Spansion (CODE +4.8%), which has been having a hard time as mobile device makers stop buying its...

Spansion (CODE +4.8%), which has been having a hard time as mobile device makers stop buying its NOR flash memory chips in favor of relying on NAND flash, is introducing an acoustic co-processor chip for automotive, gaming, and consumer electronics hardware. The chip, which relies on Nuance's (NUAN +4%) voice recognition tech, is meant to improve voice input response times and accuracy.