SK Broadband AI Sound Max Powered by DSP Concepts and Tuned by Bang & Olufsen

Is it a Soundbar? Is it a Smart Speaker? Is it a TV Set-Top Box? Korean telecom operator SK Broadband has introduced its new AI Sound Max set-top box and TV sound speaker featuring three-dimensional audio perfectly tuned by Bang & Olufsen and implemented using the power of the Audio Weaver framework by DSP Concepts. The innovative AI Sound Max is a great example of an immersive home entertainment speaker design with sophisticated features built with Audio Weaver.

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.

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, the inventor of mp3 and primary developer of the xHE-AAC and MPEG-H Audio standards, announced that NXP Semiconductors has licensed Fraunhofer’s MPEG audio SDK. The complete software package covers four generations of audio codecs, from legacy MPEG Layer-1/2/3 to the next-generation MPEG-H 3D Audio standard and the AAC codec family, including xHE-AAC. NXP will incorporate these codecs in home entertainment product development, from set-top boxes and soundbars to smart speakers.