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Conexant Debuts I2S Audio CODEC with Integrated AudioSmart
Amplifier for Tablets
Coupled with Conexant AudioSmart Software Offers Unparalleled Audio/Voice Performance;
Supports Single Microphone Solution
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2015 – This week at the 2015 International CES, Conexant
Systems, Inc., an audio and imaging innovation leader, will debut its new complete solution – an
I2S Audio CODEC and AudioSmart TM software – that improves audio and voice processing in
tablets. The industry’s first tablet CODEC with an integrated smart amplifier, the CX2072x
coupled with Conexant’s AudioSmart software achieves a 2x improvement in loudness in small,
thin tablet speakers and supports a high performance single microphone voice processing
configuration.
Conexant’s voice and speech processing AudioSmart software provides noise
cancellation and full-duplex acoustic echo cancellation for excellent listening performance and
voice quality in noisy, real-world conditions. From making a Skype call to leaving a voice
message on Facebook Messenger, Conexant’s AudioSmart software enables a better user
experience and makes challenges with background noise and competing sounds a thing of the
past.
Targeted to Windows and Android-based tablets, Conexant’s AudioSmart software is
based on its proprietary SSP noise suppression algorithm. SSP is a blind source separation
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technology that uses spatial representation of target speech and noise sources to reduce
interference. Unlike traditional technologies, such as beamforming, speech and noise can arrive
at any angle relative to the microphones; SSP even removes noise when it comes from the
same direction as desired speech and when the speaker is up to five meters away from the
target device.
Conexant’s CX2072x CODEC and AudioSmart software provide the following key
benefits:
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Compatible with all platforms and processing systems – ARM and Intel-based
SOCs, Windows and Android OS
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Louder and excellent listening quality – Tablet speakers have loudness issues
due to their slim designs. The CX2072x provides at least 2x the loudness while
maintaining the thin form factor, protecting the speaker and delivering excellent
perceptual listening quality.
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Better communication performance – World’s best noise reduction provides a
crystal clear, rich audio experience.
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Lower manufacturing costs – The only voice processing solution available that
offers high quality performance in a single-microphone solution. Conexant’s voice
processing solution works with one or two microphones and is not sensitive to
hardware manufacturing variability, thus lowering BOM and manufacturing costs.
“Traditionally, consumers have come to expect inferior audio on their tablets due to the
small form factor – but that doesn’t have to be the case,” noted Saleel Awsare, Conexant vice
president and general manager. “Consumers want their conversations to sound clearer and
their music and movies to sound louder. Our technology delivers an improved audio and voice
experience – anytime, anywhere, and independent of position, distance and orientation. We
have successfully deployed our technology in PCs and Smart TVs and are now extending it to
tablets, as well as phablets and wearables.”
Part of Conexant’s AudioSmart family, the CX2072x and AudioSmart voice/speech
software solution are now sampling. Please visit www.conexant.com for more details.
About Conexant
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Conexant Systems, Inc., an audio and imaging innovation leader, combines its
significant IP portfolio in DSP, analog and mixed signal technology with embedded software to
deliver highly innovative silicon and software solutions to enrich and expand audio and imaging
capabilities. Both enterprise and consumer markets are addressed by Conexant’s AudioSmartTM
and ImagingSmartTM solutions. Products with the company’s technology built-in include PCs,
tablet computers, TVs, headsets, printers, video monitors, game consoles and a variety of other
devices. Founded in 1999, Conexant is a privately-held fabless semiconductor company
headquartered in Irvine, Calif. with offices and design centers worldwide. To learn more, please
visit www.conexant.com, follow them on LinkedIn and like them on Facebook.
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