ISEAT 2019 - International Symposium on ElectroAcoustic Technologies - A Report from the Center of Global Speaker Manufacturing

Loudspeaker engineers have few choices for professional forums. The Audio Engineering Society (AES) is an outstanding international organization although not entirely focused on speakers. ALTI (formerly ALMA) is loudspeaker-centric but does not have a strong base in China. And although you may not have heard about iSEAT, for most Chinese speaker engineers that is their preferred professional organization. The International Symposium on Electro-Acoustic Technologies (ISEAT), founded in 2007, is held every two years and has successfully conducted six sessions.

Audio processing embedded software provider DSP Concepts announced that it has delivered the industry’s most advanced voice user interface and audio playback technology, resulting in Braun Audio shipping the industry’s first multichannel product with hands-free, far-field voice control for Google Assistant. As anticipated, Braun’s return to the premium audio market was recently confirmed at IFA 2019, resulting from a collaboration with DSP Concepts, Pure, StreamUnlimited, and Karl-Heinz Fink.

QuickLogic Corporation announced it has partnered with Shenzhen Horn Audio Co., Ltd. to deliver a Bluetooth-enabled headset reference design supporting Amazon Alexa Voice Services (AVS) for both Apple and Android smartphones and tablets. Based on QuickLogic's EOS S3 Voice and Sensor Processing Platform, the new reference design features advanced always-on and always-listening voice processing capabilities with the industry's lowest power consumption.