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January 2003FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Stereo TV Licensing Gets Easier -- THAT and ESP Sign Pact
 Manufacturers seeking stereo TV encode or
decode technology got a belated
Christmas present as ESP (an Arris company, NASDAQ: ARRS), the leading
source of BTSC Verilog solutions, and THAT Corporation, the primary
holder of BTSC intellectual property, announced the pooling of their
technology portfolios. The result is one-stop shopping for makers of
TVs, VCRs, set-top boxes, satellite receivers, video games, and other
consumer products needing stereo TV encoding or decoding capability.
The
BTSC system is the method adopted by the US, Canada, Mexico, and
certain other countries for the transmission and reception of stereo
TV audio. Under the agreement between THAT and ESP, reached at the end
of 2002, manufacturers wishing to equip their products with stereo TV
sound capability now have a single source for all the patents,
know-how, and software required to implement BTSC technology,
including ESP's proven Verilog solution.
"The patent
pooling means manufacturers need only one agreement to make stereo TV
products under the necessary patent licenses from both THAT and
ESP," said Eric Berkobin, president of ESP.
Les Tyler
, president of THAT Corporation, added that "by including ESP's
well-designed Verilog code with the license, we dramatically increase
the customer's confidence in a working solution, while reducing their
time to market."
Manufacturers
interested in providing stereo TV sound capability in their products
can contact:
THAT Corporation,
45 Sumner Street, Milford, MA 01757-1656, U.S.A.,
Telephone: +1 508 478-9200; Fax: +1 508 478-0990;
Email: licensing@thatcorp.com
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