MightyWorks Ports Single- and Multi-Microphone Processing Technologies to Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSPs

SAN JOSE, Calif., Sept. 02, 2015 – 

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDNS) today announced that MightyWorks has ported its single-microphone and multi-microphone processing technologies to the Cadence® Tensilica® HiFi digital signal processors (DSPs).

MightyWorks' audio and voice technologies are specifically designed for mobile, automotive, Bluetooth accessories and home assistant applications. MightyWorks has provided AudioZoom technology for smartphones, which captures the sound from the desired direction, while reducing interfering sounds. MightyWorks also offers Clear Call™ and SRE™ (Speech Recognition Enhancer) technologies, which improve user experience in voice calls, e-calls and speech recognition in automotive environments by up to 50 percent. To learn more about these technologies, visit http://www.mightyworks.co.kr.

The Tensilica HiFi DSP is the most widely used licensable audio/voice/speech DSP family, with support for over 160 proven audio/voice software packages and over 75 software partners in the Tensilica Xtensions^TM partner program. More information is available at http://ip.cadence.com/hifi.

"Our goal is to provide a solution that improves speech recognition rates in noisy backgrounds and far-field conditions," said Edward Shin, CEO, MightyWorks. "Our technology supports handheld, hands-free and automotive environments, and provides voice tracking, which can identify the direction of the speaker, leading to an overall better audio experience for users."

"Our customers are always looking for new innovations that can improve the quality of their audio and voice applications," said Larry Przywara, group director of audio/voice IP marketing, Cadence. "MightyWorks' proven audio and voice technologies provide a valuable addition to our growing audio/voice/speech software partner ecosystem, offering advanced features including its Speech Recognition Enhancer, which combines beamforming, noise suppression and speech feature restoring."

About MightyWorks

MightyWorks' audio and voice technologies are specifically designed for mobile, automotive, Bluetooth accessories and home assistant applications. MightyWorks has provided AudioZoom technology for smartphone, which captures the sound from the desired direction, while reducing interfering sounds. MightyWorks also offers Clear Call™ and SRE™ (Speech Recognition Enhancer) technologies, which improve user experience in voice calls, e-calls and speech recognition in automotive environments by up to 50 percent. To learn more about these technologies, visit http://www.mightyworks.co.kr.

About Cadence Design Systems, Inc.

Cadence Design Systems is a leading global EDA company. Cadence customers use our software, hardware, and services to overcome a range of technical and economic hurdles.

Our technologies help customers create mobile devices with longer battery life. Designers of ICs for game consoles and other consumer electronics speed their products to market using our hardware simulators to run software on a virtual chip long before the actual chip exists. We bridge the traditional gap between chip designers and fabrication facilities, so that manufacturing challenges can be addressed early in the design stage. And our custom IC design platform enables designers to harmonize the divergent worlds of analog and digital design to create some of the most advanced mixed-signal system on chip (SoC) designs. These are just a few of the many essential Cadence solutions that drive the success of leading IC and electronic systems companies.

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