Crowdfunding Your Audio Dream

audioXpress has published some really interesting stories about new audio companies, born out of their founders’ imagination, creativity, and deep convictions on their own designs. Crowdfunding helps to convert ideas into successful products and create new businesses. But the crowdfunding route is also full of valuable marketing lessons on what should not be attempted.

Responding to an increasing market demand for fast development of USB 3.1 Gen 2 designs and designs using other high-speed signal standards that support the Type-C connector, Keysight Technologies introduced its N7015A high-speed test fixture, which the company says it’s the industry’s highest-signal-integrity Type-C test solution for high-speed differential bus probing.

Silicon Labs recently introduced a fully integrated, pre-certified Bluetooth Smart module solution that provides a speedy path to low-power wireless connectivity. The BGM111 modules are preloaded with the Bluegiga Bluetooth 4.1-compliant software stack and profiles and are field-upgradable using device firmware upgrades to Bluetooth 4.2 and beyond.