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NPCA110MA

Audio Enhancing Engine and CODEC

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NPCA110M Audio Enhancing Engine and CODEC

Product Brief

November 2011

Revision 1.0

General Description

The Nuvoton NPCA110M device is a member of Nuvoton’s

Sound Enhancing family optimized for mobile applications

such as tablets, mobile phones and netbooks.

It provides CODEC functionality to support stereo

microphone inputs and either dual-stereo DACs or digital

outputs, for built-in speakers or a headphone jack.

The NPCA110M integrates Waves MaxxAudio 3 sound

enhancement algorithms. These are proprietary, patented,

psychoacoustic algorithms that compensate for the

acoustic limitations of small CE devices.

The MaxxAudio 3 algorithms enable reproduction of rich

content, with a wide dynamic range and a full frequency

range, on a limited audio system. For low-frequency

reproduction, MaxxBass uses a patented psychoacoustic

technique to create a perceived low bass, which can be

extended up to 1.5 octaves lower than the original. This

technique reproduces full and rich sounding bass tones.

Power handling is done by MaxxVolume, which utilizes the

power amplifiers and speakers to their full extent yet avoids

clipping and distortions.

The MaxxAudio 3 software suite provides additional algo-

rithms that enhance the overall sound quality, such as

Maxx3D, which widens the stereo image, and MaxxTreble,

for reproducing crystal clear high frequencies. To design a

resonance-free audio system, MaxxEQ provides a flexible

equalizer with 10 bands.

The Maxx family of devices includes:

■ High-performance, 24-bit audio enhancing device pre-

programmed with Waves MaxxAudio 3 algorithms

■ Optional Audio ADC with stereo microphone support

■ Optional Audio DAC

■ Digital I/O and other features for high-performance

audio systems

Outstanding Features

■ Improves audio quality for low-performance speakers

■ System-level BOM savings

■ Stereo operation

■ I2C controlled

■ 24-bit accuracy

■ Audio algorithms

— MAXXBASS®

—

— MAXXTREBLE

— MAXXEQ

— MAXXVOLUME®

— MAXXLEVELER

— MAXXDIALOG

■ Audio input

— Up to two I2S or Synchronous Serial Interface (SSI)

inputs

— Up to three stereo analog inputs with microphone

support: typical SNR of 90 dB; typical THD of 75 dB

■ Audio output

— Optional generation of bass channel for sub-woofer

— Up to three I2S or SSI outputs

— Up to four analog outputs: typical SNR of 96 dB;

typical THD of 86 dB

■ Several General-Purpose digital signals available to

the application (GPIOs)

■ Typical operational power target down to 0.05W

■ Power-down target of less than 0.3 mW

■ 3.3V (I/O, Analog) and 1.8V (Core) operation

System Block Diagram

I2C

Mobile Device

Chipset

I2S

NPCA110M

I2S

Analog

GPIOs

Power

Amplifiers

AMP

Speakers

R

L

Optional

Bass

Headphones

Microphones

© 2011 Nuvoton Technology Corporation

www.nuvoton.com

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