Auracast™ broadcast audio unveiled by
Bluetooth SIG enables single audio source Auracast transmitter
device to broadcast one or more audio streams to multiple Auracast
receiver devices
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 8, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA), the leading licensor of
wireless connectivity and smart sensing technologies and integrated
IP solutions, announced that its latest RivieraWaves Bluetooth® 5.3
IP family now supports Auracast™ broadcast audio, the new audio
sharing standard, based on the Bluetooth LE Audio broadcasting
specification, unveiled by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group
(SIG) today. Auracast broadcast audio is set to transform the
shared audio experience, enabling an unlimited number of Auracast
receiver-compliant devices such as TWS earbuds, headphones, hearing
aids and wireless speakers to simultaneously receive audio
broadcast from one or several Auracast transmitter devices.
The recently published Bluetooth SIG 2022 market update
forecasts that the number of Bluetooth audio streaming device
shipments will grow at a 7% CAGR to reach 1.8 billion annual
shipments by 2026, with earbud shipments growing 3X in that time.
The new Auracast broadcast audio, that is part of the Bluetooth LE
Audio specification, is set to open significant new opportunities
for innovation, including the enablement of personal and
location-based audio sharing. Potential use case examples include
flight-specific audio broadcasts at an airport, multi-language
options at the movie theater or museum and a host of assistance
features in public spaces for the hearing impaired that can be
broadcast directly to hearing aids.
Tal Shalev, Vice President and
General Manager of the Wireless IoT BU at CEVA, commented: "We
welcome the introduction of Auracast broadcast audio that will
transform the way we share audio, privately and in public areas.
CEVA has contributed to the evolution of the Bluetooth standard and
is proud to have licensed its Bluetooth LE and Dual Mode
technologies, including Auracast solutions, to major semiconductor
companies and OEMs for various applications including wireless
headsets, TWS earbuds, hearing aids, smartwatches, speakers and
microphones."
CEVA is the leading provider of Bluetooth platform IP solutions
for integration into SoCs, powering billions of Bluetooth-enabled
devices to date. CEVA offers both Bluetooth LE and Dual Mode IP
platforms, including baseband controller, radio and full software
protocol stack, compliant with Bluetooth 5.3, LE Audio and
Auracast. To further simplify the development of wireless audio
devices, CEVA's Bluebud Bluetooth audio turnkey platform offers a
complete wireless audio experience, targeting TWS earbuds,
smartwatches, wireless microphones and speakers. Bluebud combines
Bluetooth, audio and sensing IPs in a single, integrated solution,
along with a comprehensive list of audio codecs, including LC3,
(m)SBC, CVSD, AAC, MP3, voice processing algorithms such as
ClearVox for noise reduction and echo cancellation, WhisPro for
speech recognition and MotionEngine Hear for Spatial Audio and
motion sensing. For more information on how CEVA can work with you
to create your next-generation wireless audio SoC via best-in-class
IP and chip design expertise, contact info@ceva-dsp.com.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the leading licensor of wireless connectivity and smart
sensing technologies and integrated IP solutions for a smarter,
safer, connected world. We provide Digital Signal Processors, AI
engines, wireless platforms, cryptography cores and complementary
software for sensor fusion, image enhancement, computer vision,
voice input and artificial intelligence. These technologies are
offered in combination with our Intrinsix IP integration services,
helping our customers address their most complex and time-critical
integrated circuit design projects. Leveraging our technologies and
chip design skills, many of the world's leading semiconductors,
system companies and OEMs create power-efficient, intelligent,
secure and connected devices for a range of end markets, including
mobile, consumer, automotive, robotics, industrial, aerospace &
defense and IoT.
Our DSP-based solutions include platforms for 5G baseband
processing in mobile, IoT and infrastructure, advanced imaging and
computer vision for any camera-enabled device, audio/voice/speech
and ultra-low-power always-on/sensing applications for multiple IoT
markets. For sensor fusion, our Hillcrest
Labs sensor processing technologies provide a broad range of
sensor fusion software and inertial measurement unit ("IMU")
solutions for markets including hearables, wearables, AR/VR, PC,
robotics, remote controls and IoT. For wireless IoT, our platforms
for Bluetooth (low energy and dual mode), Wi-Fi 4/5/6/6E
(802.11n/ac/ax), Ultra-wideband (UWB), NB-IoT and GNSS are the most
broadly licensed connectivity platforms in the industry.
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