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NXP's VIT Speech to Intent Engine with Natural Language Understanding Enables Voice Interactions On-Device
October 3, 2023 by Joao Martins

NXP's VIT Speech to Intent Engine with Natural Language Understanding Enables Voice Interactions On-Device

NXP Semiconductors announced the VIT Speech to Intent engine, a natural language understanding engine that leverages edge computing to enable local voice control. Part of NXP’s Voice Intelligent Technology (VIT) software suite, the VIT Speech to Intent engine rivals cloud-based systems' performance, and does not require a cloud connection, supporting improved user privacy in consumer electronics and automotive applications.
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Sonos Bolsters Leadership Team and Names Maxime Bouvat-Merlin as Chief Product Officer
October 3, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Sonos Bolsters Leadership Team and Names Maxime Bouvat-Merlin as Chief Product Officer

Preparing for the opportunity ahead, Sonos introduced new members of its executive management team. Veteran Sonos executive Maxime Bouvat-Merlin was named Chief Product Officer, leading the global product and operations organizations, as Deirdre Findlay joins as its new Chief Commercial Officer with responsibilities spanning all go-to-market and customer experience functions. Dunja LaRosa ​also ​joins as Chief Revenue Officer, responsible for overseeing Sonos’ key sales channels.
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Sonical Partners with IDUN audio for Embedded Dynamic Spatial Audio
September 13, 2023 by Joao Martins

Sonical Partners with IDUN audio for Embedded Dynamic Spatial Audio

Sonical, the Headphone 3.0 pioneer based in San Mateo, CA, and IDUN audio, the leading-edge startup from Copenhagen, Denmark, specializing in dynamic spatial audio for headphones, have formalized a strategic partnership. The two companies have been cooperating since 2022, and IDUN audio was part of the Sonical CES 2023 demos, with its dynamic spatial audio software running on Sonical's headphone operating system CosmOS - enabling unsurpassed spatialization with fast head tracking.
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Audio Pioneer xMEMS Promotes Seminar Series: xMEMS Live – China 2023
September 12, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Audio Pioneer xMEMS Promotes Seminar Series: xMEMS Live – China 2023

Semiconductor pioneer xMEMS Labs announced the launch of xMEMS Live – China 2023, a two-day seminar aimed at demonstrating the company's technology for Chinese consumer tech and audio brands through product demos, keynotes and in-depth tech-talk presentations. The seminars will take place September 18 at the Renaissance Caohejing Hotel in Shanghai, and on September 20 at the Westin Nanshan in Shenzhen. The seminar signal xMEMS significant expansion throughout Asia, North America, and Europe.
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Bluetooth LE Audio Development for Smart Hearables Seminar
September 6, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Bluetooth LE Audio Development for Smart Hearables Seminar

With the availability of the first platforms and sources, the window for Product Developers to leverage the potential of Bluetooth LE Audio products and create a strong impact at launch is now getting smaller. Learn how to bring LE Audio products to market now. Evolve Bluetooth Classic radio products and design for Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) radio. The Bluetooth LE Audio Development for Smart Hearables seminar is planned to take place in Q2 2024 at the Sonesta Silicon Valley, CA.
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StreamUnlimited Announces Stream2Go Product Line at IFA 2023
August 31, 2023 by Joao Martins

StreamUnlimited Announces Stream2Go Product Line at IFA 2023

Expanding on its range of solutions for audio manufacturers, at IFA 2023 in Berlin, StreamUnlimited introduced a new turn-key platform with five software package options, streamlining product development. Based on a single hardware platform, Stream2Go features different software build options that are carefully configured to offer a suitable product line for different segments and categories. From smart audio to connected appliances, developers can choose from these ready to use packages and still offer cutting edge technologies including support for Bluetooth LE Audio, and any of the available streaming service options.
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Ambiq Removes Noise in Real-Time with Speech Enhancement AI for Connected Applications
August 29, 2023 by Joao Martins

Ambiq Removes Noise in Real-Time with Speech Enhancement AI for Connected Applications

Ambiq introduced the Neural Network Speech Enhancer (NNSE), the latest addition to its neuralSPOT's Model Zoo - a highly optimized AI model that effectively removes background noise from speech on the device in real-time, allowing clean speech capture in noisy environments. As with all Ambiq Model Zoo components, NNSE includes scripts and tools to help developers add speech de-noising capabilities to their applications.
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MediaTek Enhances On-Device Generative AI Processing
August 28, 2023 by Cristina Costa

MediaTek Enhances On-Device Generative AI Processing

MediaTek is already powering more than two billion connected edge devices every year and now the company confirmed that it is working closely with Meta's Llama 2 next-generation open-source Large Language Model (LLM). Combining this recently announced LLM with its latest APUs and NeuroPilot AI Platform, MediaTek aims to build a complete edge computing ecosystem designed to accelerate AI application development on smartphones, consumer connected devices, vehicles, smart home, etc.
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CEVA Doubles Down on Generative AI with Enhanced NeuPro-M NPU IP Family
August 18, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Doubles Down on Generative AI with Enhanced NeuPro-M NPU IP Family

CEVA announced its enhanced NeuPro-M NPU family, directly addressing the processing needs of the next era of Generative AI with industry-leading performance and power efficiency for any AI inferencing workload, from cloud to the edge. The new NeuPro-M processor family delivers an industry leading 350 TOPS/Watt to bring the power of generative AI to any application, including for consumer and mobile markets, with exceptional cost and power efficiency.
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Riedel Communications Honored with Engineering, Science, and Technology Emmy Award for Its Bolero Wireless Intercom
August 17, 2023 by Joao Martins

Riedel Communications Honored with Engineering, Science, and Technology Emmy Award for Its Bolero Wireless Intercom

The Television Academy announced the recipients of the 75th Engineering, Science & Technology Emmy Awards honoring an individual, company or organization for developments in broadcast technology. German company Riedel Communications was awarded for its Bolero ADR (Advanced DECT Receiver) wireless intercom solution with multi-diversity and anti-reflection technology, delivering greater RF (radio frequency) robustness than ever seen before in the industry.
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