Cupertino, Calif., March 7^th, 2005 – Fortemedia, Inc. today announced the FM1072LP voice processor. This product provides designers with unmatched echo cancellation and noise suppression performance through AMBIN (array microphone beam-forming with integrated noise suppression) technology, all at only 30mW of power consumption. This combination of low-power and high-performance, along with new features such as a built-in Class D audio amplifier, now brings the power of Fortemedia voice processing to many applications such as hands-free car kits (HFCK), portable Bluetooth speakerphones, Smartphones, and PC related accessories.

“With the FM1072LP, we leveraged the latest innovations in technology to get the best of both worlds,” says Hans Wang, VP of Marketing for Fortemedia. “As an echo canceller, the FM1072LP can still achieve 60dB of acoustic echo cancellation (AEC) performance with much lower power consumption. This now enables our customers to provide their end users with the clearest voice in a broader range of applications, especially battery-operated portable products.”

The FM1072LP requires a separation of only 4cm between the microphone and the speaker in the same housing, with the speaker delivering 120dB throughput. “Fortemedia provided us with a fully-integrated solution that met our echo cancellation and noise suppression requirements,” says Thomas Chen, Product Manager of mVox Electronics (www.mvox.com). “With the FM1072LP, we are able to provide our customers with high performance speakerphones in the size of a credit card.”

 Availability

 The FM1072LP (http://www.fortemedia.com/products/fm1072lp.htm), available in 48-pin QFN and 48-pin LQFP green packages, is sampling today, with production volumes available at the end of March 2005. A development kit is also available now.

 About Fortemedia

 Fortemedia, Inc. is at the forefront of enabling noise free communication with the world’s only available small array microphone technology. By integrating our intelligent DSP algorithms with mixed signal ICs to deliver industry-leading echo cancellation and noise suppression solutions, Fortemedia enables natural flowing full-duplex communication in mobile devices such as hands-free car kits, portable speakerphones, and Bluetooth accessories. For more information, please visit www.fortemedia.com.

Contact Information:
Hans Wang, hwang@fortemedia.com
+1-408-861-8088 x119