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News Release from: Texas Instruments (April 2001-March 2006)
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 September 2001
TI DSPs run the latest Internet audio
TI will be the first hardware company to license Thomson's new mp3PRO digital audio format.
TI will be the first hardware company to license Thomson's new mp3PRO digital audio format Using TI's programmable DSPs, manufacturers will now have the ability to update Internet audio devices to support the mp3PRO format
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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Backwards compatible with mp3, the new mp3PRO offers dramatically improved compression rates and sound quality.
Launched in mid-June, the new format is an update to mp3, the ubiquitous standard for digital audio files and clearly the most popular digital audio format available.
In addition to its combination of better file compression and superior audio quality, mp3PRO utilizes the programmability of TI DSPs to offer backwards and forwards compatibility, enabling mp3PRO files to play on original mp3 products and mp3 files to play on any upcoming mp3PRO devices.
The programmability of the TI DSP gives manufacturers the option to provide a Web site where customers can go to upgrade their audio players for MP3Pro.
Because TI's DSPs are software-upgradeable to enable support for future product features and audio compression formats, portable Internet audio players using TI's DSP will be able to incorporate the new mp3PRO with a simple software upgrade.
This was demonstrated more than a year ago when Thomson's RCA LYRA became the first player to add support for an additional audio format after it was in the hands of consumers.
"As one of the first companies to usher Internet audio into the mainstream, TI continues to be a pioneer in leading the way for further acceptance of this new digital audio format", said Chris Schairbaum, worldwide marketing manager of Internet audio business at Texas Instruments.
"By adding the mp3PRO audio format to our extensive list of supported audio and music formats, TI continues to offer manufacturers the largest selection of audio compression formats available".
Support for mp3PRO on TI's DSP is scheduled to be available by the end of this year.
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