Eleven Engineering Launches Wireless 2.1 Channel Audio Modules for Home Theater Based on RF Silicon from Texas Instruments
Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 8, 2008 -- Eleven Engineering, a global leader in digital wireless audio, today announced Squeak 1C, a new family of 2.1 channel wireless audio modules for home theater products based on Eleven's XInC2 multithreaded processor and Texas Instruments' CC2400 RF transceiver and LNA/PA RF range extender.
Squeak 1C eliminates the awkwardness of connecting rear speakers and the negative aesthetic associated with the subwoofer. In many cases, home theater hardware is considered inelegant, especially the wiring and the large visible items such as the subwoofer, and significantly hinders market acceptance of home theater systems. Simply stated, the living room is considered a showpiece within the home and the home theater system can be a major detractor.
"Our new 2.1 channel Squeak 1C wireless modules enable a wireless connection to each of the rear surround speakers as well as to the subwoofer, enabling it to be hidden beside, behind, or underneath the sofa," said John Sobota, CEO of Eleven Engineering. "Eleven's key to success in the home theater market has always been to provide modules with the industry's best reliability and coexistence with other wireless products. By working closely with TI, we have been able to deliver exactly that in our new 2.1 channel wireless modules."
"TI is pleased to work with Eleven Engineering to bring the Squeak 1C 2.1 channel wireless audio modules to the living room. Eleven needed a rock-solid physical layer and TI's 2.4GHz RF solutions allow the Squeak protocol to sing by providing a clean, narrow footprint, coupled with fast direction and channel switching," said Laurent Giai-Miniet, product line manager for TI's low-power wireless products. "Quality of service is important, but it is also critical that solutions in the crowded 2.4 GHz frequency range use the band sparingly and efficiently so that other products may co-exist. Combined with TI's agile narrowband transceivers, such as the CC2400, Squeak 1C delivers both quality of service and coexistence."
Eleven Engineering
Founded in 1992, Eleven Engineering is a fabless semiconductor firm specializing in multithreaded embedded microprocessors for realtime applications and digital wireless audio modules for consumer electronics and pro audio. Eleven's XInC? family of multithreaded embedded processors deliver up to 8x benefits in MIPS/$ and MIPS/mW vs. conventional serial processors when used in wireless and other realtime-intensive applications. Squeak is one of the world's most trusted digital wireless audio module solutions. Achieving bullet-proof reliability in the increasingly congested 2.4 GHz band requires advanced approaches -- Squeak uses Eleven's robust communications protocol, Walking Frequency Diversity? to deliver best-in-industry quality of service and coexistence in the attractive, worldwide 2.4GHz band. Eleven also offers evaluation kits, development kits, and reference designs to facilitate easy integration and fast time to market for customers. More information about Eleven and how to incorporate Eleven's wireless solutions is available at http://www.ElevenEngineering.com
To download the Squeak 1C information sheet:
http://www.elevenengineering.com/products/squeak/squeak1c
For more information, contact:
Karina Sanjevic
Eleven Engineering Inc.
+1 (780) 425-6511
sanjevic @ eleveneng.com
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