Universal Electronics and DSP Group Demonstrate Hands-Free, Low Power, Voice-Activated Remote Control
January 07 2019 - 9:59AM
DSP Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG), a
leading global provider of wireless chipset solutions for converged
communications, along with
Universal Electronics
Inc. (UEI) (
NASDAQ: UEIC), a worldwide
leader in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart
home, will demonstrate a low power, voice-activated, hands-free
remote control concept at the International Consumer Electronics
Show (CES 2019) in Las Vegas, Nevada (January 8-11, 2019) in the
UEI booth 42325 in Sands Expo.
The architecture of this new remote control
concept centers around UEI’s UE878 multiprotocol RF SoC and DSP
Group’s DBMD8 chipset with HDClear™ voice enhancement processing
algorithms. The D8 offers a unique, low power, high performance DSP
platform supporting wake word recognition and audio pre-processing
algorithms including noise reduction and beam-forming, speeding
design-to-deployment of voice-activated devices including remote
controls. The UE878 multiprotocol RF SoC with native voice
integration supports power and cost optimized designs for voice
enabled remote control products.
UEI is a pioneer in voice remote controls, with
the largest footprint in the Pay-TV space worldwide. The company
has been working on voice-related technologies for many years and
has helped to deploy over 60 million voice-enabled remote controls
to entertainment industry customers across North America, Europe,
and Asia. In 2017, Universal Electronics was recognized by The
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) with a
Technology & Engineering Achievement Emmy® for its work
relating to voice navigation technologies for discovering and
interacting with TV content. Voice control is becoming one of the
main pillars of UEI’s broad portfolio of control and sensing
technologies ranging from push-to-talk, raise-to-talk, and now a
hands-free remote control platform.
“Consumers are migrating toward the voice user
interface for every imaginable application,” said Menno Koopmans,
Managing Director, EMEA at Universal Electronics, BV. After seeing
a great uptake on push-to-talk voice control, the next evolution in
handheld remote controls involves creating a low-power, hands-free
option. “The remote control is a logical device to integrate
hands-free voice recognition, as it is always available at arm’s
length and a reasonable distance from TV speakers. With the help of
DSP Group, we are working to optimize our solution to provide an
ideal balance between voice accuracy and battery life.”
“As the world’s leading remote-control
manufacturer, UEI partners with top TV OEMs and prominent set-top
box vendors to re-define user experience with a focus on innovation
and forward-thinking,” said Ofer Elyakim, CEO, DSP Group. “We are
delighted to play a role in UEI’s hands-free, low-power,
wake-on-voice remote control, which will demonstrate that high
accuracy and low power consumption can go hand in hand and provide
and introduce a richer interaction in the living room.”
About DSP GroupDSP Group®, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSPG)
is a global leader in wireless chipsets for a wide range of
smart-enabled devices. The company was founded in 1987 on the
principles of experience, insight and continuous advancement,
consistently delivering next-generation solutions in the areas of
voice, audio, video and data connectivity. Experts in voice
processing, DSP Group invests heavily in innovation for the smart
future, the result is leading-edge semiconductor technology that is
enabling our customers to develop a new wave of products that bring
enhanced user experiences through innovation like conversation
technology. From mobile phones to VoIP and virtual assistants using
cloud-based voice services, DSP Group is the answer to the growing
demand for the ever-expanding collection of voice controlled smart
devices. For more information, visit www.dspg.com. The DSP Group
logo is a registered trademark and HDClear is a trademark of DSP
Group. All other product and company names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective holders.
About Universal Electronics
Universal Electronics Inc. (NASDAQ:UEIC) is the worldwide leader
in universal control and sensing technologies for the smart home.
For more information, please visit www.uei.com/about.
All trademarks appearing herein are the property of their
respective owners.
The UEI logo is a registered trademark.
Safe Harbor StatementThis press release
contains forward-looking statements that are made pursuant to the
Safe-Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. Words and expressions reflecting something other than
historical fact are intended to identify forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of
risks and uncertainties, including the timely development, delivery
and market acceptance of UEI’s low power hands free voice control
product and associated service offerings, and other technologies
identified in this release; the continued penetration and growth of
the voice related products and consumer technologies identified in
this release; and other factors described in the Company’s filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The actual results
that the Company achieves may differ materially from any
forward-looking statement due to such risks and uncertainties. The
Company undertakes no obligations to revise or update any
forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or
circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.
Press ContactDSP Group: Tali Chen, Chief
Marketing Officer, Tel: 669.286.9181, tali.chen@dspg.comUEI: Benny
Canady, UEI Corporate Marketing and Public Relations, Tel:
714.918.9500, bcanady@uei.com
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