Skyworks Introduces High Fidelity Solutions For Streaming Music Platforms At Bose And Sonos

Skyworks Solutions, Inc.

, an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, today announced it is enabling a variety of wireless solutions for high fidelity streaming music platforms. Skyworks has captured design wins with virtually every tier-one original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in this fast growing market segment. Skyworks' front-end devices integrate power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, switches, filters and power detectors. Leveraging Skyworks' proprietary 802.11 technologies, these highly innovative solutions combine optimized hardware and software to deliver high quality, long range streaming audio. “Skyworks is excited to support the rapidly emerging music streaming platform market via highly advanced front-end solutions,” said Carlos Bori, vice president of marketing at Skyworks. “Our partnerships with industry leaders, including Bose and Sonos, have enabled us to develop world-class audio solutions for streaming networks.” In a wide ranging report on the future of the entertainment industry, PricewaterhouseCoopers expects on-demand, digital delivery of music, movies, videos, games and eBooks to significantly expand over the next few years. In this year's “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook”, PwC is forecasting that the digital delivery revolution will dramatically change the way we use our connected devices. Digital music streaming revenue is forecasted to increase from $848 million in 2013 to $1.7 billion in 2018, when it will account for 37 percent of total digital recorded music revenue.