Title :
The implementation of a speech synthesis algorithm
Author :
Amir, Gideon ; Gregorian, Roubik ; Edwards, Gwyn
Author_Institution :
American Microsystems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA
Abstract :
The application of integrated circuit technology to Speech Synthesis and Recognition represents an important development in the field. This paper describes a complete Speech Synthesis System on a single chip. The considerations involved in the choice of a compatible algorithm, machine word length and coefficient accuracy are discussed. The device contains a 32 word vocabulary and an innovative implementation of the LPC lattice structure. It operates at a variable bit rate to provide high quality speech with low bit storage requirements. The software supporting the Speech Synthesis System is also described.
Keywords :
Bit rate; Integrated circuit synthesis; Large scale integration; Linear predictive coding; Semiconductor device manufacture; Speech analysis; Speech processing; Speech synthesis; Synthesizers; Vocabulary;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, IEEE International Conference on ICASSP '81.
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.1981.1171269
