The collaboration is the first of its kind in the Bluetooth audio industry
Airoha Technology and Intel are working to make the music, podcasts and videos coming from computers to your headset even better.
Airoha, one of the world’s design leaders of Bluetooth audio integrated circuits (ICs), announced on Dec. 4 that the company’s SoCs and Software Development Kit (SDK) for Bluetooth LE Audio devices are collaborating with Intel’s Evo laptop accessory program, the first of its kind in the Bluetooth audio industry.
The two company’s are promoting the partnership as helping audio devices achieve the highest level of Bluetooth LE Audio compatibility between headset and laptop, increasing the likelihood that future vendor audio devices can more easily meet Intel’s strict experience requirements and gain acceptance into the Engineered for Intel Evo laptop accessory program.
Next-Gen Headsets
Yuchuan Yang, Sr. Vice President of Airoha Technology noted customers can develop various audio devices—such as business headsets, gaming headsets, speakers, and hearing aids—with the same SDK software platform and can start each new project quickly.
“In collaboration with Intel, Airoha now offers the industry’s first product development platform with embedded Bluetooth LE Audio Intel Evo experience support to help our customers’ audio devices achieve Intel Evo accessory program verification more easily and enter the Intel Evo accessory program ecosystem earlier,” said Yang.
The Intel Evo platform is Intel’s premium consumer brand for high-performance laptops, designed to provide a computing experience with excellent responsiveness, long battery life, fast charging, and thin-and-light form factors.
Laptop designs that meet the Intel Evo requirements undergo rigorous testing measurement and verification against a set of specifications and experience indicators to ensure they deliver exceptional performance and user experience.
Intel Collaboration
The Engineered for Intel Evo laptop accessory program is extended to include accessories. This accessory program helps users identify third party product designs that are tested to ensure they meet strict Intel requirements that provide seamless connectivity, reliability, and performance for the best overall experience when paired with an Evo Laptop.
With this program, Airoha’s customers can develop products with the joint technology strengths for laptop users, based on semiconductor layers that meet the latest industry standards and quality benchmarks.
“In collaboration with Intel, Airoha now offers the industry’s first product development platform with embedded Bluetooth LE Audio Intel Evo experience support to help our customers’ audio devices achieve Intel Evo accessory program verification more easily and enter the Intel Evo accessory program ecosystem earlier,” said Yang.