Cadence Unveils Industry's First MIPI SoundWire Controller IP Solution

(RTTNews) - Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (CDNS) Thursday announced the industry's first MIPI SoundWire Controller Intellectual Property.

SoundWire is a new digital audio interface specification from the MIPI Alliance, which enables bi-directional digital communication with a focus on low complexity and low gate count, thus making it attractive to many mobile design applications.

Cadence said it is the first to enable customers to take advantage of a feature-rich, cost-effective, compact IP design to interface directly with digital microphones or speakers into their next-generation mobile systems on chip designs.

According to the company, a cost-optimized controller meeting MIPI SoundWire specifications may be up to 50 percent smaller than previous standards that may require multiple components, saving design footprint and cost.

The specification's interface offers a simpler audio frame format and a straightforward command-based register-programming interface suitable for low-cost audio peripherals.

The new Cadence MIPI SoundWire Controller IP is now available for early access partners, with general availability scheduled for the fourth quarter.