** Shares of Audio Pixels AKP.AX rise as much as 8.4% to
A$29.70, their highest since March 8
** Digital speaker maker says it has produced both
individual chips, and multi-chip boards that operate and play
outside of the controlled testing area urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nASX4y0MKk
** Co is currently in advanced stages of the development of
a board that is capable of driving between one to 80 chips
** An Audio Pixels speaker is a chip roughly 1mm thick which
directly converts a digital source into sound, radically smaller
than conventional speakers
** Stock posts its biggest intraday percentage gain since
March 19
** About 19,500 shares change hands, compared with the
30-day average volume of about7,800 shares
** Stock has risen 13.9% this year, as of last close
(Reporting by Nikhil Subba in Bengaluru)
((Nikhil.Subba.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))