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AKM Releases AK4493, Upgrade to the AK4490, the Best Selling Premium High-End DAC
Asahi
Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has developed the AK4493EQ, a
32-bit stereo premium
D/A converter, and it will be available on the market in Jan. 2018,
as an upgrade from the AK4490EQ, which is adopted by many audio products
since it was launched in 2014. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20171208005024/en/
The AK4493EQ will be introduced in CES 2018 that is held from 9th Jan. 2018 at Las Vegas, NV, USA. More detailed information and listening demonstration will be available. Features 1. Dynamic Sound Playback with Large Amounts of Playback Information: VELVET SOUND architecture is improved
Not only the circuit design, but also the LSI manufacturing process was
developed at AKM exclusively for AKM's audio devices. The AK4493EQ
adopts this process, improving low frequency noise performance and
electric margin. 2. Even Higher Performance than the AKM's Best Selling DAC, the AK4490EQ
Low-distortion technology achieves -113dB THD+N DAC with a 123dB* S/N
characteristic. The AK4493EQ has higher performance than the AK4490EQ.
In addition, OSRD, (Over Sampling Ratio Doubler), technology greatly
reduces out of band noise. 3. Supporting High Resolution Data An industry first, a 22.4MHz DSD input is now supported. The digital input supports up to 768 kHz PCM and 22.4 MHz DSD, (Direct Stream Digital), recreating high-resolution sound that is as close as possible to the original acoustic source. About AKM Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) is a Japan-based company designs and manufactures CMOS mixed signal integrated circuits and magnetic sensors for applications including audio, multimedia, consumer electronics, industrial infrastructure, and telecommunications. AKM has continued to provide customers with optimum solutions all over the world for over 30 years. AKM Semiconductor, Inc., located in San Jose, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of AKM, and offers sales, marketing, and design support for North American customers. Additional information is available at www.akm.com
* AKM and VELVET SOUND™ are trademarks of Asahi Kasei Microdevices
Corporation in Japan, Europe and the United States.
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