Fortemedia's AMBIN FM1073, the Echo Canceller of Echo Cancellers, Supports Small Array Microphones for Hands Free Car Kit and Telematics Applications With ''One Piece'' and ''Universal AMBIN'' Initiatives.Business Editors/Automotive & High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 2002 Fortemedia Inc., 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. in Cupertino, California, announces its second generation of AMBIN (Array Microphone Beam-forming Integrated with Noise-suppression) Voice Processor, FM1073. FM1073 is the first in the industry offering single chip Small Array Microphone solution with scalability from one to three microphones. With its no-compromised acoustic 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. performance, FM1073 is ideal for hands free car kit integrated with microphone and loud speaker. FM1073 makes modular design In the context of systems engineering, modular design — or "modularity in design" — is an approach aiming to subdivide a system into smaller parts (modules) that can be independently created and then used in different systems to drive multiple functionalities. of Telematics and Bluetooth hands free applications possible with its versatile serial interface (it supports uLaw, 16 bit PCM (1) See phase change memory. (2) (Plug Compatible Manufacturer) An organization that makes a computer or electronic device that is compatible with an existing machine. , and 8K/11K sample rate). FM1073 Major Features: -- Superior AEC (greater than 45dB) enable "One Piece" Hands Free Car Kit -- "Universal AMBIN", a small array microphone solution scalable for up to 3 microphones, enhances intelligibility and full duplex in the severe noise environment. -- 8K and 11K sample rate suitable for voice recognition applications -- Differential inputs/outputs significantly increase the system noise immunity -- Highly integrated (DSP, four A/Ds, two D/As, ROM, and RAM) and small footprint (48pin LQFP) -- Support UART, I2C, I2S, and Codec Host Interface One Piece and Universal AMBIN Initiatives: With its focus on enabling hands free function everywhere, Fortemedia launches two major initiatives to assist customers designing hands free systems. "One Piece" initiative is to significantly shorten the distance (7cm) between loud speaker and microphone: therefore handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. , microphones, and speaker can be integrated in a single piece hands free car kit with good echo and full duplex (Computers) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in both directions simultaneously; - of communications channels between computers; contrasted with "Universal AMBIN" initiative enables customers to implement up to three array microphones within a very small form factor to achieve better noise suppression and voice quality in a very noisy environment (less than 0dB SNR See signal-to-noise ratio. SNR - signal-to-noise ratio ). Pricing and Availability FM1073 pre-production samples are available for evaluation now. The production silicon of FM1073 is priced at $7 each in 1000-lot units available in Nov. 2002. About Fortemedia Fortemedia Inc. is a voice processing The computerized handling of voice, which includes voice store and forward, voice response, voice recognition and text to speech technologies. company enabling noise free mobile communications. Integrating array microphone technology and mixed signal technology, the company is focused on high growth markets for automotives, and other mobile devices. www.fortemedia.com |
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