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NuraTrue Pro Earbuds

NuraTrue Pro earbuds offer custom sound and exceptional spatial audio

Wiferion

Wiferion Enters the North American Market

R+P

Renesas to Acquire Panthronics

AP

Will UWB change the world of headphones?

Mic

RadioGPT

GHireve

Tesla joins Gireve’s roaming platform to open its Superchargers to an eMSP partner in Europe

IinfineonxGan

Infineon to acquire GaN Systems

ST

ST Microelectronics earns USB-IF certification for complete USB PD EPR solution; efficiently delivers up to 140W from a single adapter

GaN

Transphorm and Weltrend Semiconductor Partner to Release Integrated GaN System-in-Package

SonosEra

Sonos releases new line of speakers

MEMs

AAC helps directional MEMS microphone startup get to market

HPC

HP Adopt Transphorm’s SuperGaN into New 65W Adapter

Prius

Toyoda Gosei Develops a More Compact Wireless Charger for the New Prius

SeatF

SEAT to spend 3.2 billion converting main factory to BEV production hub for VW Group

RazerLeviathan

World’s first beamforming soundbar tracks your head

CB

Latest quarter results from major semis vendors are a mixed bag, but generally it is a quarter of decline

N+S

New Netflix spatial audio powered by Sennheiser

Peugeot Inception

New Peugeot Inception concept revealed at CES 2023

Gridserve

Gridserve installed 32 new high power EV chargers in January

AFA

AirFuel Alliance announces release of global At-A-Distance RF wireless charging standard

Vivomove Trend

The Vivomove Trend is the first Garmin watch to feature wireless charging

RAM Charger

RAM electric pickup inductive charging robot

Qi2

New Qi2 standard for wireless devices ensures enhanced consumer convenience and efficiency

GMC Hummer EV

GMC Hummer EV supertruck launches with Bose Electric Vehicle Sound Enhancement Technology

InfineonLogo

Infineon fosters the adoption of its innovative multilevel Class D audio amplifier technology through an ecosystem of associated partners

xMEMS (1)

xMEMS and Bujeon Electronics announce immediate availability of 2-way speaker modules for hi-res, lossless TWS earbuds

CES

CES 2023: Technology advancements drive Headphone 3.0 forward

Alexa Mon

Amazon is on pace to lose $10 billion this year from Alexa and other devices

analytic

Meta acquires Audio Analytic

Azoteq

Why buy four chips if you only need one?

GMC

2023 GMC Sierra gets limited wireless phone charging availability

AAUSBC

USB-C standardization may be coming into India

LightningEmotors

Lightning eMotors wants to offer wireless EV fleet charging after 2023 demos

GaN Zues

Zeus the world’s smallest 270w GaN USB-C charger

Neta V

Chinese car company NETA first to use Infineon’s new generation BMS solution

RAC Ban of Cars

EU confirms ban on sale of fossil fuel cars from 2035

PowerMat

Powermat wins Best of Sensors 2022 for its PMT 100 Wireless Power Solution

Tesla (1)

Tesla launches CCS adapter for $250, enabling drivers to access public chargers

Knowles

Knowles releases new TWS reference design with best-in-class music experience and advanced features

Cerence BMW (1)

BMW sticks with Cerence to build next car voice assistant

NGH3

Hear This: ‘Ear-Worn Computing’ Around the Corner

MEZE audio

Headband headphones vs TWS

Sony WSA Audiology

Sony and WS Audiology have entered into a partnership agreement in the over-the-counter self-fitting hearing aid business

NordicSenn

Sennheiser uses Nordic Semiconductor Bluetooth LE Audio technology

Lofelt Meta

Meta acquires Lofelt

Airoha

Airoha sets 10-year milestone with Bluetooth LE Audio certification

Wifirion

WiTricity licenses wireless charging tech to Wiferion

Calicharge

California becomes first state to roll out submetering technology to spur EV adoption

EVGO (1)

