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EDN, May, 2003 by Dipert, Brian
IF YOU IGNORE the price tags, comparing the features of Oki Semiconductor's ML67Q5200 with audio-tailored processor alternatives from companies such as Cirrus Logic and Texas Instruments might leave you unimpressed with Oki's offering. After all, the ML67Q5200 supports only decoding MP3-formatted audio at bit rates of 64, 96, and 128 kbps and at a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz. WMA (Windows Media Audio) support is more extensive: 64-, 96-, 128-, 160-, and 192-kbps bit rates and 32-, 44.1-, and 48-kHz sample rates. However, the device lacks variable-bit-rate-decoding support for either MP3 or WMA and decoding support for other formats, such as AAC and RealAudio. The chip now supports only voice-tailored, 4-bit ADPCM2.
Oki believes, though, that the ML67Q5200's...
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