XMOS and Skyworth join forces on AI TV
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Louise Duffy
| 31 October 2018

Voice and audio solutions specialist XMOS has teamed with Chinese TV brand Skyworth to launch an always-on AI TV.

The AI TV voice chip is based on XMOS's VocalFusion XVF3500 voice processor, with a compact four-microphone linear array to enhance voice capture range and accuracy.

The TV is designed to respond to a voice command, which will instruct it to wake up or adjust the volume. A first-generation microcontroller has been used in premium consumer, studio and broadcast audio equipment from more than 200 manufacturers. While its second-generation multicore microcontroller, the xCORE-200 series, is designed for IoT-based equipment for the creation of high-quality music and optimised sound processing solutions.

Together, XMOS and Skyworth have developed a solution that enables Skyworth’s TV to deliver 180-degree all-dimensional sound-source identification from up to 5 metres, which means instant wake-up from across the room using only voice control. The XVF3500 voice processor also supports de-reverberation and noise suppression, enabling the Skyworth TV to ‘hear’ and accurately capture a user’s voice commands, no matter what volume the content is playing at or how noisy the surrounding environment.