New Silicon Motion SSD controller supports Micron 16nm TLC NAND

Microsemi has announced its Timberwolf audio processor, the ZL38AMB. It is designed specifically for Ambarella camera SoCs and is claimed to be engineered to be the best-in-class HD audio solution for Ambarella's suite of video processors.

The ZL38AMB device is designed with AcuEdge Acoustic Technology on Microsemi's Timberwolf DSP platform, which features a set of complex, fully integrated algorithms that allow users to extract information from the audio environment in which they are communicating.
The audio processor is a wideband acoustic echo canceller which also provides noise reduction, beam forming and sound location detection for the IP camera and wearable markets.
The ZL38AMB is said to provide voice specific hardware accelerators, three digital microphone interfaces, two independent 16bit D/A converters with headphone drivers and two flexible time-division multiplexing interfaces in a single 64pin QFN or 56pin 3 x 3mm CSP. Additional features include 48kHz stereo music playback with voice, ultra-low and standby power.
- See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics/best-in-class-audio-processor-for-iot-applications/86065/#sthash.PV2b079B.dpuf

Microsemi has announced its Timberwolf audio processor, the ZL38AMB. It is designed specifically for Ambarella camera SoCs and is claimed to be engineered to be the best-in-class HD audio solution for Ambarella's suite of video processors.

The ZL38AMB device is designed with AcuEdge Acoustic Technology on Microsemi's Timberwolf DSP platform, which features a set of complex, fully integrated algorithms that allow users to extract information from the audio environment in which they are communicating.
The audio processor is a wideband acoustic echo canceller which also provides noise reduction, beam forming and sound location detection for the IP camera and wearable markets.
The ZL38AMB is said to provide voice specific hardware accelerators, three digital microphone interfaces, two independent 16bit D/A converters with headphone drivers and two flexible time-division multiplexing interfaces in a single 64pin QFN or 56pin 3 x 3mm CSP. Additional features include 48kHz stereo music playback with voice, ultra-low and standby power.
- See more at: http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics/best-in-class-audio-processor-for-iot-applications/86065/#sthash.PV2b079B.dpuf

Silicon Motion Technology has announced that its SM2256 SATA client SSD controller now supports Micron Technology's new 16nm 128 gigabit (Gb) TLC NAND flash, enabling high-performance and reliability for cost-effective TLC-based SSDs.

Silicon Motion's SM2256 is a four-channel SATA 6Gb/s client SSD controller built using Micron's 128Gb 16nm TLC NAND. The new SSD controller delivers up to 540MB/s sequential read performance and 460MB/s sequential write, as well as up to 90,000 random read IOPS and 80,000 random write IOPS.

Leveraging Silicon Motion's proprietary NANDXtend error-correcting code (ECC) technology, the SM2256 enhances the endurance and retention of TLC NAND, delivering more than three times better reliability for TLC SSD as compared to the existing BCH ECC schemes, the company said.

The Silicon Motion SM2256 with Micron 128Gb 16nm TLC NAND is ideally suited for client SSDs targeting ultrabooks, notebooks, tablets and HDD replacement, Silicon Motion noted.

"Our SM2256 solution coupled with Micron's 16nm TLC NAND delivers the most advanced, cost-effective and reliable SSDs in the market," said Nelson Duann, VP of product marketing for Silicon Motion. "Our customers can offer a new class of no-compromise, cost-effective SSDs that leverage the strengths of NAND technology advancements at affordable prices."

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