Tymphany and XMOS to Showcase New Soundbar with Alexa Built-In at IFA 2018

Tymphany and advanced embedded voice solutions specialist XMOS announced the latest project in building a new Amazon Alexa Built-In soundbar that will be demonstrated at Amazon’s exhibit at IFA in Berlin, 31 August to 5 September 2018. The global audio ODM company will show how the new soundbar combines its acoustic expertise to create an immersive audio experience, featuring XMOS' Vocal Fusion far-field voice processor.

XMOS announced that it has completed the acquisition of Setem Technologies, a pioneer on algorithms that enable separation of voice or conversation signals within a crowded audio environment to achieve optimized input into speech recognition systems. The two companies have been collaborating on next generation voice interfaces and decided upon the combination of the companies to create a leading vendor in the fast-growing application area.

Now on the second generation of its VocalFusion family of voice processors and Voice User Interface (VUI) controller solutions, XMOS announced its new XVF3000 voice processor for integrated far-field voice capture, complemented with the new XMOS VocalFusion Speaker Evaluation Kit with circular microphone array. The new XVF3000 devices and development kits target the exploding category of voice-enabled speakers.