Technology Engineering & Integration

Build on proven technology. Innovate where it matters.

We help hearing technology companies evaluate, integrate and optimise established audio DSP and wireless audio platforms — accelerating prototypes and improving speech intelligibility in noise.

Engineering services

  • Audio DSP platform evaluation and integration

    Compare candidate platforms against your positioning, power budget and algorithm needs, and define the integration route.

  • Hearing-aid signal-processing development

    Development and tuning support for gain and compression, feedback management and noise reduction.

  • AI speech-enhancement feasibility and prototyping

    Assess benefit, latency and compute requirements of AI speech enhancement in your target scenes.

  • Microphone array processing and beamforming

    Design and evaluation of microphone layout, beamforming and directional processing.

  • Noise reduction and speech intelligibility optimisation

    Optimisation guided by objective metrics and listening tests.

  • Low-latency embedded audio processing

    Latency budgets and embedded implementation for real-time hearing devices.

  • Bluetooth LE Audio and assistive listening

    Development support for LE Audio and broadcast audio (Auracast) assistive listening.

  • OEM reference-design evaluation

    Performance and suitability evaluation of vendor reference designs.

  • Prototype verification and engineering support

    Testing, diagnosis and improvement recommendations at prototype stage.

Established Technology Platforms

Build on proven technology. Innovate where it matters.

基于成熟技术平台,加速产品创新与性能提升。

Developing a complete hardware architecture from scratch is slow and risky. We evaluate commercially available semiconductor and DSP platforms for OEM engineering and product development, and concentrate time and budget on what differentiates your product: algorithms, tuning, validation and user experience.

Platform directions we evaluate

onsemi

Ezairo

Hearing-aid DSP

onsemi's programmable DSP family for hearing aids and hearing devices.

  • Programmable hearing-aid DSP
  • Acoustic processing
  • Signal-processing integration
  • Hearing-device performance testing
  • AI-assisted audio processing where supported by the selected hardware

Platform direction under evaluation

NXP Semiconductors

Audio & hearable platforms

Embedded audio & wireless

NXP offers embedded audio processors and low-power wireless microcontrollers, some supporting Bluetooth LE Audio.

  • Embedded audio processing
  • Low-power wireless audio
  • Bluetooth LE Audio
  • Auracast-compatible applications where supported
  • Wearable hearing and communication products

Platform direction under evaluation

Hardware-independent software

Algorithm prototyping

Prototype and evaluate algorithms offline on PC or general embedded development platforms before porting to target silicon.

  • AI speech-enhancement prototypes
  • Offline objective evaluation
  • Cross-platform porting assessment
  • Device-independent software integration

Our default starting point

Two Pi

Historical hearing DSP technology

Historical technology

Discussed only where commercially or technically relevant and verifiable. We do not claim its historical algorithms are available for licensing.

  • Technical background reference

To be verified

Platform selection guide

Choose your product type to see which platform direction to evaluate first, and the key questions to answer.

Evaluate firstonsemi Ezairo

Why: Hearing aids are extremely constrained in power, size and latency, so a dedicated hearing-aid DSP is usually the most direct starting point.

Key questions

  • Target hearing-loss range and fitting approach?
  • Battery-life target?
  • Is wireless connectivity required?

Evaluate firstNXP

Why: Wireless audio is central here, so low-power wireless platforms with LE Audio capability are a better fit.

Key questions

  • Consumer audio or assistive listening positioning?
  • Which wireless features are needed?
  • Latency requirements?

Evaluate firstNXP

Why: Broadcast audio such as Auracast needs an LE Audio-capable wireless platform; capabilities must be confirmed per device.

Key questions

  • Transmitter or receiver?
  • Use setting (venue, classroom, home)?
  • Compatibility needs with existing hearing aids?

Evaluate firstHardware-independent software

Why: Validating benefit, latency and compute in a hardware-independent setting before choosing silicon reduces selection risk.

Key questions

  • Target acoustic scenes?
  • Maximum acceptable latency?
  • Final product form factor?

Capability overview (indicative)

Capabilityonsemi EzairoNXPHardware-independent software
Ultra-low-power hearing-aid DSP Primary focus Evaluate per project Not the focus
Programmable signal processing Primary focus Primary focus Primary focus
Bluetooth LE Audio / Auracast Evaluate per project Selected devices Not the focus
AI / neural-network inference Evaluate per project Selected devices Primary focus
Low-power wireless wearables Evaluate per project Primary focus Evaluate per project
Rapid prototyping and offline evaluation Evaluate per project Evaluate per project Primary focus

This is technical-direction guidance only. Tingli Ltd has no formal partnership with onsemi, NXP or Two Pi, and claims no authorised integration status, access to proprietary SDKs, or redistribution or licensing rights for any third-party technology. Capabilities depend on the specific device and must be confirmed against vendor documentation. All product names and trademarks belong to their respective owners.

Not sure which platform fits?

Tell us your product positioning, power target and algorithm requirements, and we will map out platform options and an integration route.

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Longer-term R&D direction

Hearing Intelligence — Technology Development

Intelligent speech enhancement for communication in challenging acoustic environments.

R&D direction — not a commercial product

Conceptual architecture

  1. 1

    Audio input

    Mixed sound from one or more microphones

  2. 2

    Signal processing

    Front-end processing, spatial filtering and feature extraction

  3. 3

    Target speech enhancement

    Keep the target talker, suppress noise and interferers

  4. 4

    Output device

    Hearing aid, earbud or assistive listening device

Potential research areas

  1. Multimicrophone speech enhancement
  2. Target-speaker selection
  3. Beamforming and source separation
  4. Low-latency AI speech processing
  5. Robust speech processing for hearing loss
  6. Future audio-visual speech enhancement
  7. Device-independent software integration

Development approach

We start with an audio-only, hardware-independent strategy so the work can move across chip platforms and product forms. Audio-visual enhancement is a longer-term research direction.

Potential target products

  • Hearing aids
  • Wireless earbuds and headsets
  • Wearable assistive listening devices
  • Care-home communication systems

We intend to combine commercial engineering projects with independently developed, reusable technologies. IP ownership is agreed in each contract in advance, and client technology and data are never used for other clients.

These are research and development directions, not completed commercial products. We do not claim measured performance improvements, patents, published results or finished prototypes.

Let's discuss your product

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