Cirrus Logic, Intel, and Microsoft Announce Latest Reference Design to Enable “Cool, Quiet, and High Performance” PCs
05 Febrero 2024 - 8:27AM
Business Wire
The new platform offers reduced heat
generation, immersive audio, and a scalable design
Cirrus Logic (Nasdaq: CRUS) announced today a collaboration with
Intel and Microsoft on a new PC reference design which will feature
Cirrus Logic's high-performance audio and power technologies and
Intel's forthcoming client processor, codenamed Lunar Lake. In
addition to creating a richer, more immersive audio experience for
laptops, this collaboration will also reduce heating, extend
battery life, and enable smaller, thinner designs.
The reference design features the Cirrus Logic CP9314
high-efficiency power converter, low-power CS42L43 SmartHIFI™
codec, and CS35L56 smart amplifiers. The Cirrus Logic CP9314
high-efficiency power converter, based on switched capacitor
technology, helps generate less heat, extend battery life, and
enable smaller, thinner industrial designs with reduced fan noise.
Additionally, the amplifiers deliver powerful and clear speaker
audio, while the codec enables transparent headset audio, reducing
power consumption by 50% compared to legacy HD-A Codecs.
For over three decades Cirrus Logic has been enabling
professional grade audio performance in battery powered
environments such as portable music players, smartphones, headsets,
virtual reality, and more. The low-power CS42L43 SmartHIFI™ codec
continues that tradition by offering the highest available audio
performance with the longest battery life along with smart features
specifically designed to reduce the overall size and cost of the
audio system and make the life of the PC OEM easier.
“Cirrus Logic is delivering value to the PC market with
immersive audio and high-efficiency power conversion solutions,”
said Carl Alberty, vice president of Cirrus Logic’s Mixed-Signal
Products group. “Until now, our collaborations with Intel and
Microsoft have only included our audio components, but now our
power conversion products are expanding the offering. We are
excited to help our customers build laptops that elevate the laptop
experience for consumers with fantastic sound and sleek, quiet, and
power efficient designs.”
"Intel is committed to accelerating every aspect of the PC
experience," said Ken McKee, general manager of Client Customer
Engineering and vice president of the Client Computer Group for
Intel. "Companies like Cirrus Logic help us make this vision a
reality by enabling innovation at scale. This collaboration
enhances the PC experience, delivering more advantages to both the
industry as a whole and individual consumers."
Next-Level Audio
Historically, Cirrus Logic has shipped more than five billion
amplifiers in five of the top 10 smartphone manufacturers and four
of the top 5 PC OEMs. Spanning several decades, Cirrus Logic’s
flagship expertise has contributed to a variety of audio
applications across the pro audio, PC, and smartphone markets.
The new reference design will expand Cirrus Logic's
best-in-class audio experience to more PCs. These performance and
fidelity benefits extend to both headset and speaker mode, enabling
louder and deeper bass, clearer voice, lower distortion, and more.
Cirrus Logic’s proprietary rattle limiter algorithm reduces noise
and vibration due to rattling mechanical components, enabling a
quieter, higher-fidelity user experience.
The audio design—which helps the industry transition to the new
SoundWire® interface and Microsoft’s ACX framework, is scalable
across different processors, speakers, and notebook designs, making
it easy for OEMs to implement high-performance audio subsystems
that easily scale in channel count and features. The design also
has built-in security features designed to minimize unauthorized
access to sensitive microphone/speaker data, and the enablement of
next-generation features like spatial audio, which enables a more
realistic and engaging audio experience.
Longer Battery Life
The benefits of Cirrus Logic power and audio technology extend
to the device battery, with this new reference design permitting
substantially longer battery life. The PC-optimized solution
enables designs with lower cost and less waste due to lower power
consumption, reduced board space, and fewer components. The
end-result is that these long-lasting batteries will be matched by
smaller, thinner notebooks.
Cirrus Logic Inc.
Cirrus Logic is a leader in low-power, high-precision
mixed-signal processing solutions that create innovative user
experiences for the world’s top mobile and consumer applications.
With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Cirrus Logic is recognized
globally for its award-winning corporate culture. Check us out at
www.cirrus.com.
Cirrus Logic, Cirrus and the Cirrus Logic logo are registered
trademarks of Cirrus Logic, Inc. SoundWire is a registered
trademark of MIPI Alliance, Inc. All other company or product names
noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders.
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