As consumer devices such as tablets, media players and home theater systems continue to incorporate more audio functionality, the systems on chip (SoCs) designed for these devices become more complex.

Robert Orban is a consultant to Orban Labs Inc. He has been developing audio processing algorithms and hardware for broadcast and studio use, including the Optimod line of broadcast processors, for ...

When we talk about audio processing, normally, we refer to the final, on-air processors for AM or FM or HD Radio. There are plenty of other processing needs around a radio station: The need to make ...

Part One of this two-part series introduced the concept of flexible silicon—signal processors that are programmable in environments that express functional and parametric behavior in ...

Signal processing for analog broadcast is a combination of two functions: control of perceived sound (for competitive advantage), and meeting FCC constraints on transmission modulation and occupied ...