All items tagged with edge AI (128)
Audioscenic and AIStorm Collaboration Delivers Cost-Effective Position-Sensing 3D Sound
May 29, 2025 by Joao Martins

Audioscenic and AIStorm Collaboration Delivers Cost-Effective Position-Sensing 3D Sound

Audioscenic is gaining recognition in multiple markets and application segments with its technology that delivers effective spatial audio from speakers, using position sensing to optimize audio beamforming and crosstalk cancellation to the user(s). Now, the British company announced a collaboration with AIStorm, a pioneer in AI-in-sensor solutions that offers a lower-power, lower-cost device, with privacy-preserving safeguards.
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Innatera Unveils Pulsar Neuromorphic Processor at Computex 2025
May 27, 2025 by Kirsten Campbell

Innatera Unveils Pulsar Neuromorphic Processor at Computex 2025

Following earlier demonstrations at multiple industry trade shows, including Mobile World Congress and electronica Munich, Innatera has now launched its first mass-produced neuromorphic processor at Computex 2025 in Taiwan. Powered by spiking neural networks and designed to deliver real-time intelligence at ultra-low power, on-device, the Innatera Pulsar processor unlocks a new era of real-time processing of sensor data, including microphones, exactly where it’s generated.
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Synaptics Names Rahul Patel as President and Chief Executive Officer
May 23, 2025 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Names Rahul Patel as President and Chief Executive Officer

Synaptics announced that Rahul Patel has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of the company. The semiconductor industry executive with experience at Qualcomm and Broadcom will drive the company’s next chapter of innovation and growth in Processing, Connectivity, and Sensing. Patel succeeds Synaptics CFO Ken Rizvi, who has served as the company’s Interim CEO since February 2025, and will continue to serve as the company’s CFO.
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Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!
April 23, 2025 by Ivan Knez

Intelligent Audio is Changing Everything!

In both enterprise and consumer audio, a profound transformation is underway. Devices that once passively transmitted sound are now becoming intelligent, adaptive, and context-aware. Apple’s latest AirPods 4, with their AI-enhanced features, have elevated mainstream awareness of what premium audio can feel like — personalized, immersive, and effortless.
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Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China
April 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Hear the Future. Global Audio Summit 2025, Shanghai, China

Over a period of 10 days, at the end of March 2025, I have visited the vibrant Shanghai region of China following an invitation by the China Audio Industry Association (CAIA) to attend the organization's Global Audio Summit 2025. I have often participated in events promoted by national and international audio industry associations, mostly oriented by scientific, academic, engineering, or trading charters. But this one was one of the most vibrant product development conferences I have ever attended. Here is my report.
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NewSound Unveils OTC Hearing Aids with AI Acceleration by Femtosense
March 28, 2025 by Joao Martins

NewSound Unveils OTC Hearing Aids with AI Acceleration by Femtosense

NewSound launched its first truly AI-driven over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids, powered by Femtosense’s AI Acceleration. With over two decades of expertise, the Chinese hearing aids innovator understood the power of the Femtosense Sparse Processing Unit 001 (SPU-001) for hearing assistance. This purely on-device processor allowed NewSound to launch its first affordable, accessible hearing aids based on Speech Enhancement technology from the Californian company.
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Synaptics Launches Ultra-Low-Power Triple Combo Wireless SoC Family with Auracast
March 11, 2025 by Joao Martins

Synaptics Launches Ultra-Low-Power Triple Combo Wireless SoC Family with Auracast

Synaptics has extended its Veros Triple Combo connectivity portfolio with the launch of the latest SYN461x family of ultra-low-power Wi-Fi 2.4/5/6 GHz, Bluetooth 6.0, Bluetooth LE Audio with Auracast, and IEEE 802.15.4 (Zigbee/Thread) systems on chip (SoCs). Designed for embedded applications in Edge AI connected devices, the Veros SYN461x family is optimized for system integration, size, and rapid time to market.
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Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse
March 10, 2025 by Joao Martins

Qualcomm Acquires On-Device Machine Learning Pioneer Edge Impulse

A Californian company that was instrumental in multiple pioneering efforts to run machine learning on-device, particularly for voice recognition, Edge Impulse has agreed to be acquired by Qualcomm, which is aiming to boost its own development ecosystem for edge AI applications. Edge Impulse, founded in 2019 with the mission to streamline the creation of AI and machine learning models in embedded systems, says it will remain open to other platforms, while accelerating integration with Qualcomm devices and development kits.
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Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter
March 3, 2025 by Joao Martins

Silicon Labs Introduces New Concurrent Multiprotocol SoCs for Matter

Silicon Labs announced that its MG26 family of wireless SoCs is now generally available and ready to provide developers with the highest performance for smart home applications, while leveraging AI/ML processing capabilities. The company calls it the industry’s most advanced, high-performance Matter and concurrent multiprotocol SoCs to date, with double the Flash and RAM of other Silicon Labs multiprotocol devices and best-in-class security.
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Ambiq Introduces AI-Powered Speech Enhancement Platform for Hearables
February 19, 2025 by Joao Martins

Ambiq Introduces AI-Powered Speech Enhancement Platform for Hearables

The number of audio signal processing applications leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning running on ultra-low-power, on-device (edge AI) designs is growing fast for consumer, health, and medical applications. Ambiq has introduced a new solution targeting over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids and hearables that implements AI-powered speech enhancement technology using its latest Apollo510 microcontroller (MCU).
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