Qualcomm® BlueCore™

Audio Platform
Bluetooth® audio flash platform with

CSR8670 embedded 80Mhz 24-bit DSP & optional

support for Qualcomm® aptX™ technology

Programmable Bluetooth Solution Highlights

dual-mode flash audio
System on Chip (SoC) Integrated single-chip solution
CSR8670 is a premium-tier flash product in
for ultra-small designs
our CSR86xx Bluetooth audio SoC portfolio Application processor, Bluetooth and Bluetooth low
energy radios, DSP and memory integrated into a single
designed to deliver high quality wireless
SoC helps reduce system complexity and eBOM while
audio performance and support development supporting ultra-small form factor designs.
of highly differentiated premium wireless
audio products. Comprehensive ADK software
CSR8670 is part of the CSR86xx portfolio, a range of
silicon platforms for wireless audio applications which
support for easy application
integrate a dual-mode Bluetooth radio, a low power development
DSP, an application processor, a battery charger, The software development environment with integrated
memory and various audio and hardware interfaces Bluetooth and audio applications, reference designs and
into a single-chip solution. tuning tools supports reduced development time.
This programmable SoC offers the flexibility to
develop differentiated wireless audio products utilizing High-performance audio with
our unique Qualcomm® cVc™ voice processing, aptX
audio coding and Qualcomm TrueWireless™ stereo
aptX technology
technologies. aptX audio technology supports high-quality wireless audio,
bringing pro-audio quality to consumer electronic devices.
The Audio Development Kit (ADK) software for
CSR8670 includes various Bluetooth applications,
voice and music technologies and tuning tools for
Unique audio features available
reference headset and speaker applications and through eXtension Program
supports developers with programming the device The CSR8670 audio platform is compatible with a large
and integrating custom or third party software. range of third party audio technologies from our eXtension
Optional software features are also available to Program members including music enhancement, voice
enhance the standard Bluetooth audio experience, processing and voice recognition.
making CSR8670 an ideal solution for balancing
performance and cost.

Qualcomm BlueCore, Qualcomm aptX, CSR8670, Qualcomm cVc and Qualcomm TrueWireless Stereo This material is subject to change without notice.
are products of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd. 87-CE851-1 Rev A
Bluetooth Audio Applications

Speakerphones Stereo Speakers Stereo Headphones Stereo Headsets Wireless Earbuds Soundbars

Features CSR8670 Block Diagram

£ Bluetooth version 4.2 compliant
£ 80MHz programmable Qualcomm®
Kalimba™ DSP with integrated multipoint
A2DP and HFP audio applications
£ aptX, aptX Low Latency, MP3, AAC and

SBC audio codecs

£ 2-mic cVc 8th Generation voice processing
technology with wideband speech
£ Audio tuning suite with audio
enhancements and two 5-band EQs
£ GAIA V2 and associated Android & iOS
example apps for enhanced connectivity
with mobile devices
£ Link Layer Topology support for enhanced CSR8670 Specifications
multi-device co-existence
Bluetooth Integrated dual-mode radio and balun (50 Ω)
£ Stereo ADC with 2 microphone inputs and
-90dBm receiver sensitivity; +10dBm transmitter
one line input; support for up to 6 digital
microphones; stereo DAC Bluetooth v4.2 firmware
Support for various profiles including: HFP 1.6, A2DP 1.3.1,
£ Qualcomm TrueWireless stereo AVRCP 1.6, HOGP 1.0, FMP 1.0, PXP 1.0, BAS 1.0, TPS 1.1
£ Support for Apple MFi1 & Apple ANCS for
enhanced communication with iOS devices MCU 80MHz programmable RISC processor
£ Qualcomm® meloD™ stereo widening Audio Programmable 24-bit fixed-point 80MHz Kalimba DSP
technology 2x single-cycle MACs; 24x24-bit multiply & 56-bit accumulator
£ Compatible with third party solutions Battery Support & Li-Ion battery charger supporting up to 200mA
available from selected CSR eXtension Power Management 2x high-efficiency switch-mode regulators with
Program members 1.8V and 1.35V outputs from battery supply
Product Part Number Audio Interfaces Stereo 16-bit ADC; up to 48kHz sampling frequency
CSR8670C BGA CSR8670C-IBBH-R Stereo 16-bit DAC; up to 96kHz sampling frequency
CSR8670 WLCSP CSR8670C-ICXT-R Microphone inputs: up to 2x analog & 6x digital (MEMS)
CSR8670C Dev Kit DK-8670-10060-1A
Physical Interfaces 2x PCM/I2S & 1x SPDIF with 24-bit support
CSR8670 Dev Board DB-8670-10068-1A
Up to 29x PIOs, including 14x GPIOs, USB2.0, I2C, SPI, UART
CSR8670 WLCSP Dev Kit DK‑8670‑10071‑2A
3x LED controllers; support for up to 6x touch sensor inputs
CSR8670 WLCSP Dev Board DB‑8670‑10070‑2A
Memory Integrated 16Mb programmable flash memory with
support for up to 64Mb external SPI FLASH
56kB system MCU RAM
To learn more visit: 64k x 24-bit data & 12k x 32bits program memory for DSP
qualcomm.com or Packaging 6.5 x 6.5 x 1mm, 0.5mm pitch 112-ball VFBGA or
developer.qualcomm.com 4.73 x 4.84 x 0.6mm, 0.5mm pitch 79-ball WLCSP
1 Customer will need MFi license.
Qualcomm meloD and Qualcomm Kalimba are products of Qualcomm Technologies International, Ltd.

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