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March 2006FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
THAT
Introduces New
Low-Cost Analog Engine® IC
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THAT 4305S
Pre-trimmed Analog Engine |
Frankfurt, Germany, March 29, 2006
- THAT Corporation (Musik Messe Hall 5.1, Booth D88) unveiled
today its latest IC dynamic processor in the Analog Engine® family.
Developed as a flexible but low-cost solution, the THAT4305
was specifically designed for high supply-voltage applications under
tight budget constraints.
THAT's president, Les Tyler, explained the rationale behind the new
part. "To keep its cost down, the 4305 pares down the Analog
Engine to the two essential building blocks necessary to make any
dynamic processor - a voltage-controlled amplifier (VCA) and a
log-responding detector. As you might expect from us, our detector is
log-responding, true RMS, and covers over 60dB dynamic range. The VCA
is pre-trimmed and exponentially controlled - a true Blackmer®
VCA - with excellent dynamic range, low distortion, and a wide
±60dB control range. Moreover, like others in the Analog
Engine series, all the VCA and detector connections are brought
out so designers have total control over the resulting processor's
configuration."
Gary Hebert, THAT's chief technology officer, stated "The 4305
can be configured as an above-threshold compressor, noise gate,
companding noise reduction system, and much, much more. This
flexibility really sets THAT's parts apart from other offerings, which
are much less configurable."
Tyler added "The 4305 is tiny, housed in a 16-pin QSOP package
the size of an SO-8. And, it's inexpensive. At $2.59 in 1k quantities,
it's like getting an Analog Engine for the price of one of our
mid-spec VCAs."
Production quantities of the THAT4305
are available immediately. The 16-pin QSOP package complies with RoHS
requirements, and is compatible with both lead-bearing and lead-free
soldering processes.
THAT Corporation, founded in 1989, designs and sells
high-performance analog integrated circuits for professional audio
manufacturers, including its well-known line of IC voltage-controlled
amplifiers (VCAs) and RMS-level detectors
used throughout the pro audio industry. The company also licenses
patents, trademarks, and other intellectual property to the TV
broadcast and reception industries. Under the dbx-TV®
brand name, THAT offers digital (Verilog®) implementations of legacy
TV audio receiver standards covering all parts of the world, including
BTSC, A2, NICAM, and EIA-J, in addition to analog FM stereo. The
company is headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, with offices in
Tokyo, Japan and Milpitas, California.
For
more information contact:
THAT
Corporation,
45
Sumner Street,
Milford
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MA
01757-1656
,
USA
Telephone: +1.508.478.9200; Fax +1.508.478.0990
Email: info@thatcorp.com
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