Sound Design Technologies (SDT) a leading designer and manufacturer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions for hearing instruments announces the launch of RHYTHM™ DSP for hearing aids at the 54th International EUHA Congress, in Nuremberg, Germany.
RHYTHM™ (SA3229 and SB3229) is a high-quality, superior performance trimmer-configurable or programmable DSP system for emerging hearing aid markets. Featuring four-channel WDRC compression, high performance feedback cancellation and a host of other advanced features, RHYTHM™ delivers first-class performance at an affordable price.
Ian Roane, CEO SDT comments: “RHYTHM implemented on Sound Design’s WOLVERINE™ platform enables our customers to offer a high-quality, cost efficient product for the emerging price-sensitive markets in the hearing industry. With multi-channel compression, adaptive feedback cancellation and trimmer controls; Rhythm is redefining the low-cost hearing market with performance that was limited to premium hearing aids in the past.”
RHYTHM features WDRC compression with choice of 1, 2, or 4 channels, adaptive Feedback Cancellation with high added stable gain and rapid adjustment for dynamic feedback situations. The WOLVERINE DSP platform enables superior 20-bit wide bandwidth (up to 16 kHz) sound quality on RHYTHM, delivering unprecedented sound quality, comfort and audibility to hearing aid wearers.
RHYTHM ™ is offered as a lead-free RoHS compliant part in SDT’s miniaturized WOLVERINE™ hybrid. The extremely small form factor of the product (SA3229: 5.72 x 3.18 x 1.27 mm3 and SB3229: 5.59 x 3.18 x 1.65 mm3) allows manufacturers to build hearing aids of all form-factors including CIC, ITE, BTE, and mini-BTE styles. Samples are now available; full production quantities available in November 2009.
For additional information on this product, please visit www.sounddesigntechnologies.com, or contact your Sound Design Technologies account manager.
About Sound Design Technologies:
Sound Design Technologies Ltd is a leading designer and manufacturer of ultra-low power semiconductor solutions, algorithms and software infrastructure for hearing instruments, portable battery powered DSP applications, and a contract manufacturing services provider offering a differentiated set of unique manufacturing capabilities for the microelectronics industry. Founded in 2007 via the acquisition of Gennum Corporation's Audio Division and Manufacturing Operations, Sound Design Technologies Ltd. is headquartered in Burlington, Ontario, Canada with additional design, research and development offices in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Additional information is available at: www.sounddesigntechnologies.com
Contacts:
Sound Design Technologies
Shailja Tewari, 905-635-0804 Ext. 2870
Director
of Marketing
stewari@sounddes.com
