All items tagged with product development (878)
Grimm Audio: Building the Dream
August 16, 2023 by Jan Didden

Grimm Audio: Building the Dream

audioXpress visited Grimm Audio in The Netherlands to learn more about the people behind this unique company, its products, and philosophy. There's nothing better to learn about product development than to visit an audio company and learn from its history and business journey. As a relatively young company, Grimm Audio has consistently put its mark on both the pro audio and hi-fi scene and Jan Didden shares what he learned about their unique in-house development philosophy. This article was originally published in audioXpress, July 2023.
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Exeger and Nordic Semiconductor Launch Powerfoyle Solar Shield for Nordic Thingy:91
August 14, 2023 by Joao Martins

Exeger and Nordic Semiconductor Launch Powerfoyle Solar Shield for Nordic Thingy:91

Adding a Powerfoyle solar cell membrane to any low-power electronics is a great way to implement energy harvesting capabilities. An add-on Powerfoyle shield for the Nordic Semiconductor’s Thingy:91 enables developers to produce always-on designs in a fast and easy way. With this plug-and-play light energy harvesting innovation, Exeger has significantly expanded the possibilities of the prototyping platform and associated development boards for connected products.
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Hegel Unveils H600 Dual Mono Integrated Amplifier and DAC
August 3, 2023 by Joao Martins

Hegel Unveils H600 Dual Mono Integrated Amplifier and DAC

Hegel has introduced their reference integrated amplifier. The H600 is rated for 303 watts in 8 ohms, with a damping factor of 4000, and 2 ohms drive capability - core specifications that Hegel considers are key for an amplifier to drive any speaker with confidence and ease. In line with the company's obsession of dual everything, the amplifier is a dual mono design. It also boasts a state-of-the-art preamplifier with the same extremely precise volume attenuator found in the Hegel reference P30A amplifier.
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Virscient Collaborates With Infineon to Accelerate AIROC-based Wireless Design Development
August 3, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Virscient Collaborates With Infineon to Accelerate AIROC-based Wireless Design Development

Virscient, announced a new strategic collaboration with Infineon to support customers' design-in of Infineon’s connectivity products. Under this agreement, Virscient will provide expert design and engineering services, and licensable software solutions to help innovative OEMs and platform vendors rapidly deliver products integrating Infineon's AIROC Wi-Fi + Bluetooth combo ICs – whether chip-down, or in modular form.
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Cirrus Logic Helps Ease PC Industry Transition to New MIPI SoundWire Interface
August 2, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

Cirrus Logic Helps Ease PC Industry Transition to New MIPI SoundWire Interface

Cirrus Logic is offering an advanced audio solution to help ease PC manufacturers' migration to the MIPI SoundWire interface (1.2.1 specification) for a richer, more immersive audio experience. At the heart of the Cirrus Logic advanced, low-power audio solution are the company’s recently announced CS35L56 smart amplifier and CS42L43 Smart HIFI codec that are included in the Intel SoundWire-ready reference design aimed at helping laptop designers make a smooth migration to the new specification.
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WiSA E Development Kits Start Shipping Worldwide
July 31, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

WiSA E Development Kits Start Shipping Worldwide

WiSA Technologies is starting to ship WiSA E development kits to key tier 1 TV and audio customers in major markets, including Korea, Japan, United States and China. WiSA E enables HDTV/soundbar brands to transmit high-quality, multichannel audio, wirelessly. Creating an ecosystem of interoperable products using standard 5GHz and 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, WiSA E offers high-performance, high-quality wireless audio transmission and reception at an affordable price.
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HEAD acoustics ViBRIDGE: Holistic Testing of In-Ear Headsets with Bone Conduction Sensors
July 26, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

HEAD acoustics ViBRIDGE: Holistic Testing of In-Ear Headsets with Bone Conduction Sensors

With the availability of the HEL/HER 4.4 ViBRIDGE Flexible Pinna for HMS II.3/5, the industry as gained a vital testing tool for in-ear headset designs that utilize bone conduction sensors. Evaluating these systems is vital to optimize near-end structure-borne sound to improve speech quality in the presence of background noise, improve echo cancellation, and double-talk performance. The unique technology developed by HEAD acoustics is being enthusiastically embraced by the industry.
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WiSA Launches New Tools for Implementing, Managing and Testing WiSA-Enabled Products
July 25, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Launches New Tools for Implementing, Managing and Testing WiSA-Enabled Products

WiSA Technologies announced two new tools designed to streamline the development and manufacturing of WiSA E (Embedded) and WiSA DS (Discrete System) implementations. The new WiSA Server, in combination with the new Product Support Engineering Tool (PEST), enable faster time-to-market as well as comprehensive management of testing and other aspects of the manufacturing process.
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AKM Launches AK5705 Low Power 4-Channel 32-bit A/D Converter
July 25, 2023 by audioXpress Staff

AKM Launches AK5705 Low Power 4-Channel 32-bit A/D Converter

Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) has developed the AK5705, a low power consumption 4-channel 32-bit A/D converter (ADC) with a built-in transimpedance amplifier in addition to a low-noise microphone amplifier. The new AKM the AK5705 ADC is connectable to current output sensors, supports a sampling frequency of 384kHz, and achieves a dynamic range of 109dB, while consuming 43% less power than existing AKM products. The built-in AC coupling capacitor significantly reduces the mounting area including external components.
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How to Get Alexa-Enabled Devices AVS Certified
July 24, 2023 by David Berol

How to Get Alexa-Enabled Devices AVS Certified

Getting AVS certified for your Alexa built-in integrations is no trivial task. Amazon expects OEMs to follow specific processes when building and testing their devices including Acoustics, Security, Music, Functional, and User Experience. David Berol, Director of the Authorized Test Labs for Alexa at Silicon Valley pioneer Surfaceink, shares his insights on what you need to know about getting your Alexa-enable devices through AVS Certification process. Learn How.
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