EVgo and Delta Electronics announce strategic collaboration to advance nationwide access to EV charging

iQOO

IQOO 10 Pro to reach 200W charging speeds

NFC Infineon Lock

Smart locks will soon power themselves entirely through your smartphone

ANDES, TWS Platform

Optimizing PPA with RISC-V custom extensions in TWS earbuds

MEMS speaker (2)

SAR publishes its updated MEMS Speaker study

Greenwaves CE

GreenWaves’ GAP9 processor for hearables and smart sensors

Bluetrum

The domestic TWS chip maker Zhongke Lanxun goes public

IC platforms TWS

SAR publishes its IC Platforms & Components in TWS market report

Meeting owl

Meeting Owl 3: 360° video conferencing camera, mic, and speaker

Realme

Realme GT2 Master Explorer Edition to ship with 100W GaN charger

GaN Power

GaN Systems and PowerSphyr advance partnership to deliver comprehensive wireless power solutions

NA

Netflix licenses Sennheiser’s AMBEO spatial audio technology

RI (1)

Razer acquires Interhaptics to drive Haptics ecosystem

Usound

USound MEMS speakers enable new audio in-vehicle experiences

Siemans

Siemens invests in WiTricity to advance wireless charging for electric vehicles

PIInnoSwitch

Power Integrations expands InnoSwitch4-CZ integrated switcher family to 220 W

Auracast

Bluetooth SIG launches Auracast

RSEV

Electric-car charging stations are becoming more common, but there’s still one huge problem: Tons of them don’t work

SW

Sonarworks new calibration software lets anyone set up a multichannel audio system

Head Acoustics

Highly efficient sound power and sound intensity measurements with augmented reality

Sony Link Buds

Endel collaborates with Sony to bring audio wellness to Sony’s LinkBuds series

DeepCharge3

DeepCharge develops universal wireless charging

Shell ABBB

ABB, Shell to launch first nationwide EV charging network in Germany

Knowles BA

Knowles new dual-diaphragm balanced armature

Pixel Buds

Google shares Pixel Buds Pro international details: Countries, prices, and color availability

Weltrend

Weltrend announced availability of industry’s first USB PD 3.1 Controllers

Infineon

Infineon’s new Battery Management ICs

Xiaomi

Xiaomi Gamepad Elite Edition

Broadcom

Broadcom ships one billion Wi-Fi 6 and 6E chips

New Project (82)

MEMS speakers are replacing balanced armature speakers

Sonos Voice

Sonos adds secure voice control

vivo nav

Navitas GaN IC selected for Vivo’s 8” screen foldable phone

Belinwicharge

Wi-Charge joins forces with Belkin to apply its over-the-air wireless power technology to consumer products

Iflytek

iFLYTEK reports 2021 operating revenue up 41% to ¥18.3 billion

Meta

Meta to open first brick and mortar store

SHure

Shure release a new KSM series wireless microphone

Nitecore

Nitecore camera batteries adopt USB Type-C charging

Rivian

Rivian CEO warns of looming electric-vehicle battery shortage

Pulse BP

BP chooses Tritium for next move toward global EV charging expansion

Bosch

Bosch barometric pressure sensor raises the bar for accuracy and performance in mobile devices

Rode

Røde releases debut headphones

New Project (80)

Olive Union release self-branded hearing aids for severe hearing loss

New Project (78)

JLab’s new JBuds Air Pro earbuds surprising value and features

Mediatek airoha

MediaTek is getting ready to spin off its Airoha subsidiary

Energous Atmosic

Evaluation Kit supports OTA wireless power transfer solutions

MC

Microchip enables Qi 1.3 wireless charging with authentication

Tesla

Tesla set to open up UK Supercharger network soon

Dyson

Dyson announces ANC over ear headphones with Air purifier

Poly HP

HP announces agreement to acquire Poly

New Project (81)

TITAN’s first haptic motor packs a big punch in a small size

NPD100

Syntiant raises $55 million, ships 20 million+ chips

Uniphy

Grupo Antolin and Uniphy partner to develop advanced smart surfaces for next generation in-car user-interfaces

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