This allows systems that are conventionally partitioned into DSP and general-purpose functions to be implemented on one device with zero overhead for the switch from one thread to another and instant response to external stimulus. Comprehensive library and tool support enable embedded system designers to produce highly integrated Metagence-based products quickly and easily. This enables devices that can integrate DAB, Consumer Audio, Digital Hi-Fi, Speech, Advanced User Interfaces, Communication and Networking on a single chip. Ensigma Technologies Joining Imagination Technologies Group plc in March 2000, Ensigma Technologies develops and licences speech and audio processing algorithms and technologies for the consumer and telecommunications market. Founded in 1986 Ensigma supplies global semiconductor and telecommunications companies with innovative real-time hardware and software solutions for digital radio, consumer audio, speech technology, and wireless and Internet communication.
Digital radio brings the flexibility and quality of digital audio to radio broadcasts.
Digital audio provides consumers with high-quality sound, from solutions such as Dolby Digital home theatre systems and MP3 players. Ensigma's portfolio includes implementations for many popular processors, integrating high quality audio into a wide range of consumer devices. Working for semiconductor companies such as DSP Group and ARC Cores, Ensigma has designed audio codecs for use in general processors, enabling these codecs to be incorporated into consumer devices without the expense of an audio-specific processor. With the advent of wireless protocols such as 3G, EDGE and WAP, the mobile phone is evolving into a multimedia terminal. Ensigma has broad experience in the design and implementation of algorithms such as GSM, MP3 and hands-free dialling, and provides key system elements for speech and audio processing.