Virgin Electronics BoomTube speakers
The BoomTube speakers are battery-powered portable speakers. There are two models: BoomTube and BoomTube EX. The BoomTube is a smaller system with two full-range speakers, and the BoomTube EX is a larger system with two mid/high-frequency speakers plus a subwoofer speaker.
Company
Virgin Electronics
Designer
Product Design and Development Areas
Circuit design
Designed circuits for both speakers. Worked with Tripath to integrate Tripath Class-D switching amplifier chips for BoomTube EX. Worked with Waves Audio to integrate MaxxBass chip for BoomTube EX. Captured schematics using Cadence OrCAD.
Board design
Worked with board designers for each design to obtain board manufacturing files.
Design testing
Tested both designs to verify the designs met product requirements.