Aura Communications Now Sampling LibertyLink Transceiver; Targeting Volume Deliveries in December; Evaluation Units, Headset Demonstration PCB Available.Business/Technology Editors WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 19, 2001 Aura Communications, Inc., of Wilmington, Mass., announced today it is now sampling its LibertyLink(TM)transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. chip and expects to be shipping in volume production by late December. LibertyLink is a single-chip solution that allows full-duplex, secure communications between multiple wireless devices at speeds up to 204 Kbps. Aura sampled first silicon in August. LibertyLink was in development for two years, culminating in a design that targeted the smallest die size, lowest power and most cost-effective wireless solution to enable the mass consumer market. LibertyLink-powered products will target wireless headsets See headset. for mobile and cordless phones, telematic applications, game controllers and cord-free computer desktop devices. In addition to the LibertyLink transceiver, Aura is offering a small form-factor headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. demonstration board, an evaluation system to speed product development and a test interface board to ease manufacturing. For Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), a turnkey `Reference Design' for a wireless headset is available, including a complete Pro-E 3-D model for the plastic housing. For more information on LibertyLink and the available evaluation systems, contact Dan Cui, Aura's vice president of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales. He can be reached at (978) 527-4127, or via email at dan.cui@auracomm.com. About Aura Communications Inc. Aura Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that has developed an enabling technology for low-cost, low-power, personal-area networks. Aura's programmable system-on-chip (SOC) solutions create the backbone infrastructure for wireless voice, audio and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. . Founded in 1995, Aura Communications is privately held and funded by Duchossois TECnology Partners, Pilot House Ventures, Motorola Ventures and angel investors An individual who invests his or her own money in a private company, which is typically a startup. An angel investor is not an employee or member of a bank, venture capital firm or other financial institution that normally makes such investments. . Corporate headquarters is located at 187 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, Mass. 01887. Telephone: (978) 988-0088. Facsimile: (978) 988-3977. Email: info@auracomm.com. Online information is found at its web site: http://www.auracomm.com. Aura, VoiceLink, LibertyLink and MP3Link are trademarks of Aura Communications Inc. All other companies and products referenced herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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