SANTA CLARA, Calif. and
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/
-- Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a world leader in storage,
cloud infrastructure, Internet of Things (IoT), connectivity and
multimedia semiconductor solutions, today announced that its
Avastar® combo wireless solutions will be powering a wide range of
wirelessly connected audio products including soundbars, speakers,
AVRs and wearable audio. The 88W8887 and 88W8997 are designed to
enable device manufacturers to build highly synchronized wireless
audio solutions across multiple rooms and zones, delivering
best-in-class connected audio experience over 802.11ac. The
recently announced 88W8977 wireless solution is targeted for the
wearables & hearables market, addressing the need for low power
and cost effective 802.11n solutions, along with Bluetooth and
Bluetooth Low Energy. Marvell's new standalone NFC chip, the NF100
is designed to be used to enable tap, pair and play use cases for
wireless audio products.
The Avastar 88W8887 was selected to power Frontier Silicon's
Minuet connected audio modules featuring Google Cast technology for
audio devices. The same wireless solution can also be found in
Google's recently launched Chromecast Audio device. The combined
solution will deliver synchronization accuracy in micro seconds, to
address the highly demanding multi-channel HD Audio streaming
market. Marvell and Frontier Silicon will showcase time
synchronized wireless audio streaming demo at Marvell's booth at
CES.
"We are very proud of this collaboration and believe that our
work with Frontier Silicon's Minuet module further reflects our
leadership in wireless audio," said Kevin
Tang, Senior Director of Marketing, Wireless Connectivity
Business Unit at Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. "Our engineering
team has worked closely with Frontier Silicon to deliver the
best-in-class, synchronized wireless audio solutions. We see a
great opportunity in the wireless audio and hearables market and
strive to deliver the most reliable, low-power wireless
connectivity solutions to our partners and customers."
"Frontier Silicon is proud to partner with Marvell for our
Minuet module wireless audio products. As we strive to develop
802.11ac solutions in the rapidly growing wireless audio space, we
look to Marvell to provide reliable products that offer a seamless
experience to the highly fragmented Wireless Audio market," said
Anthony Sethill, CEO of the Toumaz Group, parent company of
Frontier Silicon. "We are confident that as more audio brands enter
the market, we will be positioned for success through our unique
offering and work with Marvell. We're also excited to extend our
partnership with Marvell in the future, by working on building very
low power 802.11n solutions to address the newly emerging Hearables
market."
The recently launched Avastar 88W8977 SoC is a low-power
wireless chipset designed to offer the lowest RBOM and smallest
form factor for devices aimed at the dynamic wearables and
hearables markets. It offers one of the lowest power 802.11n with
BLE-only modes, designed to maintain very low power BLE-only link
between wearable audio devices and the corresponding soundbars
streaming music. A Wi-Fi connection is triggered when music
streaming is active, with very low latency. Additionally, Marvell's
Wireless Audio portfolio includes the 2x2, 802.11ac combo
(88W8997), as well as 1x1, 802.11ac combo (88W8887) to cover
different product categories.
Marvell's multi-channel wireless audio solutions are being
showcased at CES 2016 in Marvell's suite, Level 3, Murano No. 3304,
at The Venetian. CES is being held in Las
Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention and World Trade Center and
the Venetian Hotel on Jan. 6–9, 2016.
Frontier Silicon's Minuet module and speaker toolkit will be
showcased at CES 2016, in their suite in The Venetian, Level 3,
Toscana No. 3708. The demo will include Frontier's multi-room
platform across a number of interoperable audio devices from
different manufacturers.
About Frontier Silicon Limited
Frontier Silicon is the world's leading supplier of integrated
circuits and modules for digital radio and connected audio
products. The company is part of the Toumaz Group, a pioneer
in low-power wireless semiconductor and software technologies for
consumer audio and wireless healthcare.
Frontier Silicon's audio products offer solutions for Connected
Audio and Digital Radio - from silicon through software to
production-ready platform designs. Customers supplied by
Frontier Silicon include Bose, Denon, harman/kardon, Onkyo,
Panasonic, Philips, Pioneer, Pure, Roberts, Sony, TechniSat,
Yamaha, and many more.
About Marvell
Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL) is a global leader in providing complete
silicon solutions and Kinoma® software enabling the "Smart Life and
Smart Lifestyle." From storage to cloud infrastructure, Internet of
Things (IoT), connectivity and multimedia, Marvell's diverse
product portfolio aligns complete platform designs with
industry-leading performance, security, reliability and efficiency.
At the core of the world's most powerful consumer, network and
enterprise systems, Marvell empowers partners and their customers
to always stand at the forefront of innovation, performance and
mass appeal. By providing people around the world with mobility and
ease of access to services adding value to their social, personal
and work lives, Marvell is committed to enhancing the human
experience.
For more information, please visit www.Marvell.com.
Marvell, the M logo, Avastar and Kinoma are registered
trademarks of Marvell and/or its affiliates. Other names and brands
may be claimed as the property of others.
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