All items tagged with voice recognition and Conexant (8)

Synaptics to Acquire DSP Group to Strengthen Leadership in Low Power AI Technology and Wireless Connectivity

August 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics to Acquire DSP Group to Strengthen Leadership in Low Power AI Technology and Wireless Connectivity

Synaptics and DSP Group, both Nasdaq listed, announced the signing of a definitive agreement, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, whereby Synaptics acquires DSP Group at $22.00 per share in an all-cash transaction. Synaptics is the company from San Jose, CA, that in 2017 acquired Conexant, one of the industry's leading audio and voice technology specialists, and more recently acquired DisplayLink and the wireless connectivity business of Broadcom.

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

November 1, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

New Synaptics and NXP Alexa Development Kit Available at Arrow Electronics

NXP has teamed up with Arrow Electronics, Synaptics and Amazon to develop the Synaptics AudioSmart 2-Mic and NXP Pico i.MX7Dual Development Kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). This newly available development kit is one of the first to be qualified with production-ready system-on-chip (SoC), voice processor, and the AVS Device SDK. It enables device makers to quickly and cost-effectively integrate Alexa into a fully functioning prototype and then take that work into design for manufacturing and production.

Expanding Horizons in Audio and Voice

September 28, 2017 by Joao Martins

Expanding Horizons in Audio and Voice

It's been an interesting week! Just prior to the IBC 2017 show, Apple made its traditional event for the launch of the new iPhone 8 and iPhone X (and those Augmented Reality demos were amazing!), also debuting the new Apple TV 4K. And before Samsung and all the other Smartphone manufacturers start announcing their own versions of "X" models, we had a series of interesting corporate and technology announcements, culminating by Amazon's announcement of a series of new Alexa-based hardware devices...

Synaptics to Acquire Audio and Voice Technology Specialist Conexant

June 16, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Synaptics to Acquire Audio and Voice Technology Specialist Conexant

The market for anything related to far-field voice solutions has never been hotter, and acquisitions are a natural result of the increasing demand for those cutting edge technologies and engineering talent. Conexant Systems, a leading provider of audio and voice technology solutions based in Irvine, CA, announced an agreement to be acquired by Synaptics. Meanwhile, Synaptics also acquired the video and audio processing division of Marvell Technology Group.

Conexant Showcases Next-Gen Voice as an Interface and USB-C Headset Solutions at CES 2017

January 4, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant Showcases Next-Gen Voice as an Interface and USB-C Headset Solutions at CES 2017

In line with market trends, at CES 2017 Conexant is showing new hardware and software solutions designed to enable new voice-enabled AI assistant devices and next-gen USB-C type headphones. Conexant is showcasing its latest embedded hardware and software solutions designed to make it easy for CE manufacturers to develop new high-performance voice-enabled products and USB-C digital headphones.

Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

June 6, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant’s AudioSmart Technology Enables Notebook PC With Microsoft Skype for Business Certification as a Group Speakerphone

Conexant’s AudioSmart 3.0 audio technology is making interactions with intelligent personal assistants more informed and productive. Conexant showcased the world’s first PC to receive Microsoft Skype for Business certification as a Group Speakerphone – along with its four-microphone, far-field voice input pre-processing technology and context-aware control automation software, introducing a suite of technologies that intelligently sense context, leveraging information about how a device is being used to automatically optimize the end-user experience.

Conexant Brings Far-Field Microphone Processing Software to Qualcomm Hexagon DSP

March 2, 2016 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant Brings Far-Field Microphone Processing Software to Qualcomm Hexagon DSP

Conexant announced that their AudioSmart software has been integrated into Qualcomm’s Hexagon digital signal processor family, found in over a billion smart devices worldwide. With Conexant’s audio software inside, consumers will benefit from clearer voice communication and accurate speech recognition from their smart devices, even in noisy conditions, up to five meters away from the target device.

Conexant Systems Debuts new I2S audio Codec and AudioSmart Software Technologies

January 9, 2015 by audioXpress Staff

Conexant Systems Debuts new I2S audio Codec and AudioSmart Software Technologies

Conexant’s new I2S audio Codec and AudioSmart software offers noise cancellation and full-duplex acoustic echo cancellation for tablets, allowing better voice quality even in noisy environments. Conexant also introduced a Linux software solution for voice control and communication in smart home products and unveiled its new Smart Voice Pickup (SVP) technology for headsets, based on its proprietary SSP noise suppression algorithm.