Tymphany, a designer and manufacturer of transducers and audio systems, recently announced plans to collaborate with Qualcomm Atheros, Inc. on the development of a broad range of wireless speakers and next generation audio playback devices. Tymphany chose the Qualcomm Atheros Skifta Audio Module to meet demand for an end-to-end wireless audio experience that accommodates the connected lifestyle of today's music consumer.
Designed for the connected home and mobile markets, the Skifta Audio Module is based on Qualcomm Atheros' Wi-Fi system-on-chip and provides a cost-optimized hardware, software and service solution for audio device manufactures looking to enable multi-room streaming of local and cloud-based audio to mobile devices and multiple speakers, audio/video receivers and other audio playback devices in the home.
The collaboration between Tymphany and Qualcomm Atheros is expected to bring together the elements needed to provide a wireless whole home audio solution that is easy to design and manufacture, and reduces time to market and costs.
