Alango Technologies Joins Renesas R-Car Consortium
Tirat Carmel, Israel and Tokyo, Japan (August 2, 2016) - The formal step of Alango’s induction into the R-Car consortium was officially announced but there are already vehicles on the road with the integrated solution utilizing Alango’s 7th generation Voice Communication Package (VCP7) for the Renesas R-Car SoC automotive infotainment system.
Alango’s Voice Communication Package (VCP7) is a universal software package that enables high quality, full duplex, noise and echo free communication in hands-free automotive systems. Alango’s next generation package VCP8 is being evaluated for MY2017 vehicles utilizing Renesas R-Car SoC infotainment solution. VCP8 software has been completely re-written and offers several advancements including increased frequency resolution and low latency for unrivaled hands free intelligibility.
Additional automotive applications being explored for 2017 and beyond include Voice Recognition Enhancement and Car Intercom. Alango has been engaged in ongoing development of these technologies to provide additional value to the joint partnership and the end customer.
Dr. Alexander Goldin, Alango founder and CEO said, “We are pleased to join the Renesas R-Car Consortium and support existing and emerging infotainment solutions. This partnership is natural given our companies’ leading position in the automotive market. We are certain that our partnership will provide efficient introductions of new solutions to the automotive marketplace in general and specifically benefit the end customer. Of course, we are grateful to Renesas to be welcomed into the consortium.”
Alango Technologies Ltd. is a leading developer and licensor of front-end DSP technologies for voice communication and mobile audio. Alango’s worldwide customers include companies of different scale covering a wide product range. Alango technologies can be found in in-car infotainment systems, after market hands-free car kits, navigation systems, mobile phones, Bluetooth headsets, audio conferencing systems, intercoms, assistive listening devices, security and military applications. Further information about Alango can be found at www.alango.com.
Headquartered in Japan, Renesas Electronics has subsidiaries in approximately 20 countries worldwide. More information can be found at www.renesas.com.