Product category:
Microprocessors, Microcontrollers and DSPs
News Release from: Freescale Semiconductor | Subject: DSPD56374
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 October 2005
DSP brings Dolby to budget audio
applications
Freescale Semiconductor has released an advanced cost-effective digital signal processor featuring Dolby Digital, Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone technology functionality.
Freescale Semiconductor has released an advanced cost-effective digital signal processor (DSP) featuring Dolby Digital, Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone technology functionality The DSPD56374 is expected to bring high-end Dolby technology to a significantly larger set of consumer and automotive applications, including digital televisions and video game accessories
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 20 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Freescale's audio DSP technology has been a leader in the industry since the first 24bit DSP was introduced in the late 1980s", said Todd Benson of Freescale's Multimedia Applications Division.
"Many leaders in the audio industry have standardised on our DSP technology to deliver high-quality sound, in car and home entertainment applications".
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"Our longstanding and continuing partnership with Dolby Laboratories shows our commitment to provide the best audio technology and value for our customers".
In addition to support for Dolby Digital, the audio standard for today's popular DVD media, this advanced DSP also features Dolby Virtual Speaker and Dolby Headphone capabilities.
These two technologies allow the experience of surround sound using only a stereo pair of speakers or any set of headphones.
"Dolby is committed to delivering the highest quality surround sound experience through a wide variety of consumer product applications", said Craig Eggers, Senior Manager, Consumer Electronics Technology Marketing, Dolby Laboratories.
"Products with Freescale's advanced DSPs allow consumers to enjoy a cinematic Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound experience through any standard set of headphones or stereo speakers whenever or wherever they choose".
The DSPD56374 includes support for Freescale audio software architecture, a plug- and-play operating system for decoder and post-processing features.
The software architecture accomplishes tasks, such as auto-detection of the supported incoming bitstream formats, as well as managing input and output drivers.
The ROM also includes standard post-processing features used in consumer and automotive applications, such as bass management and delay management.
Other Freescale audio DSPs, including the DSP56367 and DSP56371, have supported Dolby technologies in the past.
Now, the addition of Freescale's DSPD56374 offers customers a large selection of feature sets to meet a wide range of market needs and price points.
The DSPD56374 is available now in production quantities to Dolby licensees.
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