www.fortemedia.com

Company:

Fortemedia is a high technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California. Since 2000, the company has been developing advanced voice processing technologies to enable hands-free communications for automotive and mobile applications. Fortemedia's patent pending SAM (small array microphone) technology performs unique wind noise suppression and cone-shaped beam-forming effect and delivers sophisticated echo-cancellation and noise suppression solutions. As of Q4 2005, Fortemedia has introduced 6 IC products to the market and shipped more than 5 millions units. Fortemedia has 125 employees worldwide, with branch offices in Taiwan, China, and Germany.

Technology:

Fortemedia SAM and DSP technology enables voice processing solutions for echo and noise free communications. Features such as cone shaped beam-forming can suppress non-stationary road bump noise, music, and passing traffic noise, picking up only his/her voice while blocking out ambient noise. Fortemedia's second to none SAM technology significantly reduces the wind noise in the most noisy convertible car environment. The smallest form factor with two omni-directional microphones 1cm apart makes the placement very simple and easy to conceal.

Fortemedia's solution can cancel 65dB of acoustic echo and handle non-linear echo. For integrated devices with both speaker and microphone, Fortemedia's highly-developed non-linear echo cancellation provides a total echo-free experience.

Products:

Fortemedia IC products include high-performance chips with 16KHz sampling rate and low-power chips to address the portable electronics market. Products with Fortemedia's solution significantly enhance end users' communication experience with speakerphone as well as increasing the voice recognition rate for voice control applications. Fortemedia chips are available in green-packages and automotive temperature grades.

Markets and Applications:

Fortemedia's IC products address the voice interface for all markets requiring a hands-free solution. This includes several high-growth markets in the consumer electronics space, such as:

• Automotive/Telematics (hands-free car kits)
• PC & Notebook (built-in speakerphone, USB & Bluetooth peripherals)
• Smartphone/cellphone/PDA (including Bluetooth wireless accessories)
• Audio/Visual Conference Systems (VoIP speakerphones)

Customers:

Fortemedia's customer list includes industry leaders across various markets. The list includes companies such as Motorola, Jaguar, Siemens, Sony, Sharp, NEC, Kia Motors, Nokia, LG, Samgsung, Fiat, Hyundai Motor, Nissan, Honda, Asus, Acer, Wistron, Symbol, France Telecom, and Mitac.

Contact:

For more information regarding the company, technology, and products please contact Hans Wang at hwang@fortemedia.com or 408-861-8088 x119.

www.fortemedia.com