Citation
(2011), "Wolfson announces ultra low power audio hub solution for portable digital audio applications", Microelectronics International, Vol. 28 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2011.21828aad.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2011, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Wolfson announces ultra low power audio hub solution for portable digital audio applications
Article Type: New products From: Microelectronics International, Volume 28, Issue 1
Wolfson Microelectronics plc has today announced the introduction of its industry-leading ultra low power stereo audio hub, the WM8962, which is designed to deliver crystal clear audio to portable digital applications, such as e-book readers, tablets, multimedia mobile phones, games consoles, and digital still cameras and camcorders.
Highly flexible analogue mixing options, multiple onboard clock generators, high-performance ADCs and DACs and support for multiple analogue and digital microphones enable the WM8962 to support a vast range of use cases in multiple consumer electronics applications.
Its flexible audio enhancement digital signal processor (DSP) features multiple preset algorithms. Virtual Surround Sound widens the stereo speaker audio image, providing a richer, immersive listening experience; HD Bass intelligently enhances low frequencies, boosting the frequencies that small speakers can reproduce, without increasing the lowest frequency signals that small speakers cannot reproduce, while ReTune (tm) flattens the frequency response of the speaker or microphone path to maximise the performance of the transducer. A configurable DSP also includes functions such as 3-D widening for recording, a five-band parametric equaliser and a dynamic range controller.
Utilising an integrated charge pump and ground referenced output, the innovative WM8962 features a Wolfson Class-W ultra low power headphone driver, designed to optimise efficiency and power consumption while reducing DC ground offsets and minimising pops and clicks.
The WM8962 incorporates a stereo Class-D speaker driver, which provides 1 W per channel into 8 Ω loads, or 2 W mono into a 4 Ω load, with a 5 V supply. Low leakage, excellent power supply rejection ratio and pop/click suppression mechanisms also allow direct battery connection to the speaker supply.
Barry Paterson, Wolfson’s Product Line Director for Micro Hubs, said:The WM8962 is the latest addition to Wolfson’s innovative Micro Hubs portfolio and provides the optimal balance of audio performance, flexibility, package size and cost-competitiveness for high volume and high growth consumer electronics applications worldwide.
Availability
The WM8962 is available for sampling now in a W-CSP, 3.6×3.9 mm2 49-pin package.
WM8962 customer evaluation boards are available to aid device evaluation and development.
Further information is available at: www.wolfsonmicro.com