CSR

CSR8670™

For Headsets and Speakers

BlueCore CSR8670™ | CSR

Description

CSR8670 is our next-generation audio system-on-chip(SoC) solution with wireless connectivity, embedded flash memory and integrated capacitive touch sensors. CSR8670 will enable the creation of feature rich home entertainment and wearable audio products with a highly compelling user experience and superior audio performance.

CSR8670 is software-portable from CSR’s popular BlueCore5-Multimedia™ platform, enabling easy migration of a broad range of CSR eXtension partner solutions, thereby facilitating rapid time-to-market deployment of a broad portfolio of consumer electronics products.

Key features

  • Bluetooth 3.0 (Bluetooth 4.0 compatible)
  • 16Mb embedded flash memory (64bit wide)
  • Support for up to 64Mb external serial flash (optional)
  • Dual-core architecture with Integrated applications processor and an ultra low-power DSP coprocessor
  • RF Performance: Tx:+10dBm, Rx -90dBm
  • Integrated high performance stereo codec
  • Support for capacitive touch sensors
  • Integrated Li-Ion Battery Charger

Benefits

CSR8670 is the first product in a range of next generation audio SOC solutions for wired or wireless audio and consumer devices that enables the following features and applications:

 

Smaller, Lighter and Thinner Form Factor

  • Single chip solution which significantly reduces external component count and eBOM cost
  • Leading edge package technology reduces PCB area size, enabling smaller end product designs

Enchanced User Experience

  • Superior audio performance using aptX® Hi-Fi quality stereo codec
  • Ultra-low power DSP core delivers significant  power consumption savings for DSP intensive algorithms such as noise reduction, acoustic echo cancelation, speech recognition,  text-to-speech and stereo processing enhancements
  • Extended battery life in all modes including standby, talk-time and music playback
  • Capacitive touch sensors enable tactile control on accessory devices
  • Three RGB LED drivers enable product customisation
  • Bluetooth low energy support for CSR's µEnergy solutions, enabling applications such as health monitoring, remote control functionality or proximity tagging using an audio accessory

Enchanced Development Experience

  • Dual-core architecture with embedded flash memory provides a very flexible solution for product differentiation
  • Reduced design cycle time using a wide range of third party software plug-ins for the on-chip DSP, accessible from CSR's eXtension Partner Program
  • Faster time to market with a readily available suite of development tools, hardware and application software

Potential applications

  • Home entertainment eco-system
    • TVs
    • Smart remote controllers
    • Wired or wireless soundbars
    • Wired or wireless speakers and headphones
    • Bluetooth low energy connectivity to external 3D glasses
  • Tablets / PCs / Mobile Connectivity
    • Wired or wireless headphones for music / gaming / multimedia content
    • Wired or wireless speakers
    • Wired or wireless speaker phones
    • Mono Headsets for voice

Product details

Audio

  • High performance stereo ADC and DAC
  • Support for 2 x analog microphone inputs
  • Support for high quality stereo output
  • Support for up to 6 digital microphone (MEMS) inputs

Power Management

  • 2 x SMPS regulators
  • 3.3V USB regulator
  • Additional on-chip linear regulators for internal supplies

Battery Charger

  • Li-Ion battery charger with Instant-ON support
  • Support for nomimal and fast charge current rates
  • Support for USB charging spec enumeration

Interfaces

  • Host Interfaces : UART / USB2.0 / SPI
  • Audio Interfaces : PCM / I2S / SPDIF
  • 14 x general purpose IOs
  • 2 x Analogue inputs/outputs (temperature sensor, charger control, etc)
  • 6 x capacitive touch sensors
  • Three fully configurable LED drivers

Package Options

  • 6.5 x 6.5 x 1.0mm, 0.5mm pitch, 112-ball VFBGA
 
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