Synaptics Resonate Offers Integrated Audio and Haptics Solution for Embedded Displays

Following successful demonstrations at CES 2023 and Embedded World 2023 - and other tradeshows and events in between - Synaptics has officially announced the availability of its Synaptics Resonate solution that uses a display's surface as a sound and haptics transducer. The Resonate solution combines amplifiers, DSP, and algorithms uniquely designed to drive lower than 1mm thick piezo transducers, attached to any surface.

xMEMS Labs introduced Tomales, a new monolithic, 1mm-thin profile MEMS tweeter µspeaker, available with top and side-firing package options that simplify speaker placement and positioning to direct audio toward the ear in smart glasses and augmented/extended reality headset applications. This new MEMS driver, which uses the company second generation M2 speaker cell architecture, has an IP58 rating for dust/water that simplifies system integration in these designs.

Noveto unveiled the final design and features of its flagship product, the N1, a state-of-the-art smart speaker with built-in Alexa smart assistant and proprietary Smart Beaming technology, providing personal and immersive 3D binaural sound without headphones. This is the first full implementation of the company's promising technology - with great potential in conference and automotive applications - as a result of the its decision to create a consumer proof-of-concept.

Noveto, the company responsible for the development of one of the most promising audio technologies, with large implications in multiple markets, including mobile and automotive industries, confirmed the successful completion of its proprietary new C1 chipset. The development is designed to drive its SmartBeaming technology, a speaker that dynamically tracks and beams audio to the user's ears, creating a personal audio zone.

Noveto is the Israeli company that successfully demonstrated its sound-beaming technology for web conferencing and automotive zoning applications at CES 2018, and more recently partnered with electronics giant Foxconn to bring to market its own audio chipset. Now, the company launched a limited pre-sale Kickstarter campaign to bring to market a proof-of-concept of its technology with the SoundBeamer 1.0 integrated speaker.

TDK Corporation has expanded its lineup of ultra-thin PiezoListen speakers with new types featuring a wider dynamic range and higher sound pressure level (SPL) in the low frequency range, even at voltages up to 24 VP-P. The PiezoListen series of piezo speakers now includes the PHUA6630 wide dynamic range speaker with an operating frequency range of 400 Hz to 20 kHz. Also new in the series are two new sound positioning speakers with an operating frequency range of 1000 Hz to 20 kHz.