# DSP Concepts

> DSP Concepts is the Silicon Valley audio software company behind Audio Weaver, the embedded audio development platform that powers more than 50 million devices, from Tesla cabins and GoPro cameras to Amazon Alexa-built-in microphones and the first single-SoC Dolby Atmos soundbar.

- **Founded:** 2003
- **Headquarters:** Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founders:** Chin Beckmann (Co-Founder & CEO), Paul Beckmann (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~110 employees
- **Products:** Audio Weaver, TalkTo, AWE-Q, TWS Toolkit, AI Experience
- **Notable:** Audio Weaver powers 50M+ shipped devices, AWE-Q named 'Automotive Infotainment Innovation of the Year' (2025 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards), Powered the first voice-enabled Dolby Atmos multi-channel soundbar on a single SoC (Samsung)

## Products & services

- **Audio Weaver** — Graphical embedded audio development platform with hundreds of pre-built DSP modules; runs on Arm Cortex-A/M, Hexagon, and dozens of partner SoCs.
- **TalkTo** — Voice front-end software for noise suppression, beamforming, and far-field voice capture; qualified for Amazon Alexa Built-In devices.
- **AWE-Q** — Audio Weaver tuned for Qualcomm Snapdragon, distributing audio processing across Hexagon DSPs and Arm cores with unified profiling.
- **TWS Toolkit** — Reference design for true-wireless earbuds powered by Audio Weaver.
- **AI Experience** — ML and conversational-AI integrations layered on top of Audio Weaver for next-gen voice products.

## Achievements

- Audio Weaver powers 50M+ shipped devices
- AWE-Q named 'Automotive Infotainment Innovation of the Year' (2025 AutoTech Breakthrough Awards)
- Powered the first voice-enabled Dolby Atmos multi-channel soundbar on a single SoC (Samsung)
- $56M total funding from automakers, Sony, and tier-one silicon investors
- Bootstrapped/profitable for the first ~15 years before raising institutional capital

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — CES 2026 demos featuring TalkTo AI + ChatGPT conversational voice in noisy environments.
- **2025-12** — Year-end recap announces expanded Qualcomm, NXP SAF9100, and TI Sitara partnerships.
- **2025-09** — AWE-Q wins Automotive Infotainment Innovation of the Year at AutoTech Breakthrough Awards.
- **2022-01** — $28M Series C closes; Yuchun Lee appointed Executive Chairman.
- **2022-03** — Launches TWS Toolkit for true-wireless earbud OEMs.

## Links

- Website: https://dspconcepts.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dsp-concepts
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dspconcepts
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DSPConcepts
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/DSPCONCEPTS/

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Last updated: 2026-05-29