AD1988A:  HD Audio CODEC, 10 Channels up to 95 dB Performance

The AD1988 family of audio CODECs and SoundMAX® software provides superior HD Audio quality that exceeds Vista Premium performance requirements. The AD1988A and AD1988B have 10 DACs and 6 ADCs, 3 ...More

NOTICE OF OBSOLESCENCE: Last time buy orders accepted until November 6, 2009; All deliveries must be completed by May 6, 2010.

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AD1988A:  HD Audio CODEC, 10 Channels up to 95 dB Performance

Product Description

The AD1988 family of audio CODECs and SoundMAX® software provides superior HD Audio quality that exceeds Vista Premium performance requirements. The AD1988A and AD1988B have 10 DACs and 6 ADCs, 3 stereo headphone ports, peripheral sensing, jack retasking, microphone array capture, and S/PDIF in and out, making AD1988 the right choice for desktop PC's where performance is the #1 consideration.

The jack re-tasking feature supports various configurations including platforms for 7.1 on 5 jacks, 5.1 on 3 jacks and front panel jack retasking.

Features

  • Superior audio sound quality from Sonic Focus' audio enhancement technologies
  • Realistic gaming experience with licensed EAX 1.0 and 2.0 from Creative Technology Ltd
  • Improved VOIP and speech recognition experience with microphone noise reduction, beam forming, and echo cancellation technologies
  • Supports 7.1 surround sound plus Independent Headphones
  • Analog mixer supports recording and playback of signals from multiple sources
  • Advanced Power Management Modes
  • Drivers for W2K, W2K3, WINXP, Vista, and Linux (from ALSA); WHQL pre-qualified
  • Analog and Digital PC Beep

Diagrams

AD1988A Diagram
Functional Block Diagram for AD1988A

Specifications

# of ADCs 4
# DAC 10
ADC DNR (dB) 90dB
DAC DNR (dB) 95dB

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Part# # DAC DAC DNR (dB) # of ADCs ADC DNR (dB) Product Description Price* (1000-4999)
AD1819B 2 90 2 87 AC '97 Compliant Serial-Port CODEC -
AD1845 2 74 2 73 Parallel-Port 16-Bit SoundPort Stereo Codec -
AD1881A 2 90 2 87 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1882 6 95 4 90 HD Audio -
AD1882A 6 95 4 90 HD Audio -
AD1883 4 90 4 85 HD Audio CODEC, 4DACs/4ADCs, exceeds Microsoft Vista Premium performance for notebooks -
AD1884 4 90 4 85 HD Audio -
AD1884A 4 90 4 85 Audio CODEC, 4DACs/4ADCs, exceeds Microsoft Vista Premium performance for notebooks -
AD1885 2 90 2 87 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1886A 2 90 2 87 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1888 6 90 2 80 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1980 6 90 2 82 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1981B 2 90 2 85 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1981BL 2 90 2 83 AC '97 Compliant Low Power CODEC -
AD1981HD 2 90 2 85 HD Audio CODEC with SPDIF -
AD1983 2 90 2 85 2 Ch HD Audio Codec Single Chip -
AD1984 4 96 4 90 HD Audio -
AD1984A 4 96 4 90 Audio CODEC, 4DACs/4ADCs, exceeds Microsoft Vista Premium performance for notebooks -
AD1984B 4 96 4 90 HD Audio CODEC, 4DACs/4ADCs, exceeds Microsoft Vista Premium performance -
AD1986 6 90 2 85 AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1986A 6 90 2 85 HD Audio and AC '97 Compliant CODEC -
AD1987 8 95 4 90 HD Audio Codec, 8 DACs/4ADCs, Exceeds Microsoft Vista Premium Performance -
AD1988A 10 95 4 90 HD Audio -
AD1988B 10 101 6 92 HD Audio -
AD1989B 10 101 6 92 HD Audio -

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