TI pays $26.8M for Ditech's echo-cancellation unit

TI pays $26.8M for Ditech's echo-cancellation unit
By Patrick Mannion, EE Times
April 16, 2002 (2:17 p.m. EST)
URL: http://www.eetimes.com/story/OEG20020416S0040

MANHASSET, N.Y. — Texas Instruments Inc. has acquired the Telinnovation echo-cancellation software unit of Ditech Communications Corp. for $26.8 million, and plans to combine it with its own voice-optimized DSPs and Telogy voice-over-packet software line.

Under terms of the deal, Ditech has secured a license to implement the Telinnovation software on its own echo-cancellation systems, inclusive of any enhancements made by TI. Echo cancellation is generally performed within a DSP to reduce echo effects caused by signal reflections, and is considered an essential part of the voice-over-packet chain. The companies' deal calls for joint marketing and sales efforts.