Focus Enhancements Closes Digital Wireless Audio Technology Acquisition
July 21 2008 - 4:28PM
Business Wire
Focus Enhancements, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCSE) a worldwide leader in Ultra
Wideband (UWB) wireless technology, video conversion and digital
media products, closed its acquisition of digital wireless audio
(DWA) technology developed by AudioMojo, Inc. and owned by Hallo
Development Co. "Last week, we completed the acquisition of digital
wireless audio (DWA) technology that significantly enhances our
wireless portfolio," said Brett Moyer, president and chief
executive officer. �The DWA market is viable today, and our new
technology offers tangible competitive advantages including
features such as two milliseconds (ms) latency, which reduces
lip-syncing concerns, and scalability up to 16 channels. Focus
Enhancements has long-standing relationships with electronics
original equipment manufacturers to bring DWA to market. We expect
to sample DWA chips in the fourth quarter of 2008 and begin
production volume mid-2009 in time for the holiday season. Our goal
is to drive for customer announcements at the CES Show in January
2009. Ultimately we intend to deliver high quality audio and video
via UWB using a single radio, thereby lowering the system cost for
the large consumer electronics manufacturers.� Under the terms of
the acquisition announced on July 2, 2008, the closing of the
purchase of the DWA intellectual property rights was subject to the
satisfaction of certain closing conditions. As a result, on July
15, 2008, Focus Enhancements issued 1.8 million shares of its
common stock to Hallo Development Co. and agreed to provide a
decreasing revenue share of future sales of the DWA chipset over
three years from the date of first commercial shipment.
Notwithstanding the Securities and Exchange Commissions Rule 144,
the shares of Focus Enhancements� common stock issued in connection
with this transaction are subject to restrictions against sale by
Hallo Development Co. to any third party until the earlier of the
date Focus Enhancements has sold and received $1.0 million in net
revenues from the DWA chipset or December 31, 2009. 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 audio, video and wireless video
technologies. The company�s Semiconductor Group develops wireless
IC chip set based on WiMedia UWB standard and design as well as
markets portable ICs to the video convergence, portable media,
navigation systems and smartphone markets. The company�s System
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 Securities and
Exchange Commission (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 expectations of funding
requirements in 2008, demand for Focus Enhancements� products,
which impacts revenue, gross margin percentage and cash from
operations, management�s plans to complete its semiconductor chip
designs, move its technology to silicon, and the performance of its
technology. 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 customers� acceptance of recently
introduced products, changes in customer order patterns, unforeseen
increased costs and delays in research and development, the
company�s ability to maintain adequate funding to develop and
implement its DWA and UWB technology, the ability of the company to
migrate its DWA and UWB technology to silicon in a timely manner,
the performance and acceptance of its DWA and 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, 2007, Form
10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008, as well as other filings
with the SEC. These statements are based on information as of July
21, 2008 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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