The Dolby® Pro Logic® II and Pro Logic IIx decoders are essential sound processing technologies employed in home theater AV receivers. Dolby Pro Logic II creates a captivating 5.1-channel surround sound experience from any stereo movie, music, TV, or game audio source. Dolby Pro Logic IIx extends the sound experience up to a full 7.1-channel configuration for highly realistic, natural surround sound. Tensilica’s HiFi Audio Engine is a fully programmable processor core optimized for audio applications, with a library of over 50 of the most popular audio software packages…

Tensilica Adds Dolby Pro Logic II and Pro Logic IIx Decoders to Xtensa HiFi 2 Audio Engine Codec Library

For Home Entertainment and Automotive Audio Products

The LGS-8G52 surpasses the previous two generations of products with its flawless support of HD/SD TV and other multimedia-based services, and is ideal for use with integrated Digital Television (iDTV) and set-top-boxes (STB). The LGS-8G52 will be a leading-edge device for a wide range of end-customers seeking to improve their positions in the DTV market…

Legend Silicon Corp., the leading silicon solution company for digital broadcasting and broadband wireless communications, recently announced a new, all-mode DTV demodulator chip for China’s latest DTV standards. This chip, a 3rd generation all-mode product, becomes the most functional and complete all-mode chip currently on the market. With its industry-leading single-carrier and multi-carrier performance, the LGS-8G52 is the first and most ideal 2-in-1 chip solution on the Chinese DTV market. In addition to its various carrier features, this chip allows system solutions to be smaller, more elegant, and more cost-efficient.

The AT73C209 integrates power management and high-quality audio circuitry on a single chip. The AT73C209 is one of the few ICs on the market that integrates 3-channel power supplies and a high-quality audio interface for music players. The AT73C209 can minimize the BOM by reducing the component count to only 3 ICs: (MCU + Memory + AT73C209)…

Atmel® Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML), announced the release of its AT73C209 Analog Companion power supply and audio interface IC designed for low-cost music players. The AT73C209 supplies the required voltages and currents to all the sections of these portable devices taking energy from a single alkaline battery, and also provides a high-quality audio interface.

The AT73C209 integrates power management and high-quality audio circuitry on a single chip. It has 2 linear regulators (LDO) and one very low input voltage and high-efficiency Step Up switching regulator (DC-DC) working down to 0.9V, thus particularly suited for 1 cell Alkaline/NiMh batteries. On the audio side, the AT73C209 offers an audio-quality 16-bit Stereo Audio DAC with headset driver and microphone preamplifier to interface with the recording stage of a MCU.