Title :
Speech synthesis method based on application-specific synthetic units and its implementation on a 32-bit microprocessor
Author :
Ishikawa, Y. ; Kisuki, Y. ; Sakamoto, T. ; Hase, T.
Author_Institution :
Inf. Technol. R&D Centre, Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
Abstract :
A novel speech synthesis algorithm with application-specific synthesis units has been implemented in an embedded MCU. This method approximately halves the required amount of memory, making high-quality synthetic speech available in many kinds of electronic equipment.
Keywords :
application specific integrated circuits; digital signal processing chips; microprocessor chips; speech synthesis; 32 bit; 32-bit microprocessor; application-specific synthetic units; electronic equipment; embedded MCU; high-quality synthetic speech; speech synthesis algorithm; speech synthesis method; Cache memory; Electronic equipment; Information technology; Large scale integration; Microprocessors; Natural languages; Research and development; Software quality; Speech synthesis; Vocabulary;
Conference_Titel :
Consumer Electronics, 1999. ICCE. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5123-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCE.1999.785204
