Focus Enhancements Tapes-Out Digital Chip for Talaria Ultra Wideband Technology Chipset12 March 2006
Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), aworldwide leader in video production and conversion technology, has tapedout the second chip of its two-part Talaria™ Ultra Wideband (UWB)technology chipset solution. The company expects silicon of thisdigital/baseband/Media Access Controller (MAC) UWB chip in May. TalariaUWB chips, modules, evaluation systems, product development kits, softwareand accessories are anticipated to be available for customer shipmentsbeginning before the end of the second quarter, 2006.
"Taping-out the second chip of our UWB chipset marks the completion of thefirst phase of UWB development," said Brett Moyer, Focus Enhancements'president and chief executive officer. "Based upon current performancemetrics, we continue to demonstrate the best UWB performance in theindustry and maintain a unique leadership position in the race to deliverwireless HD video distribution and very high-speed data transfers in thehome and in the office."
"With the tape-out of our UWB digital chip, we can now tackle the wirelessapplications and product opportunities demanding high performance UWBsolutions," said Tom Hamilton, executive vice president and general managerof Focus Enhancements' semiconductor group. "Modules will be assembledshortly after we receive first silicon. Evaluation and product developmentkits containing both UWB chips are expected to be available for shipment bythe end of second quarter 2006."
Cadence Design Systems, Inc., the world's largest supplier of electronicdesign technologies and engineering services, supplied design services forFocus Enhancements' UWB chipset. Taiwan Semiconductor ManufacturingCorporation, Ltd., the world's largest dedicated semiconductor foundry,will produce the digital/baseband/MAC application specific integratedcircuit (ASIC).
Talaria UWB Technology
Focus Enhancements' industry leading technology allows wireless highdefinition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video transmission at datarates from 37 Mbps to 880 Mbps with distances sufficient for whole housewireless video coverage. The digital/baseband/MAC chip is an integral partof Talaria UWB technology which is already proven to effectively transmitwireless video through a variety of typical in-home obstructions. Thecompany is now demonstrating multiple HD streams through various types ofwalls and line-of-sight SD video streams up to 40 meters in its Hillsboro,OR laboratory.
Talaria uses both WiMedia MB-OFDM and Focus Enhancements DS-OFDM™modulation techniques. Designed to be interoperable with the WiMedia UWBStandard, Talaria generates more densely packed signals that cover a widerswath of the available UWB spectrum. This means that Focus Enhancements'UWB radios provide a more robust link that transfers data at faster ratesover longer distances, making them ideal for high-speed wireless and videoapplications throughout a home or small office.
The Talaria UWB technology analog chip will operate between 3.2 gigahertz(GHz) and 7.2 GHz. In addition to 880 Mbps, other selectable rate settingsinclude 110 Mbps, 440 Mbps and 660 Mbps. The digital chip uses a costeffective 0.13 micron CMOS process technology to supply reliable,consumer-friendly video distribution.
About Focus Enhancements, Inc.
Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ: FCSE), headquartered in Campbell, CA, is aleading designer of world-class solutions in advanced, proprietary videoand wireless video technologies. The company's Semiconductor Group developsintegrated circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the videoconvergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable mediaplayers. Focus Enhancements is currently developing a wireless IC chip setbased on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be compatible withWireless USB and used in personal computer (PC), consumer electronics (CE),and mobile electronics applications. The company's System Group developsvideo products for the digital media markets, with customers in thebroadcast, video production, digital signage and digital asset managementmarkets. More information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from thecompany's SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home page athttp://www.Focusinfo.com.
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Statements in this press release which are not historical includingstatements regarding management's intentions, hopes, expectations,representations, plans or predictions about the future are forward-lookingstatements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation ReformAct of 1995. Such statements include statements regarding management'sexpectations of demand for FOCUS Enhancements' Ultra Wideband (UWB)products, management's plans to complete its UWB semiconductor chipdesigns, and the performance of its UWB technology in silicon. Becausethese forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there areimportant factors that could cause our actual results to differ materiallyfrom those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could causeactual results to differ materially unforeseen increased costs in researchand development relating to the completion of our UWB technology, thecompany's ability to maintain adequate funding to develop and implement UWBtechnology, the ability of the company to migrate its UWB technology tosilicon in a timely manner, the performance and acceptance of its UWBtechnology when successfully moved to silicon, and the risk factorsspecified in the company's Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31,2004, Forms 10-Q, 10-Q/A and 10-Q for the periods ending March 31, 2005,June 30, 2005 and September 30, 2005and other filings with the SEC. Thesestatements are based on information as of March 10, 2006 and the companyassumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether asa result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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