Portfolio-wise, the two best performing stocks were US-based, with consumer financial services group Synchrony Financial and technology group
Cirrus Logic. Positive returns also come from healthcare stocks and Singapore Telecommunications.
It was also the world's first smartphone to have a dedicated Hi-Fi quality audio chip courtesy of the
Cirrus Logic CS4398 digital-analog converter plus a CS8422 sample-rate converter.
He remains on the sidelines on
Cirrus Logic (CRUS), citing headwinds from the removal of the digital-to-analog audio converter in 2018 and likely lack of content expansion this year.
Few of the major players operating in the global digital audio decoders market include, Flaunt Corps.; NXP Semiconductors; STMicroelectronics; Dolby Laboratories;
Cirrus Logic; Gefen (a subsidiary of Nortek Security and Control); NOGA; AP LINK; Cablesetc; Orei; Kanex Pro and Neoteck, among others.
Additionally, ultra-low-power deeply embedded ports of TrulyHandsfree are available for leading DSP/MCU IP cores from ARM, Cadence, CEVA, NXP, Synopsys and Verisilicon, as well as for integrated circuits from Ambiq Micro, Analog Devices,
Cirrus Logic, DSP Group, Fortemedia, Intel, Knowles, Microchip (Microsemi), NXP, Qualcomm, QuickLogic, Realtek, Synaptics, STMicroelectronics, TI, Yamaha, and XMOS.
The company has equipped the Type-C Bullets with a new DAC that is made by
Cirrus Logic. It is said to offer "higher dynamic range, higher signal-to-noise ratio and lower noise floor.
Skyworks Solutions Inc rose 2.9 percent, Broadcom Inc was up 2 percent, while
Cirrus Logic gained 4.3 percent.
The bottom side components include
Cirrus Logic CS42L83 audio/DAC, four Primarion components, two Intel JHL6540 Thunderbolt 3 controllers (connected via PCIe 3.0), International Rectifiers IOR 35217-01 C740P GSGK, Macronix MXIC MX25L4006EZNI CMOS serial flash memory, and an NXP L6524 I/O expander.
He points to the example of
Cirrus Logic, the semiconductor company that took four floors in the Quartermile building in Edinburgh.
Currently, Case is CFO and vice president of
Cirrus Logic. He has reportedly been a key contributor in various roles since joining that company in October 2000.
According to previous rumors, Apple could drop the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 and replace it with a second speaker that would potentially allow for the use of an additional audio amp provided by
Cirrus Logic, which would also supply the noise-cancellation smart codec in an also-rumored Lightning-equipped headphone accessory.