Burr-Brown Introduces DSD Audio DAC for Super Audio CD.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TUCSON, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 29, 1999 Burr-Brown Corp. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :BBRC BBRC Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications BBRC Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club (Washington state) BBRC Ball Brothers Research Corporation ) today announced the DSD (Direct Stream Digital) See SACD. 1700, a unique audio digital-to-analog converter (DAC See D/A converter and discretionary access control. DAC - Digital to Analog Converter ) designed for Sony's Direct Stream Digital (DSD) technology which is used in Super Audio CD (SACD (Super Audio CD) A high-resolution CD audio format from Sony and Philips. SACD and DVD-Audio (DVD-A) were the two next-generation digital audio formats for enhanced sound quality, but neither one caught on (see high-resolution audio). ) players, professional DSD processors, and DSD mixing consoles. The DSD1700 was designed using Burr-Brown's high performance audio DAC technology under technical consultation by Sony Corporation for DSD technology. The device directly converts 1-bit, 2.8224MHz digitally sampled data (the basic technology of Super Audio CD) to an analog signal. This simplified format for recording and playback results in superior audio performance when compared to current CD-quality sound. "We are excited to have worked with Sony to introduce our first DSD audio DAC for Super Audio CD," said Mike Centorino, audio product marketing manager at Burr-Brown. "Combined with Sony's DSD decoder, the DSD1700 allows the user to achieve the high performance and sound quality associated with the Direct Stream Digital technology." The DSD1700 is a single-channel DAC consisting of a double differential analog FIR (Finite Impulse Response (electronics, DSP) Finite Impulse Response - (FIR) A type of digital signal filter, in which every sample of output is the weighted sum of past and current samples of input, using only some finite number of past samples. ) filter. It features a wide frequency range up to 100kHz with a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and dynamic range of 110dB. The DSD1700 directly interfaces to a DSD decoder and operates on an 11.2896MHz (256fs) system clock. The device is packaged in a small 28-lead SSOP SSOP Shrink Small Outline Package SSOP Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (USDA) SSOP Sanitary Standard Operating Procedures SSOP Sharescan-Open Platform (Ecopy) SSOP Site Security Operational Procedures and operates on a single +5V power supply. The DSD1700 is priced at $9.95 in 1,000 piece quantities. Delivery is from stock. About Burr-Brown Burr-Brown Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development, manufacturing and marketing of precision linear, data conversion and mixed signal integrated circuits. These products address applications in communications, industrial control, instrumentation, consumer electronics, and personal computer systems. For product information, visit http://www.burr-brown.com/. For additional information, call Joe Engle at 800/548-6132 or e-mail engle_joe@burr-brown.com. |
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