All items tagged with voice recognition and natural language processing (16)

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.

STMicroelectronics and Sensory Enable Mass-Market Adoption of Embedded Voice Control Through STM32Cube Software Ecosystem

June 9, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics and Sensory Enable Mass-Market Adoption of Embedded Voice Control Through STM32Cube Software Ecosystem

STMicroelectronics and Sensory have announced a collaboration that will enable the STM32 microcontroller (MCU) user community to develop and prototype intuitive voice-based user interfaces for a wide range of smart embedded products. The STM32 MCUs pair with Sensory’s VoiceHub technology to streamline development of voice-based user interfaces on wearables, connected devices and smart home applications.

Voice AI Technology Company SoundHound to Become Publicly Traded

November 16, 2021 by Joao Martins

Voice AI Technology Company SoundHound to Become Publicly Traded

SoundHound, a leading technology company with its unique voice AI platform, available across 22 languages, and Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co., a blank check, special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The combined company will be called SoundHound AI, Inc. and is expected to be publicly listed on Nasdaq under the symbol SOUN following the closing of the transaction.

Speechmatics Releases Breakthrough Autonomous Speech Recognition Software Able to Understand All Voices

October 27, 2021 by Joao Martins

Speechmatics Releases Breakthrough Autonomous Speech Recognition Software Able to Understand All Voices

Speechmatics, a leading British company in deep learning and speech recognition technology, has launched its ‘Autonomous Speech Recognition’ software. Using the latest techniques in deep learning and with the introduction of new breakthrough self-supervised models, Speechmatics claims to outperform Amazon, Apple, Google, and Microsoft in accuracy and ability to understand all voices.

STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design

November 18, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

STMicroelectronics and DSP Concepts Deliver All-In-One Amazon-Qualified Far-Field Voice Reference Design

STMicroelectronics has released an Amazon-qualified reference design package for smart connected devices leveraging Amazon AVS voice integration, which can be used to create Alexa Built-in products using simple microcontrollers (MCUs). The new reference design eases development of natural-language understanding and voice-based user interaction for smart-home devices and smart appliances, featuring an improved audio front end created with DSP Concepts for far-field audio detection.

CEVA Partners With Fluent.ai to Offer Multilingual Speech Support on Edge Devices

September 16, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

CEVA Partners With Fluent.ai to Offer Multilingual Speech Support on Edge Devices

CEVA and Fluent.ai, a leading provider of on-device, multilingual speech understanding solutions, announced a partnership to offer ultra-low power speech-to-intent solutions for intelligent edge devices. Fluent.ai’s suite of speech-to-intent technologies has been ported and optimized for CEVA’s low power audio and sensor hub DSPs, providing a high performance, robust solution for OEMs and ODMs looking to integrate intelligent voice activation and control into their wearables, consumer devices and IoT products.

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses Comprehensive MPEG Audio Codec Suite to NXP Semiconductors

March 2, 2020 by Joao Martins

Fraunhofer IIS Licenses Comprehensive MPEG Audio Codec Suite to NXP Semiconductors

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, the inventor of mp3 and primary developer of the xHE-AAC and MPEG-H Audio standards, announced that NXP Semiconductors has licensed Fraunhofer’s MPEG audio SDK. The complete software package covers four generations of audio codecs, from legacy MPEG Layer-1/2/3 to the next-generation MPEG-H 3D Audio standard and the AAC codec family, including xHE-AAC. NXP will incorporate these codecs in home entertainment product development, from set-top boxes and soundbars to smart speakers.

Sensory Unveils TrulyNatural Voice Assistant SDK Specific for Smart Appliances

December 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Unveils TrulyNatural Voice Assistant SDK Specific for Smart Appliances

Sensory announced the release of a specialized model of TrulyNatural, the company's large vocabulary speech recognition and natural language understanding platform, that has been designed for voice at the edge. This domain specific assistant technology will help manufacturers create a new wave of smart kitchen appliances that don't relay voice requests to the cloud. Collaborating with Midea Microwave and Cleaner Appliances (MCA) business unit, Sensory will preview a microwave oven with a natural language user interface at CES 2020.

DSP Group and Snips Announce Technology Partnership on Multi-Room Embedded Voice Recognition Architecture

February 26, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

DSP Group and Snips Announce Technology Partnership on Multi-Room Embedded Voice Recognition Architecture

DSP Group and Snips, the European pioneer in embedded voice recognition software, announced a technology partnership which combines Snips’ voice software with DSP Group’s Ultra Low Energy (ULE) system-on-chip (SoC) and modules. According to the announcement, this combination of software and hardware running over the ULE network extends the reach of natural voice-controlled edge devices and could become a natural choice for multi-room smart home and smart building applications.

Sensory Acquires Vocalize.ai for Speech Technology Testing Capabilities

February 14, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

Sensory Acquires Vocalize.ai for Speech Technology Testing Capabilities

Sensory Inc., a Silicon Valley company that pioneered speech recognition and AI in consumer electronics, announced the acquisition of Vocalize.ai, a software tools and services company that performs benchmarking, accuracy assessments and bias evaluations for speech technologies and natural language interfaces. As part of the acquisition, Sensory will maintain Vocalize.ai as an independently operated division.

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