Cirrus Logic's Commercial Audio Business Strikes Licensing Agreement with Innovative Electronic Designs - IED.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BROOMFIELD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2003 Peak Audio, the Commercial Audio Products business of Cirrus Logic (company) Cirrus Logic - A manufacturer of integrated circuits including the Advanced RISC Machine and display interface processors and cards for use as Windows accelerators (requiring dedicated driver software). http://cirrus.com/. Inc. (Nasdaq:CRUS crus (krus) pl. cru´ra [L.] 1. leg (1). 2. a leglike part. crus ce´rebri ), announces that a CobraNet(tm) Licensing Agreement has been reached with Innovative Electronic Designs Inc. (IED Noun 1. IED - an explosive device that is improvised I.E.D., improvised explosive device explosive device - device that bursts with sudden violence from internal energy ). IED is a leading manufacturer of commercial audio systems and communication systems for airports, convention centers and large industrial facilities. "We see this relationship as a very natural synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. ," states Rich Zwiebel, vice president commercial audio, Cirrus Logic. "IED is well known for large, distributed audio systems and our CobraNet technology fits nicely into that application. We have high regard for the work that IED has done over the years and look forward to working with IED on projects that will utilize CobraNet technology." "We are impressed with the technology and services offered by Peak Audio," said Hardy Martin, President of IED, "and look forward to the opportunity to integrate CobraNet technology and expand IED's capabilities further." Cirrus Logic acquired the assets of Peak Audio, a leading provider of audio networking solutions, in 2001. CobraNet, developed and marketed by Peak, is the professional audio industry's leading technology for distributing uncompressed, real-time, digital audio over a Fast Ethernet An earlier name for 100Mbps Ethernet. See 100Base-T. (networking) Fast Ethernet - A version of Ethernet developed in the 1990s(?) which can carry 100 Mbps compared with standard Ethernet's 10 Mbps. It requires upgraded network cards and hubs. network. Cirrus Logic Inc. Cirrus Logic Inc. is a premier supplier of high-performance analog and DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive chip solutions for consumer entertainment electronics that allow people to see, hear, connect, and enjoy digital entertainment. Building on its global market share leadership in audio integrated circuits Integrated circuits Miniature electronic circuits produced within and upon a single semiconductor crystal, usually silicon. Integrated circuits range in complexity from simple logic circuits and amplifiers, about 1/20 in. (1. and its rich mixed-signal patent portfolio, the company targets mainstream audio, video and Internet entertainment applications in the consumer entertainment market. Cirrus operates from headquarters in Austin, Texas and major sites located in California and Colorado, as well as offices in Europe, Japan and Asia. More information about Cirrus Logic is available at www.cirrus.com. Cirrus Logic and CobraNet are trademarks of Cirrus Logic Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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