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COMSOL Announces Multiphysics Version 6.0 with Valuable New Features in the Acoustics Module
December 15, 2021 by Joao Martins

COMSOL Announces Multiphysics Version 6.0 with Valuable New Features in the Acoustics Module

With the latest release of COMSOL Multiphysics 6, users of the Acoustics Module will benefit from many new and highly requested features that reflect the software's increasing use in the audio industry. Expanding the level of detail and applicability of multiphysics simulation to every area of development, COMSOL Multiphysics V6 introduces a new platform feature for model management, uncertainty quantification analysis, and important updates and performance enhancements to all modules.
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audioXpress January 2022 Looks Ahead at Speaker Technology Developments
December 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

audioXpress January 2022 Looks Ahead at Speaker Technology Developments

Great articles, practical projects, reviews, and audio technology previews start the year in full force! That's what our readers will find in audioXpress January 2022, starting with an update on new materials and engineering approaches for loudspeakers, and articles by Charlie Hughes, Scott Dorsey, Frans de Wit, Ken Bird and Mike Harkins. Brent Butterworth reviews the Olive Pro earbuds, while Raj Senguttuvan from Knowles discusses differentiation for True Wireless Stereo (TWS) design and development.
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CEVA Partners with Mimi Hearing Technologies to Offer Assistive Hearing on True Wireless Earbuds
December 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Partners with Mimi Hearing Technologies to Offer Assistive Hearing on True Wireless Earbuds

CEVA and Mimi Hearing Technologies have announced a partnership to enable new assistive hearing capabilities in consumer true wireless earbuds. The collaboration combines Mimi Sound Personalization technology and advanced hearing IP with CEVA's Bluebud wireless audio platform to enhance the hearing experience of every individual. With its flexible architecture, the Bluebud platform allows a high level of software customization and add-ons, supporting such advanced implementations.
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RISC-V International Ratifies 15 New Specifications Opening Up New Possibilities for RISC-V Designs
December 7, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

RISC-V International Ratifies 15 New Specifications Opening Up New Possibilities for RISC-V Designs

RISC-V is bringing together different companies and industries, combining a modular technical approach with an open license business model for the RISC-V Instruction Set Architecture (ISA). RISC-V International, the global non-profit open hardware standards organization, incorporated in Switzerland, just announced a new set of specifications that will be key for advanced audio applications using machine learning (ML).
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Cambridge Mechatronics Announces Ultra-slim, High Precision Rotary Actuator
December 7, 2021 by Joao Martins

Cambridge Mechatronics Announces Ultra-slim, High Precision Rotary Actuator

Cambridge Mechatronics, a leading British company and developer of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) actuators has developed a new ultra-slim, high precision rotary actuator product. The actuator characteristics include lightweight design, two thousand step positions per revolution and it is completely non-magnetic so it can operate in areas of high magnetic flux that might otherwise exclude conventional motor technologies. With a low profile of around 1mm, it can be used in the most space-constrained applications.
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STMicroelectronics Upgrades NanoEdge AI Studio to Streamline Machine-Learning Software Development for Connected Devices
December 1, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics Upgrades NanoEdge AI Studio to Streamline Machine-Learning Software Development for Connected Devices

Global semiconductor powerhouse STMicroelectronics announced the availability of Version 3 of NanoEdge AI Studio, the first major upgrade of this software tool for machine-learning applications that ST acquired with Cartesiam earlier this year. The updates introduce new algorithms, better support for sensor data acquisition and management using an ST development board, and an enhanced user interface to make machine-learning implementation easier for embedded developers with no data-science skills.
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Laird Connectivity and Packetcraft Launch New Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Kits for Connected Audio Applications
November 26, 2021 by Joao Martins

Laird Connectivity and Packetcraft Launch New Bluetooth LE Audio Evaluation Kits for Connected Audio Applications

Laird Connectivity partnered with Packetcraft to offer a complete Bluetooth LE Audio evaluation kit using Laird's BL5340 Bluetooth 5.2 development boards, a custom audio interface board, and Packetcraft’s comprehensive software solution for LE Audio. This development solution is ideal for developers looking to evaluate LE Audio for emerging next generation Bluetooth LE Audio applications, such as wireless microphones, broadcast audio for infrastructure, and much more.
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DSP Concepts Partners with LG Electronics to Bring Voice Chat to the UltraGear Speaker
November 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Concepts Partners with LG Electronics to Bring Voice Chat to the UltraGear Speaker

DSP Concepts revealed its work with LG Electronics to develop the UltraGear Gaming Speaker (GP9), the first gaming speaker with built-in voice communication running Audio Weaver TalkTogether technology. Thanks to this implementation, the innovative LG GP9 design, which is also a complete, Hi-Res Audio certified, sound system, featuring a powerful USB-C audio interface with ESS DAC, is also able to deliver full-duplex, clear communication even during loud, intense gameplay, allowing for an improved, headset-free gaming experience.
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Voicemod and Bragi Deliver Voice Modification and Effects Through Bragi OS
November 17, 2021 by Joao Martins

Voicemod and Bragi Deliver Voice Modification and Effects Through Bragi OS

Voicemod, a company from Valencia, Spain, specializing in voice effects and interactive voice modification experiences, is enabling Bragi’s new audio platform to incorporate voice modulation capabilities into smart earbuds and headsets for mobile, console, and handheld devices without tethering to a PC. The Voicemod-enabled B2B software solution integration with Bragi allows headphone OEMs to include untethered, hands-free, real-time voice augmentation features.
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XMOS Strengthens Its Position In Voice Interfaces with XVF3610 and XVF3615 Voice Processors
November 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

XMOS Strengthens Its Position In Voice Interfaces with XVF3610 and XVF3615 Voice Processors

British chip company XMOS announced the launch of the XVF3610 and XVF3615 next generation voice processors. These high-performance two-mic voice interfaces for wireless speakers, TVs, set-top boxes, smart home appliances, gateway products and more, are built on the company's xcore.ai chip infrastructure, and are available in a cost-effective and easy-to-integrate package. XMOS also kick-started an alpha program for its all new ‘Avona’ voice reference design.
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