MUMBAI: SMSC, a leading semiconductor company enabling content rich connectivity systems, today announced that ASTRO Gaming has selected SMSC's KleerNet(TM) technology to deliver lossless wireless audio streaming for its gaming headsets. Interoperability across brands makes it possible for users to recognize and pair with other KleerNet products to access and stream audio to multiple destinations.

"For gamers, high quality, low latency audio makes or breaks the experience," said Aron Drayer, Director of Marketing at ASTRO Gaming. "KleerNet technology in our gaming platform will bring consumers the ultimate in high definition wireless audio."

"KleerNet's low interference, uncompressed transmission of audio and chat with up to four separate channels make it a great match for multi-player gaming environments," said Gene Sheridan, Senior Vice President & General Manager of SMSC's Wireless Audio Products Group. "Pure audio, free of wires, gives consumers an optimal gaming experience."

More on SMSC's Wireless Audio Platform

SMSC's focus on wireless audio solutions propels the company to a leadership position in the wireless audio market. Kleer technology enables high quality, low latency wireless distribution of digital content to headphones, speakers and other audio devices to enhance the consumer's listening experience. SMSC's KleerNet technology gives consumers the option of choosing among KleerNet-enabled audio products from various consumer brands for use in their home, office, or portable applications. Examples of wireless audio products that incorporate KleerNet technology are 5.1/7.1 surround sound home theater systems, sound bars, sub-woofers, headphones, and gaming and VOIP headsets. KleerNet wireless audio products are designed to co-exist with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth(R) traffic and support multi-band RF, low latency and high bit and sampling rates. In addition, SMSC's JukeBlox platform offers popular music applications along with the industry standard Ethernet and Wi-Fi interfaces to give customers access to music content from all over the world via their home networks or the Internet.