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Converter From Cirrus Logic Integrates Four Chips Into One 16-Pin Package New Low Power Chip Increases Sound Quality and Battery Life For Portable Devices |
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Austin, Tex., July 27, 2000 – Cirrus Logic Inc. a leader in audio chips,
announces a new low power Digital to Analog (D/A) Converter, the CS43L43
that integrates four chips into one 16-pin TSSOP. This highly integrated
chip is also the industry’s smallest solution and offers the highest
available audio quality for portable devices, all at one-fourth the power
consumption of typical low voltage D/A converters. The CS43L43 integrates the functions of four chips into one 16-pin package that consumes only 16mW of power. It provides high Dynamic Range (96dB), Total Harmonic Distortion plus Noise (THD+N) and long battery life for portable audio applications. The THD+N of the CS43L43 is -85dB, a full 20dB improvement over most solutions. The D/A converter allows more than 200 hours of music playback and provides a single chip solution with all the capabilities typically found in four separate chips: a D/A Converter, an Audio Effects Digital Signal Processor, an Analog Volume Control and a Headphone Amplifier. “By combining the functions of four chips into one with the lowest power consumption, Cirrus Logic enhances its position as the industry’s leading producer of audio chips,” said Jason Carlson, vice president and general manager for the Consumer Products Division of Cirrus Logic. “We have designed this chip to provide the longest battery life and best sound quality for portable devices in the marketplace today.” According to Will Strauss, president of Forward Concepts, an independent market research firm based in Tempe, Arizona, Cirrus Logic is the leading supplier of audio chips worldwide and represents 20 percent of the Audio IC (Integrated Circuits) market. The CS43L43 is available today and is priced at $2.20 in OEM quantities. Cirrus Logic is a premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP chip solutions for Internet entertainment electronics. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets high-volume audio, storage and communications applications. Cirrus Logic sells its products under the Crystal ®, Maverick and 3Ci brands as well as its own name. Source: Cirrus Logic Web: www.crystal.com
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