Ceva’s AFE solution now Alexa Voice Service qualified

Ceva (CEVA) announced that its audio front end software solution has become Alexa Voice Service qualified. The solution, which combines CEVA’s ClearVox far-field noise reduction and voice processing software together with WhisPro, voice user interface neural network based keyword spotting software, is a robust, ultra-low power software package ready for integration with AVS-enabled devices such as smart speakers, soundbars and more. AVS is Amazon’s (AMZN) cloud-based service that allows device makers to integrate an ever-increasing set of Alexa features and functions into compatible devices. By garnering an AVS qualification for its audio front end software solution, Ceva’s semiconductor, ODM and OEM customers can utilize this software solution to seamlessly add Alexa-enabled services to their target device.