflects the way manufacturers are reimagining different categories in the era of "smart devices." Following a successful presentation at CES 2018, First Alert launched its Onelink Safe & Sound Connected Smoke Alarm with Amazon Alexa, allowing users to ask questions or and even listen to music.

Bose Professional Now Shipping Panaray MSA12X Modular Steerable Array Loudspeaker

February 9, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Bose Professional Now Shipping Panaray MSA12X Modular Steerable Array Loudspeaker

Bose Professional is now shipping its Panaray MSA12X modular steerable array loudspeaker, which extends the Panaray line with advanced digital beam steering. The self-powered Panaray MSA12X features a slim, unobtrusive acoustic design with 12 full-range 2.25-inch transducers in a columnar array configuration, to provide consistent audio levels with outstanding vocal intelligibility and full-range music reinforcement in acoustically challenging spaces.

Ambiq Micro, DSP Concepts and Sensory Join Forces to Bring Always-On Voice Control to Portable, Battery-Operated Devices

January 12, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Ambiq Micro, DSP Concepts and Sensory Join Forces to Bring Always-On Voice Control to Portable, Battery-Operated Devices

Ambiq Micro, the pioneer in ultra-low power solutions, announced a partnership with DSP Concepts, a global developer of embedded digital signal processing audio solutions and specialist in voice UI technologies, and Sensory, the leading provider of embedded artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technologies. The collaboration aims to provide extremely power-efficient, always-listening voice control on battery-operated, intelligent devices without sacrificing quality of experience.

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