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Synaptics Announces AudioSmart AS33970 Edge AI Headset Platform
October 18, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Announces AudioSmart AS33970 Edge AI Headset Platform

Synaptics announced its newest AudioSmart AS33970 headset platform SoC, directly targeting the fastest growing product categories, from work-from-anywhere TWS earbuds to hearables. As the San Jose, California-based company details, the new SoC offers the world’s first highly integrated AI-enabled ENC (Environmental Noise Cancellation) and hybrid ANC (Active Noise Cancellation) single-chip solution integrating neural and voice processing engines for optimal audio performance.
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Diodes Introduces High-Efficiency Class-D Stereo Audio Amplifier Device
October 13, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Diodes Introduces High-Efficiency Class-D Stereo Audio Amplifier Device

Diodes Incorporated introduced the PAM8965 Class-D stereo audio power amplifier with an integrated synchronous boost converter, and external audio feedback pins, which allow for customization of sound. This high-efficiency device is targeted for use in AI-enabled, portable, wireless speaker systems, and portable musical instruments - where elevated output power, extended battery life, and compact construction are all key requirements.
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Sensory Releases Speech Recognition Models for Children
October 6, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Releases Speech Recognition Models for Children

Sensory, the recognized voice recognition and edge-AI voice solutions specialist announced availability of new custom trained speech recognition models that understand the unique linguistic patterns associated with children’s speech. This new children’s speech recognizer unlocks a higher level of accuracy and privacy for apps, toys, kid’s wearables, and education technologies, all key market segments for voice interface applications that Sensory is targeting.
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Packetcraft Announces Bluetooth 5.3 Qualification and LC3 Codec for LE Audio
October 5, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Packetcraft Announces Bluetooth 5.3 Qualification and LC3 Codec for LE Audio

Wireless software licensor Packetcraft, Inc. announced its Packetcraft Controller software has achieved Bluetooth 5.3 qualification, including the world’s first qualification of new Bluetooth 5.3 link layer technical features. Packetcraft also announced the availability of Packetcraft LC3, a highly optimized and efficient LC3 codec for Bluetooth LE Audio.
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Upgrade Sensing for Your True Wireless Stereo Designs. Why Buy Four Chips if You Only Need One?
October 1, 2021 by Special Content

Upgrade Sensing for Your True Wireless Stereo Designs. Why Buy Four Chips if You Only Need One?

Azoteq recently released its second-generation four-in-one chip for earbuds. The IQS7222A IC is a multifunctional capacitive, inductive, and Hall-effect sensor with additional temperature sensing for reference tracking. The 1.62 x 1.62 mm chip allows you to add a touch-and-swipe interface, wear detection, docking detection and your choice of an inductive waterproof button or the inductive force-sensing features.
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Sound Solutions Austria Presents World's First Actuator Loudspeaker for Stereo Sound
September 30, 2021 by Joao Martins

Sound Solutions Austria Presents World's First Actuator Loudspeaker for Stereo Sound

The micro-acoustics experts at Sound Solutions Austria GmbH have developed a compact actuator that is able to ensure stereo sound quality when used to transform the display of increasingly thin smartphones and tablets into a loudspeaker. According to the Vienna-based company, the new “Singing Display” actuator is ideal for space-saving, waterproof designs, extending the response beyond what is possible with conventional speakers technologies, by being applied directly to the back of the large tablet or smartphone screen surfaces.
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Syntiant Accelerates Audio and Voice Product Development With New TinyML Development Board
September 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Syntiant Accelerates Audio and Voice Product Development With New TinyML Development Board

Syntiant unveiled its TinyML Development Board, an easy-to-use developer kit aimed at both technical and non-technical users for building machine learning-powered applications in smart products, such as speech commands, wake word detection, acoustic event detection and other sensor use cases. The new machine learning development board allows developers to build low-power voice, audio and sensor applications using Edge Impulse’s Embedded ML platform.
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Synaptics Accelerates Low Power Edge AI Audio Product Development with Edge Impulse Partnership
September 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics Accelerates Low Power Edge AI Audio Product Development with Edge Impulse Partnership

Synaptics announced a partnership with Edge Impulse, the company leading machine learning development efforts on edge devices. The partnership combines Synaptics' latest Katana Ultra Low-Power Edge AI Platform with the Edge Impulse software development platform used by thousands of embedded developers to create, train and deploy custom models for a wide range of AI applications. The combined solutions will make developing machine learning models for low-power connected devices even easier.
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Skullcandy's New Under $100 True Wireless Earbuds Offer Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology
September 29, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Skullcandy's New Under $100 True Wireless Earbuds Offer Skull-iQ Smart Feature Technology

True wireless earbuds that offer truly differentiated features, such as hands-free control via simple voice commands, personal audio profiles, and software updates, are now a reality under $100. Coming from Skullcandy, the popular headphone brand leading that price category, the new Grind Fuel and Push Active TWS designs offer those features thanks to Bragi OS, and over 18 months of development effort by the Skullcandy and Bragi teams.
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T2 Software Qualifies First Bluetooth LE Audio Host Stack
September 24, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

T2 Software Qualifies First Bluetooth LE Audio Host Stack

T2 Software announced the Bluetooth SIG qualification and listing of their Bluetooth LE Audio Host Stack. With OEM's and semiconductor companies all busy building LE Audio solutions, T2 Software was the first company to fully qualify all of the adopted profiles and services supporting Bluetooth LE Audio. The team has been working closely with the Bluetooth SIG over a period of three years.
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