Focus Enhancements' UWB and TV-Out Technology for the Portable Media Markets Receives Strong Customer Response at CES 2007
January 16 2007 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSE), a worldwide leader in video
production, PC-to-TV conversion and Ultra Wideband (UWB) wireless
technology, summarized its attendance at the 2007 International
Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas last week. �Our
attendance at CES was a great success,� said Brett Moyer, CEO of
Focus Enhancements. �We are quickly establishing ourselves as a
leading provider of TV-out semiconductor technology for high-end
portable digital media players, and our products continue to get
designed into more portable media devices. We featured six portable
media players in our booth, including two second generation
products. In addition, we demonstrated our world leading UWB
chipset, which can enable wireless connectivity for portable
digital media devices.� Focus Enhancements showed the following
portable media devices incorporating its high definition media
semiconductor chips: Toshiba Gigabeat� � 2nd generation using Focus
Enhancements� chips Digital Cube i-Station PMP � 2nd generation
using Focus Enhancements� chips Microsoft� Zune� Elitegroup
Computer Systems, Inc. (ECS�), PMP MAVX Tinnos Blufin PMP/Digital
Camera/Navigation System Thinkware Systems Corporation
PMP/Navigation System �Our partnerships with Freescale� and Raza
Microelectronics, Inc./AMD are paying dividends,� said Tom
Hamilton, executive vice president and general manager of Focus
Enhancements� semiconductor group. �Visitors were consistently
impressed by the quality of the video output by these small
portable devices.� Hamilton added, �Our UWB demonstrations were
very well received and generated lots of enthusiasm from designers
in both the PC and CE markets. Also, our exciting partnership with
Mapower Electronics Co. Ltd. to develop a high-quality wireless
link for remote storage gained tremendous interest.� �We believe
our wireless streaming video demonstration exceeded the distance
and robustness of all others at CES, proving our UWB technology is
a step ahead of the competition,� said Moyer. Focus Enhancements
demonstrated the following at CES, UWB technology designed to be
compliant with WiMedia UWB Standards and Certified Wireless USB
technology from the USB-IF, transmitting pristine and robust high
definition streaming video. Focus Enhancements demonstrated its
world-ready UWB solution, including operation at both the lower
WiMedia bands and the higher frequency bands at near 6 Gigahertz
(GHz) expected by European UWB regulations. Others in the WiMedia
Tech Zone demonstrated frequencies only between 3 GHz and 4.5 GHz.
The company showed prototypes of its Certified Wireless USB design.
The compact USB dongle was well received by original device
manufacturers (ODMs) of wireless products and notebook computers. A
product concept for wireless links for remote disk drive storage
devices using technology based on Certified Wireless USB: This
technology is being developed in conjunction Mapower of Taiwan, a
supplier of remote disk drive systems, and will use the company�s
rapidly emerging, high-performance UWB wireless technology. About
Focus Enhancements, Inc. Focus Enhancements Inc. (NASDAQ CM:FCSE),
headquartered in Campbell, CA, is a leading designer of world-class
solutions in advanced, proprietary video and wireless video
technologies. The company�s Semiconductor Group develops integrated
circuits (ICs) for high-performance applications in the video
convergence market, including IPTV set-top boxes and portable media
players. Focus Enhancements is currently developing a wireless IC
chip set based on the WiMedia UWB standard and designed to be
compatible with Wireless USB, and used in personal computer (PC),
consumer electronics (CE), and mobile electronics applications. The
company�s Systems Group develops video products for the digital
media markets, with customers in the broadcast, video production,
digital signage and digital asset management markets. More
information on Focus Enhancements may be obtained from the
company�s SEC filings, or by visiting the Focus Enhancements home
page at http://www.focusinfo.com. Safe Harbor Statement Statements
in this press release which are not historical including statements
regarding management�s intentions, hopes, expectations,
representations, plans or predictions about the future are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include
statements regarding management�s plans to complete its Ultra
Wideband (UWB) semiconductor chip designs, and the performance of
its UWB technology in silicon. Because these forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, there are important
factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially include unforeseen
increased costs in research and development, the company�s ability
to maintain adequate funding to develop and implement UWB
technology, the performance and acceptance of its UWB technology
when successfully moved to silicon and the risk factors specified
in the company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005,
Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2006, June 30, 2006 and
September 30, 2006, as well as other filings with the SEC. These
statements are based on information as of January 16, 2007 and the
company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events,
or otherwise.
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