WiSA Expands to 6 Leading Global TV Manufacturers
June 26 2019 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
TV Brands Toshiba and Fengmi Join LG
Electronics, Sharp, TCL, and Bang & Olufsen to Embrace the WiSA
Immersive Audio Standard
WiSA® LLC, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association founded by
Summit Wireless Technologies (NASDAQ: WISA), comprised of more than
60 leading consumer electronics brands, today announced it has
expanded its reach to 6 top, global TV manufacturers. Its newest
members include Compal, which ships TVs under the Toshiba brand,
and Fengmi, an Xiaomi Technology ecosystem company and leading
laser projection TV manufacturer. Together, they join LG
Electronics, Foxconn, TCL, and Bang & Olufsen as WiSA members
to bring hi-definition, multi-channel audio to the home
entertainment experience.
“Given the support of 6 leading global TV brands, and with
millions of WiSA Ready™* systems coming to market this year, the
industry continues to embrace the technology standards we’re
championing,” noted Tony Ostrom, president of WiSA. “Additionally,
later this year, we anticipate the launch of 8K TVs, which will be
compatible with a number of WiSA USB Transmitters and all WiSA
Certified™ speakers from WiSA members. We’re excited by the
momentum and forthcoming milestones of the second half of the
year.”
All WiSA Certified and WiSA Ready components work together
seamlessly to deliver wireless, multi-channel audio and authentic
home theater sound that immerses the listener into the epicenter of
movies and video, music, sports, gaming/esports, and more. As a
result, consumers can expect an audiophile experience, but unlike
traditional audio systems, set up is simple and takes just minutes,
even for larger 5.1 and 7.1 setups.
The WiSA Association and its members are committed to
revolutionizing the home entertainment experience by delivering
immersive, uncompressed, high-definition, multichannel sound
through the universal standards established and certified by the
WiSA Association. For more information about the WiSA Association,
its technology and products, please visit
www.wisaassociation.org.
About WiSA, LLC
WiSA, the (Wireless Speaker and Audio) Association is a consumer
electronics consortium dedicated to creating interoperability
standards utilized by leading brands and manufacturers to deliver
immersive sound via intelligent devices. WiSA Certified components
from any member brand can be combined to dramatically increase the
enjoyment of movies and video, music, sports, gaming/esports, and
more. WiSA also ensures robust, high definition, multi-channel, low
latency audio while eliminating the complicated set-up of
traditional audio systems. For more information about WiSA, please
visit: www.wisaassociation.org.
About Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc.
Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: WISA) is a leading
provider of immersive, wireless sound technology for intelligent
devices and next generation home entertainment systems. Working
with leading CE brands and manufacturers such as Harman
International, a division of Samsung, LG Electronics, Klipsch, Bang
& Olufsen, Xbox, a subsidiary of Microsoft, and others, Summit
Wireless delivers seamless, dynamic audio experiences for
high-definition content, including movies and video, music, sports,
gaming/esports, and more. Summit Wireless is a founding member of
WiSA, the Wireless Speaker and Audio Association and works in joint
partnership to champion the most reliable interoperability
standards across the audio industry. Summit Wireless, formerly
named Summit Semiconductor, Inc., is headquartered in San Jose, CA
with sales teams in Taiwan, China, Japan, and Korea. For more
information, please visit: www.summitwireless.com.
* WiSA Ready TVs, gaming PCs and console systems are “ready” to
transmit audio to WiSA Certified speakers when a WiSA USB
Transmitter is plugged in and a user interface is activated through
an APP or product design like LG TVs.
© 2019 Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Summit Wireless Technologies and the Summit Wireless logo are
trademarks of Summit Wireless Technologies, Inc. The WiSA logo,
WiSA, WiSA Ready, and WiSA Certified are trademarks, or
certification marks of WiSA LLC. Third-party trade names,
trademarks and product names are the intellectual property of their
respective owners and product names are the intellectual property
of their respective owners.
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Laurie Thornton Radiate PR for WiSA and Summit Wireless
Technologies 650.743.6487 laurie@radiatepr.com
Mary Magnani or Kirsten Chapman LHA Investor Relations for
Summit Wireless Technologies 415.433.3777 summit@lhai.com
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