Icron Expands Market For USB Extension and Prepares for
Next Generation Wireless USB 2.0
BURNABY, B.C., November 14, 2006 - Icron
Technologies Corporation (TSX Venture: IT), the developers
of ExtremeUSB, continue to expand the market for USB extension
and wireless USB applications.
In the wired extension market, the company has enjoyed record
growth and revenues for USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 extension in KVM,
Remote Desktop, Presentation Systems and Media Server applications.
Icron recently announced a development partnership with Inova
Semiconductor to launch the first integrated DVI/USB over
CAT5 extension solution and reference design, and has already
deployed this solution with customers in the industrial control
market. For more details, read the press release here.
Icron is also progressing in the Wireless USB 2.0 space and
is soon to complete a Cable Free USB 2.0 hub solution based
on an industry standard 802.11g platform. In addition they
have entered a joint development agreement with Global Interface
Technologies (GiT) to offer USB connectivity over GiT’s
short range UWB platform. For more details, click
here.
The ExtremeUSB based Cable Free USB architecture, developed
in partnership with Freescale Semiconductor, is being ported
over to other UWB and 802.11 platforms and will result in
solutions available to the market 2007. While the UWB market
is in its infancy and it will take time to see substantial
order volumes, Icron will continue to assist UWB companies
to offer true wireless USB 2.0 functionality. Our immediate
focus on using 802.11g chipsets for a Wireless USB 2.0 solution
will address a number of shortcomings with current UWB solutions
including, lower cost, improved range, maturity of technology,
international regulatory approvals and general market acceptance.
Since February 2006, Icron has been shipping the USB 2.0
Ranger product line, the industry’s only wired USB 2.0
extension solution. All of the Ranger products are based on
Icron’s patented ExtremeUSB technology, which manages
the very strict transmit/acknowledge timing on the USB interface
to allow native USB extension over any physical media. ExtremeUSB
is the only USB-IF compliant extension solution and is deployed
globally in a wide range of applications including: industrial
automation, medical devices, aerospace, KVM and computer networking.
All ExtremeUSB Ranger™ products support all USB device
types, are fully plug and play requiring no software drivers,
and support multiple operating systems including Windows,
Mac O/S, Linux, Solaris and Unix. All Icron solutions are
available as fully packaged product or as OEM solutions spanning
from white labelled complete units, to turnkey hardware, embedded
cores, and design licenses.
As previously mentioned, Icron continues to expand out of
its traditional niche identifying partnership opportunities
with companies developing complimentary applications in the
Video extension market. The combination of USB and Video extended
over a single media such as CAT5, Fiber, Coax or even Powerline
represents a growing market opportunity that Icron is working
to define and deliver on. Their first partner, Inova Semiconductor,
delivers DVI extension over Cat5, and in working with Icron,
they have added USB 1.1 connectivity over the same link. Other
partners have developed Video over USB 2.0 solutions, which
are complementary to the existing USB 2.0 Ranger product line.
These solutions address, Remote Desktop, KVM Extension (Keyboard,
Video and Mouse), and digital home media server applications.
With upwards of 2 Billion USB ports currently deployed and
another 2 Billion forecast to be deployed by 2009, there is
tremendous upside to the market potential for USB extension
in the future. Robert Eisses, President and CEO states, “We
are executing on our 802.11 and UWB wireless programs, continuing
to upgrade our market leading USB 2.0 solutions, and researching
ASIC and software solutions to enhance our product line in
the future.” For the remainder of 2006, the company
will focus on two key areas: expanding its distribution for
its traditional packaged and OEM products in Asia and other
markets and engaging with more partners and customers with
wireless USB solutions on a variety of RF platforms.
About Icron Technologies Corporation www.icron.com
Icron Technologies Corporation's patented ExtremeUSB® technology
extends the range of USB in wired environments and enables
wireless USB over any RF technology. ExtremeUSB is the only
USB-IF compliant extension solution and is deployed globally
in a wide range of applications including: industrial automation,
medical device, aerospace, KVM and computer networking. ExtremeUSB
technology is available in a variety of formats including
technology licenses, OEM modules, developer kits, as well
as branded and private-label products.
Icron is a publicly traded corporation and trades under the
symbol "IT" on the TSX Venture Exchange. For more information
on the company and its products, please visit www.icron.com
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limitation, statements regarding financial estimates and future
plans and objectives of Icron -- are forward-looking statements
that involve various risks and uncertainties. There can be
no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate;
actual results and future events could differ materially from
those anticipated in such statements.
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