Founded:

D2Audio incorporated in June 2002

Executive Management:      

Brian Wong
Chief Executive Officer & President

Dr. Skip Taylor
Chief Technology Officer & Founder

Mayur Mehta
Vice President of Engineering

Eric Smith
Vice President of Operations

Paul Becker
Vice President of Finance

Funding:

$50 million from Sevin Rosen, Austin Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Capitalists & CenterPoint Ventures

Product:

Class-D Digital amplifier ICs, reference designs and modules

Use:

D2Audio's digital amplifier reference designs are designed to be integrated into manufacturer's audio products. Printed circuit boards for product like home theaters, audio video receivers, multi-room and automotive amplifiers, flat panel TVs, entertainment PCs and speakers.

Market:

The manufacturers of audio equipment in the consumer, automotive and entertainment product industries.

Customers:

Marantz, BenQ, Syntax-Brillian, Harman Kardon, Polk, Renkus Heinz, Speakercraft, PhaseTech, Control4 and others.

Product Identification:

Consumers can identify D2Audio-based products by the D2Audio logo on the front of the system.In addition, D2Audio has established SoundSuiteT, an enhanced consumer brand featuring immersive audio enhancements performed by our DSP. Look for the SoundSuite logo on TVs, docking stations, and other consumer devices.

Competitive Advantages:

New Super Slim Consumer Audio Equipment

• D2Audio's unique digital amplifier reference designs reduce audio systems up to ½ the size, ½ the weight and double the power of last year's systems. D2Audio's Digital Audio EngineT integrated circuits provide more than simple PWM control functions, allowing the overall design to reach new extremes in compactness and functionality.The reference designs range from 8 channel, 8 inch by 6 inch solutions supporting 125W continuous power on each channel . all the way down to simple 2 channel devices with footprints that are smaller than a business card, delivering a surprising array of software supported audio enhancements. The latest additions to the reference design family add a 600W subwoofer drive, and a market leading 7 channel, 250W/channel solution.
  
• The result is a small powerful amp digital amp that allows manufactures to combine multiple audio components like a DVD, tuner and amp into one slim, silver, multi-function receiver. The sleek look is designed to perfectly complement flat screen TVs.

•  Created under D2Audio's patents and intellectual property, D2Audio is the world's only intelligent digital amplifier. Intelligent amplifiers give consumers unique audio enhancement capabilities creating an immersive listening experience.These enhancements are available under the D2Audio SoundSuiteT logo for products ranging from digital televisions, to AVRs, to iPod & MP3 docking stations.A few of the SoundSuiteT features include:
  
  
• SpeakerFingerprintT automatically detects speakers and optimizes the audio signal for each speaker connected to the amplifier.
  
  
• The Listening Environment Optimization technology LEOT from D2Audio actively optimizes the sound taking into consideration speaker location and even the size and shape of room where the audio is enjoyed. The resulting sound quality amazes the most hardened audiophiles.
  
  
• WideSoundT provides a speaker separation and spatialization to help small closely spaced speakers seem farther apart for a richer stereo experience.
  
  
• DeepBassT employs a psycho-acoustic technique to deliver the perception the low-frequency content when small speakers are simply not able to generate those frequencies.
  
  

One of a Kind Chip Provides Intelligence

• D2Audio's Digital Audio EngineT integrated circuits provide full DSP processing capability in addition to their PWM control duties.A powerful suite of software enhancements complements the raw DSP power to deliver a rich audio listening experience to consumers in a broad range of target systems.Customer from Harman Kardon, to Marantz, to Syntax-Brillian depend on these intelligent ICs to give their products the kind of quality and nuance necessary to bring out the full listing experience. 
  
• The latest addition to the D2Audio family of products is the DAE-2 PWM controller with DSP and now all-digital feedback.Feedback in analog amplifiers is a familiar feature, but its use in Class-D amplifiers has been elusive or impossible . until now.D2Audio announced in December of 2005 an all-digital feedback technology that closes the loop in real time for bandwidths from 20Hz to 40kHz supporting the most advanced AVRs.This truly unique technology is idea for harsh power supply environments as is the case in automotive applications.Additionally, the feedback greatly reduces the power supply constraints, allowing the use of very low cost linear power supplies in high power AVRs without losing audio quality.
  
  

 Audiophile Sound Quality

• Compared to other amplifiers (digital or analog), D2Audio provides a superior listening experience and the highest audio specifications. In fact, D2Audio outperforms many top traditional linear amplifiers
  
  - THD+D:                      <0.05%
  - SNR:                            >105dB
  - Power:                        125 Watts per channel
  - Power Efficiency:        93%
  
  

 Complete Amplifier Reference Designs, Not Just A Chip

• Amplifiers require a substantial amount of engineering to form the IC and the required components into a working amplifier.History and experience show amplifier designs do not successfully scale - when the power or number of channels are changed.  To address this, D2Audio has created a range of reference designs to support the full complement of channel count and power levels.
  
• D2Audio's amplifier modules are complete, digital amplifiers, requiring only a power supply. The amplifier layouts can be integrated directly into the PCB of audio products, dramatically reducing engineering time and the manufacturer's time to market.
  
• D2Audio provides full technical support for our customers through an experienced worldwide network of amplifications engineers and sales organizations.