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Differentiating with Audio
June 2010
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Make it Better to Use
Don’t Just Make it More Usable
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Make It Better to Use
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25 Years of Passion for Great Audio
• HQ: Edinburgh, Scotland• Leading supplier of audio
semiconductors• Shipped over 1 billion parts• An audiophile favourite
Wolfson: A Passion for Great Audio
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What We’re Inside
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MFP
TV
Camera &Camcorder
eBooksHandset
Satnav
PC & Netbook
Set Top Box
Multimedia Player
GamingHeadset
Blu-ray & DVD
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Prominent Customers
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Setting the Context: Enabling HD Audio
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For Wolfson, HD Audio means:
• Ability to hear and be heard whenever & wherever you are, however you like
• Quality comparable to high-end hi-fi
• Enhancements such as surround sound and speaker expansion
• Consistency across media types & devices
Specific enablers vary by application.
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Setting the Context: Enabling HD Audio
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For Wolfson, HD Audio means:
• Ability to hear and be heard whenever & wherever you are, however you like
• Quality comparable to high-end hi-fi
• Enhancements such as surround sound and speaker expansion
• Consistency across media types & devices
Specific enablers vary by application.
But the same enablers cancover many use cases.
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HD Audio in Mobile Phones: HD Voice
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HD Voice in Mobile PhonesVoice calls using W-AMR encoding, compliant to 3GPP acoustic quality recommendation, and supporting noise cancellation, acoustic echo cancellation and other audio enhancements
High profile launches coming from Orange and others
Translation:
Mobile phone calls that sound as good or better than landline calls taken in a quiet room
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Differentiate with Audio
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Appeal to your target market & stand out withbrochure–worthy audio capabilities
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Over half of the UK’s over 60s have age-related hearing loss(RNID)
Some are less tech savvy than those in younger generations
Almost all consume media as entertainment
Your Target Market
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Differentiate: Accommodate Hearing Loss
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ObjectiveCreate the best listening environment possible and accommodate hearing aids
System enablersRx Ambient Noise CancellationAcoustic Echo CancellationMultiple MEMs MicsSpeech ClarityMultiband CompressionSpeaker RetuneHearing Aid Compatibility (Acoustic & Telecoil Coupling)
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Focus on Noise Cancellation: Two Types
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Tx NC
Transmit Noise CancellationReduces the noise when you talk
Rx ANC
Receive Ambient Noise CancellationReduces the noise when you listen
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2. Background noise,ANC OFF
Wolfson ANC – What it Does
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1. Caller speech volume through handset speaker
2. Background noise drowns out the handset speaker – you can’t hear the caller
3. Wolfson ANC lowers the background noise so the speech can be heard clearly
1. Handset speaker volume
3. Background noise,ANC ON
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• Monitors the incoming signal
• Creates a new signal that is equal in amplitude with the opposite phase
• Mixes the new signal with the incoming signal
ANC: How it Works
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Differentiate: Better Voice Control
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ObjectiveEnable a voice controlled UI that only hears you
System enablersTx Noise CancellationAcoustic Echo CancellationMultiple MEMs MicsWind Noise RejectionSpeech Clarity
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Differentiate: HD Video Meets HD Audio
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Use the same hardware to offervalue added media features
ObjectiveMatch HD Video capture with awesome audio capture
System enablersMultiple MEMS MicsWind Noise RejectionBeaming Forming
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Make it Better to Use
Don’t Just Make it More Usable
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Make It Better to Use
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