FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ESS Technology, a leading provider of high performance audio/video and RF solutions, today announces the appointment of Dustin Forman to the position of Chief Technologist.
Mr. Forman joined ESS British Columbia Holdings in April 2001 as a Design Engineer and has contributed to the design of all of ESS’s industry leading audio products since that time. He has over ten U.S. patents issued or pending and is a driving force for the engineering team in ESS’s Design Center in Kelowna, British Columbia.
Chief Scientist Martin Mallinson said, “Dustin’s leadership qualities and technical mastery of both analog and digital circuits have been instrumental in the development of the Sabre ADC and DAC (Analog to Digital Converter and Digital to Analog Converter) products and our new RF tuner products. He is highly qualified for this new position and I look forward to working closely with Dustin on our new and innovative products.”
President and CEO Robert Blair said, “I would like add my congratulations to Dustin on his promotion to Chief Technologist and I would also like to thank him for the creativity, dedication and professionalism he brings to the ESS Technology team. Dustin is one of those rare engineers that have mastered digital and analog circuit design and their combination. This capability has been essential in the development of all of ESS’s new products. He is principally responsible for ESS’s superlative Sabre DAC and ADC product lines and was instrumental in pushing these designs to the extraordinary level of performance which is now available to the marketplace. His Sabre DACs and Sabre ADCs performance have made him famous in the audiophile community and this promotion is justly deserved.”
About ESS Technology
ESS Technology, Inc. designs and markets high-performance audio, video and RF products for the consumer market.
ESS’s products include the Phoenix-III series of HD-Enhanced DVD Home Theater SoC, Crescendo series of Soundbar SoC, Radix CMOS TV tuners, 1080p Video Up-converter, DMPX Media Processor and SABRE/SABRE32 series of Hyperstream™ audio DACs and ADCs.
ESS’s SABRE32 audio DAC series is the world’s highest performance 32-bit audio D/A converter solution, built upon the original SABRE audio DAC series first introduced in 2008. The SABRE32 and SABRE audio DACs have been designed into the world’s most prestigious consumer, audiophile and professional equipments, including Blu-ray players, CD/SACD players, A/V preamps and digital audio workstations.
ESS is headquartered in Fremont, California, and has R&D, sales, and technical support offices worldwide. ESS Technology's web site address is: http://www.esstech.com.