The AC’97 Audio Interface Controller from CAST provides a smart, efficient, and flexible way to employ this rock-solid audio standard. The core is ideal for updating legacy systems or is a small, fast choice for new systems with modest audio needs.

CAST has developed very flexible licensing terms in collaboration with our customers over the years, resulting in mutually cost-effective solutions. Our competitors can’t come close to discussing licensing with as much understanding as CAST, and it is doubtful that the large IP providers will deviate from their single-project licensing structure at all.

Among lossless data compression algorithms, GZIP, ZSTD, LZ4, and Snappy have emerged as prominent contenders, each offering unique trade-offs in terms of compression ratio, speed, and resource utilization. This white paper evaluates these algorithms and their corresponding hardware cores, providing an in-depth comparison to help developers and system architects choose the optimal solution for their specific use case.