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Qualcomm Adds Another Chip to Smart Audio Amplifier Space

April 15, 2019

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Every generation of audio amplifier is designed to pump out louder and clearer sounds. They are also tapped to consume less power and better protect against failures due to high temperatures or mechanical faults. But as the space for audio systems inside speakers, smartphones and other devices shrink, companies ranging from Qualcomm to Texas Instruments have started to plug signal processing directly into amplifier ICs.

Audio amplifiers are designed to boost audio signals while preserving its detail. Today, the audio amplifier space is dominated by digital devices that integrate a number of discrete components that typically surround linear and other analog amplifiers.

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