Product category: Analogue and Mixed Signal ICs
News Release from: Wolfson Microelectronics | Subject: WM9705
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 21 January 2003
Codec finds a home in high-end PDAs
Both Toshiba and Dell have incorporated the WM9705 audio codec in their latest high-end PDAs
"As communications, multimedia and computing applications converge in consumer products, the need for high-performance audio and video components has also increased", said Wolfson's Managing Director, David Milne. "Being selected for inclusion in products such as Dell's Axim X5 and Toshiba's e740 demonstrates that Wolfson is supplying the market with advanced products with functions that it needs right now".
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 January 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The WM9705 codec has been used as an enabling device in the Treo 600 smartphone from palmOne
The WM9705, audio codec delivers a convergence of audio and PDA facilities to portable information devices.
At the same time, the WM9705 conforms to Intel's AC97 Revision 2.2 audio specification, while integrating advanced features such as stereo headphone driver and touch screen controller.
The audio section provides full-duplex 18bit codec functions and supports variable sample rates from 8 to 48Ksample/s with high signal to noise ratio.
Additional audio features include 3D sound enhancement, line-level outputs and stereo-buffered headphone outputs.
The WM9705 also features microphone and headphone switching capabilities that make it a good choice for mobile comms applications.
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