All items tagged with licensing (87)

NAD Electronics and Purifi Audio Announce Cooperation Agreement

May 9, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

NAD Electronics and Purifi Audio Announce Cooperation Agreement

NAD Electronics, the acclaimed high fidelity audio brand, particularly recognized for its innovations in amplifiers, announced that it will be the first international brand to incorporate and launch Purifi’s new patent-pending class-D technology into its product family. The announcement was made at the opening of another edition of the High End 2019 show, in Munich, Germany. NAD will license Purifi’s patent-pending amplification technology to create its next-generation amplifier platform.

Former Dolby and Nokia Executive Tarif Sayed Joins Sonarworks

May 8, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Former Dolby and Nokia Executive Tarif Sayed Joins Sonarworks

European audio software innovator Sonarworks has appointed Tarif Sayed to the position of Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, while extending its presence in the U.S. and Asian markets. In his new role, Sayed will focus on Sonarworks consumer licensing business and strategic partnerships on a worldwide basis with the goal of delivering the ultimate, personalized sound experience — across any device.

CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP

January 30, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Announces Availability of RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP

CEVA announced the general release of its RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5.1 IP and multiple license agreements already signed with leading semiconductor companies. Supporting the headline new feature of Direction Finding via Angle of Arrival (AoA) and Angle of Departure (AoD) for enhanced location services, the RW-Bluetooth 5.1 IP is available in both Bluetooth Dual Mode and Bluetooth Low Energy flavors.

Optek Licenses and Deploys CEVA Bluetooth IP for Next-Generation Bluetooth 5 Wireless Audio Applications

January 2, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Optek Licenses and Deploys CEVA Bluetooth IP for Next-Generation Bluetooth 5 Wireless Audio Applications

CEVA, a leading licensor of signal processing platforms and artificial intelligence processors for connected devices, announced that Optek Digital Technology, a fabless semiconductor company of advanced multimedia SoCs, has licensed and deployed CEVA’s RivieraWaves Bluetooth 5 Dual Mode IP in its latest OTK528X multimedia System-on-Chip (SoC), targeting artificial intelligence (AI), voice and music market segments and applications including hearables, wireless speakers, on/in ear headphone, multi-channel AVR, musical instruments and voice user interface (VUI).

Audio Collaborative 2018: Music Market Outlook - Changes and Opportunities

December 20, 2018 by Joao Martins

Audio Collaborative 2018: Music Market Outlook - Changes and Opportunities

For this edition of The Audio Voice I am wrapping up the summaries I have been writing following the Audio Collaborative 2018 conference. The event dedicated to the latest audio trends was successfully promoted in London, UK, for the fifth consecutive year by market research firm Futuresource Consulting . I'll try to summarize some key content and add some context and perspective, this time focusing on the panels on trends and opportunities in the music market and the gaming sector.

Artificial Intelligence Tool Promises to Revolutionize Patent Analysis

December 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Artificial Intelligence Tool Promises to Revolutionize Patent Analysis

Aistemos, a London-based company in the field of harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze patents, announced the launch of its Cipher n / d service, a new approach to analyzing patent information designed to increase rational licensing and reduce patent litigation. Aistemos developed Cipher n / d as a new approach to IP analytics in collaboration with AST, the member-driven collaborative and leading provider of proactive patent defense solutions, which provided Aistemos with access to AST’s rich taxonomy and data of classifications of technologies and patents.

R&D Stories: MPEG-H Audio Brings New Dimensions to TV Sound

September 20, 2018 by Stefan Meltzer

R&D Stories: MPEG-H Audio Brings New Dimensions to TV Sound

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS designed a way to significantly improve immersive sound reproduction capabilities on consumer playback devices, based on MPEG-H decoding and rendering and Fraunhofer’s upHear soundbar processing. This article is a technology update on MPEG-H and Fraunhofer upHear implementations, now available for licensing to audio video receiver (AVR) and soundbar manufacturers.

Frontier Collaborates with NXP on new Smart IoT Software Licensing Business

August 30, 2018 by Joao Martins

Frontier Collaborates with NXP on new Smart IoT Software Licensing Business

Frontier Smart Technologies, the digital audio solutions development company, announced the launch of a new Smart IoT software licensing and services business line. The first collaborator in this venture is leading silicon manufacturer, NXP Semiconductors. Frontier’s SmartSDK is a mature starting point for the development of reliable and sophisticated networked devices and can be deployed in a range of IoT systems including smart audio, home automation, smart appliances and security.

Fraunhofer IIS and Analog Devices showcase MPEG-H Audio and Fraunhofer upHear Immersive Soundbar Virtualizer at CEDIA 2017

September 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS and Analog Devices showcase MPEG-H Audio and Fraunhofer upHear Immersive Soundbar Virtualizer at CEDIA 2017

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Analog Devices, unveiled software technology at CEDIA 2017 designed to significantly improve the immersive sound reproduction capabilities of consumer playback devices. The new offering is a reference implementation of Fraunhofer upHear soundbar processing with MPEG-H decoding and rendering on an Analog Devices’ digital signal processor (DSP).

DTS Announces Virtual:X Technology to Deliver Virtual Immersive and Surround Sound

June 7, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

DTS Announces Virtual:X Technology to Deliver Virtual Immersive and Surround Sound

DTS has announced the integration of its Virtual:X immersive sound technology into a new series of soundbars that are set to hit the market this summer, followed by receivers and possibly TVs. The first release will be the Yamaha YAS-207 soundbar in early July 2017, with the DTS Virtual:X firmware update coming in August. DTS says its Virtual:X technology can be implemented to provide an immersive sound experience without the need for additional height and/or rear surround speakers.

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