US a California chipmaker is working to free Alexa from the power cord
People are strangely affectionate with their smart speakers using Amazon-made Alexa technology: a survey this week revealed that a quarter of the customers put the device to bed. But if a microchip manufacturer in California successfully completes the new collaboration with Amazon, Alexa could soon be power cord-free and ready to go.
The company is DSP Group, a chipset provider for VoIP, multimedia and wireless digital applications with a record of 30 years of successful implementations in cell phones and watches. Amazon has partnered with the manufacturer through its Alexa Voice Services division, which works with a large number of chip manufacturers to bring Alexa to other devices.
"We expect a future in which customers interact with Alexa anywhere and from any device," said Priya Abani, director of Alexa Voice Service, in a statement. "We look forward to working with the DSP Group to realize this vision and provide developers with additional tools to extend the various resources they already need to build Alexa-enabled devices."
The DSP Advance is a standardized chip that is smaller than a penny, with which Alexa can be integrated into third-party devices. With widespread use, this technology could make Alexa a "shell ghost" for everything from phones to smart home networks. It could also effectively help Amazon conquer the digital assistant market with rivals such as Google Home and Apple's Siri / HomePod.
In addition to its miniature scale, the DSP chip is very competitive in terms of low power consumption. Because the company has completely redesigned its chip for use in small devices, its chip surpasses the competition for devices with limited space.
DSP announced this week that it has made its technology available to third-party developers with its 3-microphone HDClear development kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). The low-power solution enables developers to develop a range of Alexa-compatible devices, including smart speakers, portable devices, smart home appliances and remote controls.
The new chip line is the key to DSP's strategy of leveraging technology development to remain relevant in a volatile market for smart technologies. Historically, the fortunes of the company have depended on the provision of smart devices such as cordless phones, but the market is disappearing into the hands of fixed customers on mobile phones.
The DSP market is still a fraction of the activity that competitors like Intel see annually, but the company's partnership with Amazon could change the rules of the game. For DSP is an important way for a company that has Many engineers are working on Alexa solutions. For Amazon, this is a critical first step towards publishing Alexa in a broader market.
The company is DSP Group, a chipset provider for VoIP, multimedia and wireless digital applications with a record of 30 years of successful implementations in cell phones and watches. Amazon has partnered with the manufacturer through its Alexa Voice Services division, which works with a large number of chip manufacturers to bring Alexa to other devices.
"We expect a future in which customers interact with Alexa anywhere and from any device," said Priya Abani, director of Alexa Voice Service, in a statement. "We look forward to working with the DSP Group to realize this vision and provide developers with additional tools to extend the various resources they already need to build Alexa-enabled devices."
The DSP Advance is a standardized chip that is smaller than a penny, with which Alexa can be integrated into third-party devices. With widespread use, this technology could make Alexa a "shell ghost" for everything from phones to smart home networks. It could also effectively help Amazon conquer the digital assistant market with rivals such as Google Home and Apple's Siri / HomePod.
In addition to its miniature scale, the DSP chip is very competitive in terms of low power consumption. Because the company has completely redesigned its chip for use in small devices, its chip surpasses the competition for devices with limited space.
DSP announced this week that it has made its technology available to third-party developers with its 3-microphone HDClear development kit for Amazon Alexa Voice Service (AVS). The low-power solution enables developers to develop a range of Alexa-compatible devices, including smart speakers, portable devices, smart home appliances and remote controls.
The new chip line is the key to DSP's strategy of leveraging technology development to remain relevant in a volatile market for smart technologies. Historically, the fortunes of the company have depended on the provision of smart devices such as cordless phones, but the market is disappearing into the hands of fixed customers on mobile phones.
The DSP market is still a fraction of the activity that competitors like Intel see annually, but the company's partnership with Amazon could change the rules of the game. For DSP is an important way for a company that has Many engineers are working on Alexa solutions. For Amazon, this is a critical first step towards publishing Alexa in a broader market.
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