Cirrus Logic Elevates User Experience for Smartphones, Tablets with New Voice Processors That Deliver Clear Communications Anytime, Anywhere
- CS48LV12/13 Voice Processor ICs with SoundClear Embedded Software Deliver Complete High Performance Solutions for Voice Quality and Improved Voice Recognition Accuracy

Inside Cirrus Logic, an anechoic chamber (which is a room designed to completely absorb reflections of sound waves) is used to test systems and components in an environment that is free from outside noise and reverberation. R&D staff utilize it to constantly innovate and improve our cutting-edge SoundClear(TM) voice solutions.
“Voice-enabled interface features will continue to fuel growth in mobile devices, yet will require superior signal processing technology to give consumers an exceptional user experience,” said Jason Rhode, president and CEO, Cirrus Logic. “Cirrus Logic provides complete IC solutions that leverage our audio DSP hardware and advanced SoundClear embedded software to ensure superior voice performance, anytime and anywhere.”
To facilitate faster time-to-market for mobile applications with fundamental voice processing requirements, the CS48LV12 offers a fixed function, turnkey solution with the latest SoundClear voice technology for noise suppression and echo cancelation. The configurable CS48LV13 adds ASR Enhance™, a dual-microphone noise reduction technology, to improve the reliability and accuracy of automatic speech recognition (ASR) engines operating in harsh, noisy environments.
To enable “always on” voice wakeup of mobile devices, the CS48LV13 supports the industry’s lowest power implementation of TrulyHandsfree™ technology from Sensory, Inc. By combining TrulyHandsfree technology with SoundClear ASR Enhance, ultra-low power voice detection, optimized hardware and intelligent system control, the CS48LV13 provides customers a solution for using voice as an interface to wake up a device and the ability to always be active and on, without eroding the customer experience due to observed battery life reduction.
Implemented and optimized on the industry’s smallest, lowest-power audio DSP, the 32-bit CS48LV12/13 includes advanced multimedia software to enable a variety of audio and voice enhancements. When combined with the SoundClear RAPID2 acoustic tuning tool and world-class support, leading OEMs can rely on Cirrus Logic solutions powered by SoundClear to enable compelling new features and performance in the latest consumer products.
Cirrus Logic’s SoundClear technology has been shipped in more than 75 million units representing more than 135 products, including leading smartphones, tablets, Bluetooth® speakers and automotive entertainment systems.
Availability
The CS48LV12 and CS48LV13 are currently in volume production and are available in 20-ball wafer level chip scale or 24-pin QFN packages. For customer pricing information please visit http://cirrus.com/en/contacts/sales/index.html to find a local sales representative.
Cirrus Logic, Inc.
Cirrus Logic develops high-precision, analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for a broad range of innovative customers. Building on its diverse analog and signal-processing patent portfolio, Cirrus Logic delivers highly optimized products for a variety of audio and energy-related applications. The company operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas, with offices in Phoenix, Ariz., Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com.
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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release contain forward-looking statements, including our expectations concerning voice-enabled interface features. In addition, any statements that refer to our plans, expectations, strategies or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and assumptions and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risk factors listed in our Form 10-K for the year ended March 30, 2013, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.sec.gov. Any foregoing information concerning our business outlook represents our outlook as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new developments or otherwise.
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