Audio Codec '97 Component Specification

The Audio Codec '97 Component Specification ("AC '97") is the result of Intel working with the industry to create a standard for very high quality (90dB SNR) audio solutions for Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) motherboards and add-in cards, as well as digital audio "outside the box" via Universal Serial Bus (USB) or 1394. The AC '97 architecture defines a 2-chip audio solution comprising a vendor specific scaleable digital audio controller, plus an industry standard high quality analog component which includes Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs), Analog-to-Digital Converters (ADCs), mixer, and I/O. AC '97 also enables cost effective PCI combined audio/telephony solutions which incorporate modem data pump, audio/phone Codec, and line Codec into the 2-chip architecture.

Download the Audio Codec '97 Component Specification Revision 1.03, September 15, 1996 (309 KB, Adobe Acrobat* format)

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