All items tagged with sound detection (8)

AKM Reveals Low-Power ADC Device With Acoustic Activity Sensor

February 7, 2024 by Joao Martins

AKM Reveals Low-Power ADC Device With Acoustic Activity Sensor

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK5707, a low-power monaural 16-bit A/D converter (ADC) equipped with an Acoustic Activity Analyzer (AAA) and Audio Buffer for detection of specific sounds. The new compact ADC is useful for smart sensors that are able to detect glass breaking sounds or emergency alarms in multiple applications. The acoustic activity detect feature works at only 34μA, ideal for wearables.

New Automotive-Qualified XENSIV MEMS Microphone With Analog Interface for Audio and Active Noise Cancelation Systems

June 29, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

New Automotive-Qualified XENSIV MEMS Microphone With Analog Interface for Audio and Active Noise Cancelation Systems

For ANC systems with an analog interface, Infineon Technologies expanded its automotive microphone portfolio with the XENSIV MEMS microphone IM68A130A with a flat frequency response to frequencies below 10Hz. It builds on the successful launch of Infineon’s first automotive-qualified digital MEMS microphone, the IM67D130A, and combines the company’s automotive expertise with its technical know-how in high-end MEMS microphones.

Dolphin Design Unveils Innovative IP for Sound Classification Reducing Power Requirements by 99%

June 27, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Dolphin Design Unveils Innovative IP for Sound Classification Reducing Power Requirements by 99%

Dolphin Design, a semiconductor designer of power management, audio, and processing devices with in-house ASIC design services, announced the launch of WhisperExtractor, a mixed-signal technology for voice and audio-enabled SoCs, enabling voice and sound classification at a record µW level power budget. The new technology paves the way to breakthrough always-on voice user interface, real time speech-to-text, and always-on sound detection.

Harman Unveiled Innovative Automotive Audio Solutions to Bolster In-Vehicle Experience and Safety

January 17, 2023 by Joao Martins

Harman Unveiled Innovative Automotive Audio Solutions to Bolster In-Vehicle Experience and Safety

As the "automotive technology company and subsidiary of Samsung Electronics," Harman was one of the busiest companies at CES 2023. Among the many automotive systems, Harman announced its new Sound and Vibration Sensor and External Microphone products to enhance the audio experience inside and outside the vehicle. It also launched Harman Ready on Demand, a software platform and marketplace that allows users to download and activate new audio features.

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

February 23, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Aspinity AML100 Analog Machine Learning Chip Redefines Always-on Power Efficiency for Voice Applications

Aspinity launched the first member of its analogML family, the AML100, which is the industry’s first and only tiny machine learning (ML) solution operating completely within the analog domain. As such, the AML100 reduces always-on system power by 95%, allowing manufacturers to dramatically extend the battery life of devices and migrate walled powered always-on devices to battery - opening whole new classes of products for voice-first and smart home systems.

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

January 5, 2022 by Cristina Costa

Sensory Introduces SensoryCloud.ai Cloud-Based Voice and Vision AI Services

Sensory, the Silicon Valley innovator of machine learning solutions for speech recognition and biometric identification, currently leading in edge AI voice implementation efforts is now extending its reach to the cloud. With its new SensoryCloud.ai platform, the company is offering a hybrid edge and cloud solution that puts brands and manufacturers in control of their AI deployments. Sensory will be providing demos of SensoryCloud AI services at CES 2022.

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.

Sound Detection and Recognition Market Expected to Grow at a CAGR of >100% from 2018 to 2023

September 3, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Sound Detection and Recognition Market Expected to Grow at a CAGR of >100% from 2018 to 2023

The sound recognition market is the next growth area for software companies, semiconductor vendors, and those players that are currently dominating the voice recognition market, according to tech analysts SAR Insight & Consulting. After voice recognition become one of the greatest technological achievements in recent years, the market is ripe to leverage many of the same technologies and platforms, this time for smart devices being able to monitor sounds other than human voices, as the tech research firm states.