WTS701

Fully Integrated Solution
 Single-chip compact text-to-speech translation
 No algorithm development required
 Selectable digital and analog audio output
 Simple SPI interface
 Reprogrammable solution enables loading different voice or language

 Text-To-Speech Algorithm Characteristics
 High quality speech synthesis using speech element concatenation
 Winbond's standard 100-year speech retention
 Audio stored as uncompressed analog waveform industry's highest quality and most natural sounding

 Easy to Use and Control
 Real time conversion for streaming text
 General text preprocessing and normalization
 User customization for special characters such as SMS icons and chat emoticons
 User customization for application specific abbreviations

 Language Support
 Support U.S. English and Mandarin (Beijing dialect)
 Other languages in development or in planning

 Device Management
 Accepts ASCII, Unicode or Big5 streaming text
 256-byte text buffer
 Playback of Phonetic Alphabet
 Variable speed playback
 Control of pitch change
 Supports Power Down mode.
 Supports Pause and Resume, Stop and Finish text conversion commands
 Embedded characters support to control speed, volume, case sensitivity, and silent behavior

Peripheral Control
 16-bit linear PCM slave interface output support
 SPI serial port for control commands and status report to system's host controller
 Hardware handshake control signals
 Analog audio output with 8 speaker driver, digital volume control and line level o/p
 Analog audio input (AUXIN) for driving external audio to the speaker

 Low Power Consumption
 +2.7 to +3.3V (V_CC) Supply Voltage
 Operating Current:I_{CC Convert} = 35 mA (typical)
 Standby Current:I_SB < 1A (typical)

 Device Characteristics
 Available in 56-lead TSOP package
 Industrial temperature range (-40C to +85C)
 3V/5V logic tolerance