SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 2, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Cadence Design
Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS), a leader in global electronic design
innovation, and SPL electronics GmbH (SPL), a professional audio
company, today announced that SPL's Vitalizer® software has been
ported to the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi Audio/Voice digital signal
processing (DSP) family and is available now.
Targeted towards automobile manufacturers and tier 1 automotive
infotainment suppliers that want to create the most efficient,
high-quality audio experience, SPL's highly acclaimed Vitalizer
software delivers fuller and richer sound, without the need to
install more expensive speakers, by modifying the output of the
audio for the particular automobile cabin while taking human
hearing into consideration. The Vitalizer software adjusts the
equalization of the output to produce the most optimal listening
experience for the specific environment. More information is
available at http://carvitalizer.spl.info.
"Using chips that employ the Cadence Tensilica HiFi audio/voice
DSP core and our Vitalizer technology, auto manufacturers and tier
1 automotive infotainment suppliers can modify the user experience
by shaping and fine tuning the sound to match the acoustics of the
exact model car," stated Thomas
Irmen, project manager of SPL. "This partnership puts
Cadence customers in reach of the best pro audio sound tools based
on decades of pro audio know how."
"We are able to provide customers with a significantly enriched
audio experience at the lowest possible total system cost through
our partnership with SPL," said Larry
Przywara, group director of audio/voice intellectual
property (IP) marketing at Cadence. "SPL's innovative Sound Design
technology is an excellent example of software that can take
maximum advantage of our HiFi DSP family."
Cadence Tensilica HiFi Audio/Voice DSP is the most widely used
and licensable audio/voice DSP family, with support for over 125
proven audio/voice software packages. For more information,
visit http://ip.cadence.com/ipportfolio/tensilica-ip/audio.
About Cadence
Cadence enables global electronic design innovation and plays an
essential role in the creation of today's integrated circuits and
electronics. Customers use Cadence software, hardware, IP, and
services to design and verify advanced semiconductors, consumer
electronics, networking and telecommunications equipment, and
computer systems. The company is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with sales offices, design
centers, and research facilities around the world to serve the
global electronics industry. More information about the company,
its products, and services is available here.
About SPL electronics GmbH
SPL has been developing and manufacturing analog and digital
audio gear for the music, film, multimedia, and broadcasting
industries since 1984. SPL products are respected worldwide for
their innovative approach and user-friendliness, but most of all
for their outstanding performance. Among SPL's most celebrated
developments are the patented Vitalizer® sound-optimization
processing, the first-ever level-independent dynamic processor
known as the Transient Designer, the 5.1 microphone system Atmos,
as well as compact monitor controllers and channel strips. The
development of the SUPRA op amps by SPL allowed analog signal
processing to outperform the best digital processing in terms of
quality. These op amps, which make use of the unsurpassed 120-volt
technology, were first used on the MMC mastering console. Ever
since, the 120-volt technology has become a quality trademark of
SPL products, including the Phonitor headphone amplifiers. More
recently, SPL stormed the USB and MADI audio-Interface market with
the introduction of the Crimson and Madison interfaces. Its
collaboration with German company Brainworx resulted in the Analog
Code® plug-Ins, which translate to the digital realm the same
quality expected from all SPL products. This relationship has led
SPL to become a member of the Plugin Alliance. With the Car
Vitalizer app, SPL entered the smartphone market and redefined the
concept of audio enhancement inside a car — without the need of any
additional hardware or expertise. This know-how has allowed SPL to
license its technology to major players in the auto industry. For
more information, visit http://spl.info.
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worldwide. Cadence, Tensilica and the Cadence logo are registered
trademarks of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
For more information,
please contact:
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Cadence
Newsroom
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Sascha Flocken, SPL
electronics GmbH
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408-944-7039
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+49 (2163)
9834-13
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newsroom@cadence.com
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news@spl.info
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