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Silicon Labs Completes Acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave Business
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Silicon Labs Completes Acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave Business

Silicon Labs and Sigma Designs announced the completion of Silicon Labs' acquisition of Sigma Designs' Z-Wave business, including a team of approximately 100 employees, for $240 million in an all-cash transaction. Z-Wave is a leading mesh networking technology for the smart home. More than 2,400 certified, interoperable Z-Wave devices are available from the thriving Z-Wave Alliance of more than 700 manufacturers and service providers worldwide.
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Gayle Sanders Returns with Launch of New Company Eikon at Axpona 2018
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Gayle Sanders Returns with Launch of New Company Eikon at Axpona 2018

Gayle Sanders, co-founder of Martin Logan and one of the industry’s most celebrated speaker designers, turns a new page in his prestigious career with the introduction of his new company, Gayle Sanders Eikon. The world premiere of his new digital active loudspeaker system, featuring the Image1 and Eikontrol, took place at the 2018 Axpona Show. The Eikon concept combines reference DSP-based electronics with direct connection to multiway speakers, and a new user interface, setting a new standard for total system performance.
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Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018 Report Signals Upward Trend for Internationality and Exhibitor Satisfaction
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Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018 Report Signals Upward Trend for Internationality and Exhibitor Satisfaction

The Saturday-evening concert by Dionne Warwick and the New Philharmonic Orchestra Frankfurt marked the end of a week of music and events. 1,803 companies from 56 countries launched their latest products during the five days of Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound 2018. For 2019, Frankfurt Messe promises to return to a unified format, with Musikmesse and Prolight+Sound overlaping fully on all days and move closer together spatially.
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Wireless Microphone Market will Account for Revenues Worth USD $4.5 Billion by 2028
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Wireless Microphone Market will Account for Revenues Worth USD $4.5 Billion by 2028

Market intelligence and consulting services firm Future Market Insights (FMI) just released a new market research report focusing on the wireless microphone market with analysis and forecasts until 2028. The report features useful insights on the growth in adoption of wireless microphones across key regional markets, including key factors that will influence the Wireless Microphone Market, which FMI predicts will enable rapid growth in a changing technological environment and intense competition among players.
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Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration will Merge with Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik Forming New Company HBK
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Brüel & Kjær Sound & Vibration will Merge with Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik Forming New Company HBK

The companies Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH (HBM) and Brüel & Kjær Sound and Vibration A/S (BKSV), both owned by UK-based Spectris plc, have announce that they will be merging their businesses. The merger will become effective on January 1st, 2019. The merger aims to redefine the concept of a complete solution, where the two companies will unite their expertise and provide an integrated offering, encompassing sensors, acquisition, preparation, evaluation and engineering services.
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Fraunhofer MPEG-H TV Audio System Selected as 3D Audio Standard for UHD TV in China
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Fraunhofer MPEG-H TV Audio System Selected as 3D Audio Standard for UHD TV in China

China’s AVS 3D Audio Task Group has chosen Fraunhofer IIS as the transmission audio codec solution provider for the upcoming 3D Audio standard that will be used in the country’s 4K UHD broadcast. Fraunhofer proposed its MPEG-H TV Audio System according to the requirements of China's next-generation broadcasting audio standard in order to meet the Chinese market demand for compelling audio.
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DiGiCo, Avid and Lawo Join d&b Soundscape Integration Partnership
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DiGiCo, Avid and Lawo Join d&b Soundscape Integration Partnership

As the d&b Soundscape continues to draw attention worldwide, d&b audiotechnik has announced a series of landmark integrations between Soundscape’s central DS100 Signal Engine and digital mixing consoles from leading manufacturers DiGiCo, Avid and Lawo. The announcement was made at live mixing sessions showing the console workflows & mixing live multitrack recordings at a large-scale demonstration venue at Prolight+Sound 2018 in Frankfurt.
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StageTec Becomes Latest RAVENNA AoIP Partner
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StageTec Becomes Latest RAVENNA AoIP Partner

In an announcement made at both NAB and Prolight+Sound 2018, StageTec has become the latest manufacturer to join the RAVENNA audio network partnership. The Berlin-based manufacturer of professional audio mixing consoles and routers is one of the leading pioneers in the transition from analog to digital audio technology. In the 25 years of its existence, StageTec has set new standards in digital technology with continuous development and innovation.
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Eighteen Sound Confirms Management Changes and Steps Forward Following Acquisition by B&C Speakers
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Eighteen Sound Confirms Management Changes and Steps Forward Following Acquisition by B&C Speakers

Now a company under the control of B&C Speakers, Eighteen Sound has confirmed first steps under the new ownership, with the appointment of a new management team. The new appointments confirm B&C determination to keep Eighteen Sound as a separate operation, with Francesco Spapperi as the newly appointed Eighteen Sound CEO, and Matteo Bianchini now in charge of OEM Sales.
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WiSA Expands Global Presence with Four New Members Planning 2018 Product Launches
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WiSA Expands Global Presence with Four New Members Planning 2018 Product Launches

The Wireless Speaker and Audio (WiSA) Association, an industry group dedicated to bringing high resolution, wireless, multi-channel audio products to the home theater market, announced GoldenEar, Electrocompaniet, Almando and Primare as its newest members. The four new member companies will join the strong and growing list of WiSA members that already includes LG, Harman International, VOXX International, Klipsch, Xbox, Axiim, Enclave and more.
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