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News Release from: Cambridge Silicon Radio
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 15 March 2005
CSR acquires Clarity Technologies
CSR has acquired Clarity Technologies, a leading provider of software and services for improving the audio quality and performance of voice-based communications systems and products.
CSR has acquired Clarity Technologies for a consideration of $17.1 million payable in cash Clarity is a leading provider of software and services for improving the audio quality and performance of voice-based communications systems and products
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 24 Aug 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Its voice extraction and echo cancellation software is based on its proprietary Clear Voice Capture technology (CVC), which enhances the audio performance of any voice-based product or system, including wireless headsets, wireless handsets and automotive hands free systems.
CSR is the leading Bluetooth provider having a unit market share of 51% of Bluetooth devices shipped in Q4 2004 and having won 69% of all Bluetooth end products and modules qualified by customers in 2004, nine times that of CSR's nearest competitor.
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CSR is the only company with customers who have qualified products to the new Bluetooth V2.0 + EDR (enhanced datarate) specification and with its fourth generation BC4 device is the only company shipping production quantities to this specification.
As the market migrates to higher audio quality for both mono (telephony) Bluetooth headsets and in-car handsfree systems today and stereo (music playing) Bluetooth headsets and HiFi connections tomorrow, Bluetooth audio connections will become, by far, the most important application for all of these segments.
Two years ago, CSR completed the development of the world's first Bluetooth ICs with integrated DSP co-processors and Audio Codecs to enable higher quality audio and these are now in volume production.
The combination of CSR, the world's leading Bluetooth technology provider, with Clarity, the world's leading provider of echo and noise cancellation software, will allow CSR to increase further the superiority of its audio solutions at a time of continuing consolidation in the industry with fewer Bluetooth hardware providers.
Commenting on the acquisition, John Hodgson, CEO of CSR said: "This is an exciting acquisition for us".
"Not only does Clarity give us access to leading customers in the US automotive sector but its patented software will give us a key competitive advantage in audio, which we believe will continue to be the largest Bluetooth application into the future".
"Bluetooth products, such as next generation wireless telephony stereo headphones for PCs and MP3 players, will demand better quality noise reduction and echo cancellation and in our view CVC is the best software in the market to provide this".
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