Synopsys collaborated with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) to release an implementation of the next-generation Bluetooth LE Audio Low Complexity Communication Codec (LC3) The new ...

Just when you thought it was safe to step back into the turbulent waters of Bluetooth audio, we have yet another Bluetooth codec to consider. In addition to SBC, AAC, LDAC, and the constantly ...

Apple did its part in moving the world to wireless headphones. With the removal of the headphone jack with iPhone 7, the company made it clear that the future of audio is wireless. However, the ...

The first truly lossless Bluetooth codec will soon be a reality, according to the wireless telecommunications company Qualcomm Technologies. To understand the significance of this development, we must ...

A user in another forum I’m on wants to use a pair of Bluetooth headphones they are happy with for listening to music from their Windows PC. Their headphones are Sony and support pretty much ...

Audio codecs dictate the quality, stability, and power use of a headphone's Bluetooth connection. But they're hide-and-seek champions on Android. That said, we’re not always shown our audio codec ...

Bluetooth LE (the LE stands for “low energy”) is the latest version of the wireless technology that’s connected our wireless speakers and headphones to phones, computers, and tablets for the past two ...

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Now that most smartphones don’t have headphone jacks, there’s no shortage of complaints about Bluetooth. This year at CES, the industry group in charge of defining the standard, the Bluetooth SIG, is ...

With a majority of smartphone brands ditching the beloved 3.5mm audio jack, it has become more difficult now than ever before to find a pair of good headphones. We believe one of the reasons for this ...

New Low-Power Codec Optimized for Synopsys' ARC Processor IP Enables High-Quality Audio and Voice Streaming from Smart Home, Mobile, and Wearable Devices MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Jan. 15, 2020 ...