Acoustic Technologies Announces SoundClear -- High Quality True Full-Duplex Communication and Echo Cancellation Solutions for Speakerphone Applications.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MESA, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 2002 Acoustic Technologies, a leading developer of high quality communication solutions for voice telephony, Friday announced SoundClear(TM), its brand of true full-duplex communication and echo cancellation The elimination of an echo in a two-way voice transmission. Echo is created in the telephone company's central office switch when two-wire lines from the customer are converted to four-wire lines for backbone trunks. solutions for speakerphone-enabled applications. With system-on-a-chip solutions for wired telephone terminals and DSP-based software solutions for the cellular phone market, SoundClear products target speakerphone speak·er·phone n. A telephone or telephone attachment that contains both a loudspeaker and a microphone, allowing several persons to participate in a call at the same time without the telephone receiver being held. Noun 1. applications demanding improved sound quality. This includes business and SOHO Soho (sōhō`, sə–), district of Westminster, London, England, known for its continental restaurants. Once a fashionable quarter, it became popular among writers and artists in the 19th cent. speakerphones, VoIP telephones, high-end consumer telephones, and the large mobile phone market. "Customers have expressed significant interest in our full-duplex speakerphone solutions," said Sam Thomasson, Acoustic Technologies chief executive officer. "There is tremendous demand for improved speakerphone performance in both business and consumer landline Land based. Refers to standard telephone and data communications systems that use in-ground and telephone pole cables in contrast to wireless cellular and satellite services. telephones including terminals in the growing VoIP arena. "On the mobile side, speakerphones are becoming pervasive and there is continued desire for improved sound quality. End users, service providers and telecom manufacturers are eager for breakthrough solutions such as SoundClear." SoundClear is a highly optimized full-duplex communication solution that integrates features such as acoustic echo cancellation, network echo cancellation, bi-directional noise reduction, and sound enhancement. High quality sound is achieved through a combination of patented techniques including sophisticated full-duplex control, enhanced non-linear processing, sub-band processing and adaptive filtering An adaptive filter is a filter that self-adjusts its transfer function according to an optimizing algorithm. Because of the complexity of the optimizing algorithms, most adaptive filters are digital filters that perform digital signal processing and adapt their . This integrated solution provides very fast convergence, long echo tail rejection, and dynamic adaptation to changing conditions such as noise, speech levels, or delay. Both silicon and integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. products will be announced in the coming months. About Acoustic Technologies Founded in 1998, Acoustic Technologies is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Mesa. Acoustic Technologies creates high-quality semiconductor and software solutions for leading telecom manufacturers worldwide. The SoundClear(TM) brand of full-duplex communication and echo cancellation solutions enable natural bi-directional communication in business speakerphones, mobile phones, VoIP telephones, and consumer telephony products. The company's patented technology is enabling incredible advancements in telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. sound quality. For additional information, the company can be reached directly at 480/507-4376, or via the Internet at www.acoustictech.com. SoundClear is a trademark of Acoustic Technologies Inc. All other service marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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