Embedded: Low-Cost Codecs Spin Surroundsound For Receiver Apps

Nov. 10, 2003

The CS42406 surroundsound codec is designed for audio/video and DVD receiver applications. It features the company's patented Popguard technology along with two analog-to-digital converter (ADC) and six 24-bit digital-to-analog converter (DAC) channels. The DAC provides 102-dB dynamic range, while the ADC provides 105 dB. The CS42406 comes in a 48-pin LQFP package. Pricing for the codec starts at $2.62.

Cirrus Logic Inc.www.cirrus.com

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