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Tripath's Digital Audio Amplifiers Power Zandiant's Mobile Entertainment Systems
Class-T Patented Technology Provides High Power and High-Fidelity Sound
Santa Clara, CA.- (January 8, 2002)
Tripath Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: TRPH), creators of Class-T™ advanced 1-bit Digital Audio Amplifiers, announced today that its products have been selected to power Zandiant’s high performance mobile entertainment systems. Tripath will provide their Class-T solutions for three of Zandiant’s new mobile systems, ranging in power from 100-500 watts. The fundamental design advantages of Class-T digital audio amplifiers are well suited for systems that require high fidelity and high efficiency in a confined space, such as mobile audio systems.
“We believe Tripath is setting a standard in quality sound for the car audio market,” said Dr. Adya Tripathi, Chairman, President and CEO for Tripath. “The growing need for premium performance and low power consumption in compact systems has prompted many leading mobile audio manufacturers to adopt Tripath’s Class-T 1-bit audio technology.”
“Tripath offers the best overall solution for switched-mode amplifiers,” stated Albert Wong, Zandiant President and CEO. “The high-fidelity, low distortion and low heat dissipation combination in a single package allowed Zandiant to design exceptionally valued, high performance car audio amplifiers.”
Tripath’s advanced 1-bit digital audio amplifiers enabled Zandiant the flexibility in their three designs to deliver outstanding quality sound at very high power levels without the worry of excessive heat in their amps. Zandiant is one of the first to offer a powerful high-end 6-channel car amp, suitable for the growing mobile entertainment systems market. Tripath’s Class-T 1-bit TA2022 will power Zandiant’s D2400 (2x100W); D4400 (4/3/2 channel, 400W); and D51500 (6 channel, 4 x50W and 1 x250W) which includes a TA3020.
About Advanced Class-TTM 1-bit Sigma Delta Digital Audio Amplifiers
Tripath's advanced Class-TTM 1-bit digital audio amplifiers rely on a fundamentally new approach to amplifier design utilizing semiconductor-based amplifiers that provide significant performance, power efficiency, size, weight and cost advantages over traditional amplifier technology. Instead of conventional pulse width modulation, Class-TTM employs multiple signal processing techniques, including adaptive/predicative processing, noise shaping, pre-distortion and sigma delta modulation.
About Tripath Technology
Based in Santa Clara, California, Tripath Technology Inc. owns the proprietary technology called Digital Power Processing (DPP) technology, which combines modern advances in digital signal processing and power processing. Tripath's current products target audio applications with sales to leading consumer electronic and computer companies, such as Sony, Aiwa, Hitachi, Blaupunkt and Apple Computer; as well as DSL communications equipment providers, such as Alcatel, with Tripath’s low power line drivers for central office applications. For more information please visit our web site at www.tripath.com.
About Zandiant Technologies
Zandiant Technologies was spun-off from Clarion Co., Ltd. in February of 2001. Headquartered in Lake Forest, California, Zandiant specializes in the development of mobile entertainment, wireless and computing products. For more information on Zandiant products write to info@zandiant.com or call (949) 599-6500.
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