AKM HiFi 4 DSPs supporting Audio Weaver

Audio & Voice DSPs

AKM of DSP that meet Audio Weaver

AKM’s new DSPs feature support for DSP Concepts' Audio Weaver and expand the potential of audio system design.

AKM has partnered with DSP Concepts, Inc. (DSP Concepts) to bring support for the Audio Weaver platform to the AKM DSP family. This integration has resulted in a flexible and scalable audio and voice application development environment.

AKM’s new pin-compatible audio DSPs are likewise easily scalable across system variants.  The AK7018’s dual-core HiFi 4 DSP configuration offers great flexibility: since the HiFi 4 is a C-programmable DSP, users may elect to use both cores with Audio Weaver or use the second core (or both) to run custom audio algorithms. The single-core AK7017 is an easy option for less processor-intensive systems, and the AK7709 provides four AKM DSP cores in addition to its two HiFi 4 cores.

Advanced automotive infotainment systems require multiple microphones and speakers for each seating position, as well as additional mics for noise cancelation.  Accordingly, all three new AKM DSPs support a maximum of 152 audio channels in and out.  Eight independent clock zones, combined with 20 channels of ASRC, allow for a large variety of I/O and clocking configurations to suit even the most complex audio systems.

List of Supported Processors (Pin-Compatible: HLQFP100)

AK7709VQ : Multi-core DSP with SRCs

  • Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP: 2 cores (MCLK 492MHz)
  • AKM DSP: 4 cores (MCLK 492MHz)
  • Multiple Sampling Rate Processing (ex. Audio & Voice)

AK7018VQ :
Dual-core DSP with SRCs

  • Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP: 2 cores (MCLK 492MHz)
  • Dual Sampling Rate Processing (ex. Audio & Voice)

AK7017VQ
Single-core DSP with SRCs

  • Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP: 1 core (MCLK 492MHz)
Item AK7709VQ AK7018VQ AK7017VQ
Tensilica HiFi 4 DSP (MCLK 492MHz) 2 core 2 core 1 core
AKM DSP (MCLK 492MHz) 4 core - -
Multiple Sample Rate DSP Processing (ex. 48kHz Audio & 16kHz Voice) Yes Yes -
Asynchronous IIS/TDM Audio Interface (max 152ch) 11 set 11 set 11 set
Asynchronous SRC (FSO/FSI=0.167~6.0)  20 ch 20 ch 20 ch
Digital Microphone I/F 4 ch 4 ch 4 ch
SPI (20MHz), Quad SPI (50MHz), I²C-bus (400kHz Fast-Mode ) Yes Yes Yes
SPI Master, Self-Bootup Yes Yes Yes
I2C Master, UART I/F Yes Yes Yes

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About DSP Concepts, Inc.

DSP Concepts, Inc.

DSP Concepts, headquartered in California, North America, is a global market leader in the embedded audio field. DSP Concepts offer an audio development platform called Audio Weaver that embodies innovative development methods in the audio field, providing users with a wide range of audio design options.

Additionally, DSP Concepts will provide a wide range of related audio IP such as Fraunhofer, DTS, BACCH, Sensory, Mimi and more, and engineering services based on Audio Weaver, providing total support for clients' audio design needs. DSP Concepts technologies have been deployed in millions of automobiles and consumer products, contributing to outstanding audio experience solutions from many top brands.