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This section provides an overview for audio codecs as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 7 audio codec manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked audio codec companies as of January, 2025: 1.Analog Devices, Inc., 2.Renesas Electronics Corporation., 3.Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation.
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An audio codec is a type of software or hardware designed for compressing and decompressing audio data. Some codecs are capable of both encoding (compression) and decoding (decompression), while others specialize in either function.
Different encoding methods are used in compression, with notable examples like MP3 for general audio, SBC for Bluetooth transmission, and FLAC for high-resolution audio. Each method varies in its reversibility and data compression capability.
Additionally, the term 'audio codec' can refer to hardware components, circuits, or devices used for converting audio between analog and digital formats, known as A/D (Analog-to-Digital) or D/A (Digital-to-Analog) converters.
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Incorporated in 1965, Analog Devices, Inc. designs, manufactures, tests, and markets integrated circuits (ICs), software, and subsystems that leverage analog, mixed-signal, and digital signal processing technologies. The company provides data converter products, power management and reference products for power conversion, driver monitoring, sequencing, and energy management applications in the automotive, communications, industrial, and high-end consumer markets. In addition, the company provides digital signal processing and system products for high-speed numeric calculations. It serves clients in the industrial, automotive, consumer, instrumentation, aerospace, and communications markets.
Cirrus Logic Inc., established in 1984 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States, is a designer and manufacturer of high-precision analog and digital signal processing components. The company offers products such as audio amplifiers, haptic drivers, and volume controls. These products find use in audio system manufacturing and are utilized in sensing and power-related applications. A significant number of its components are integrated into smartphones, laptops, and digital wearables. It also offers services such as assisting with implementing combined hardware and software audio solutions, tuning services, and mechanical and acoustic product design.
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation, founded in 1980, is a Japanese manufacturer headquartered in Chiyoda City, Tokyo, specializing in sensing devices and integrated circuit (IC) products. The company’s product offerings include magnetic sensors, current and gas sensors, audio devices, and specialty devices. These products have diverse applications, such as in personal electronics, where AKM provides compact and low-consumption features for sound and magnetic sensing. They offer CO2 sensors and transceiver IC for millimeter-wave radar with high spatial recognition for smart homes. Additionally, AKM provides rotation angle sensors in industrial equipment like robots and motors to achieve accuracy and off-axis alignment simultaneously.
Renesas Electronics Corporation was established in 2002 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Renesas is a global research, design, and manufacturer of semiconductors used in industries spanning automotive, consumer electronics, the internet of things, power & energy, and industrial sectors. Renesas manufactures both analog and digital products. Analog products include amplifiers, audio & video devices, data converters, PLC, and switches & multiplexers. Digital products include microcontrollers, memory components, sensors, wireless connectivity products, and others. Renesas also offers design resources such as kits, development tools, partner programs, and design tools.
Texas Instruments Incorporated was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Texas Instruments is a producer of high tech equipment for industrial, automotive, personal electronics, communications equipment industries. Texas Instruments designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. Texas Instruments operates in two segments: analog and embedded processing. The Analog segment offers power products, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products. The Embedded Processing segment offers microcontrollers that are used in fields such as electronic equipment and digital signal processors for mathematical computations.
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation, founded in 2015 and headquartered in Atsugi, Japan, is a manufacturer of various semiconductor products and electric/electronic equipment, as well as other related businesses. Its range of products includes image sensors, microdisplays, board computers, and laser diodes used in several industries, such as logistics, manufacturing, security, agriculture, and transportation. The company conforms to the IATF 16949 standard and ISO 9001 and has 33 bases in 13 countries worldwide. It has received several awards, including the National Invention Award, Okochi Award, US Walter Kosonocky Award, and Manufacturing Japan Grand Award.
Telea Tecnovision was established in 1930 and is a supplier of audio, video, and active safety technologies products based in Garbagnate Milanese, Milan, Italy. The company offers various products in the portofolio, including Telea galaxy server, NEXUS VoIP industrial intercom, and high impendance horn speaker. The products have been used in various industries such as power plants, infrastructure, and cruise ships. The company has obtained the certificate of ISO 9001:2015 standard for the quality system of the manufacturing process.
Ranking as of January 2025
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analog Devices, Inc. |
38.1%
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| 2 | Renesas Electronics Corporation. |
14.3%
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| 3 | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation |
13.1%
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| 4 | Cirrus Logic, Inc |
11.9%
|
| 5 | Telea Tecnovision |
9.5%
|
| 6 | Texas Instruments |
7.1%
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| 7 | Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation |
6.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the audio codec page as of January 2025. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
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*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
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United States of America
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2 | 40.0% |
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Japan
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2 | 40.0% |
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Italy
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1 | 20.0% |
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36 products - Page 2
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Quantum 3U is a codec that allows up to 14 IP lines to be connected to a 3U rack. It is equipped with various functions such as Dante/AES67, power ...
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Quantum One is a codec that allows up to 4 IP lines to be connected in a 1U rack. It is equipped with various functions such as Dante/AES67, power ...
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Quantum Lite is a portable codec that supports IP transmission on both mobile networks such as LTE/4G/3G/Wi-Fi and Internet networks. Low-latency a...
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QLST is a half-rack studio unit for Quantum Lite. ■Features ・BRAVE protocol: Equipped with IP Bonding function and FEC function ・Low-latency aud...
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Quantum2 XL is a dual (program & talkback) audio codec that can communicate over IP networks. The flat shape with no knobs or other protrusions is ...
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The HDIP-3000V is a domestically designed and manufactured voice codec that uses data connect within the Hikari Denwa (TM) line provided by NTT Eas...
