Andrea Electronics Corporation is an American software, technology, and manufacturing corporation headquartered in
Bohemia,
New York.
History and products
Andrea Electronics was founded as Andrea Radio Corporation in 1934 by Frank A. D. Andrea Sr.
In the 1960s, the company designed the intercom communication system used in the first crewed
Mercury space flight capsule as well as military intercoms for helicopters and the
F-16 fighter jet.
In 1998, the company pioneered microphone array technology, which has become a standard for hands-free
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also called IP telephony, is a method and group of technologies for the delivery of voice communications and multimedia sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. The terms Internet t ...
communication embedding its advanced noise-cancellation technology into millions of computers produced by global manufacturers, including
Dell and
Hewlett-Packard.
In more recent years, it began manufacturing its own brand of headsets known as SuperBeam headsets. The company has created boom-free, all-purpose headsets essentially applying its microphone array technology to the headset industry.
After 75 years of predominantly working with
NASA
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and the
U.S. Department of Defense
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as well as doing
OEM
An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) is generally perceived as a company that produces non-aftermarket parts and equipment that may be marketed by another manufacturer. It is a common industry term recognized and used by many professional or ...
work for several companies, the company decided to create a line of advanced digital array microphones for use in IoT devices, information kiosks, aerospace, robotics, and automotive telematics applications that employ technologies such as natural language processing and artificial intelligence.
See also
*
List of microphone manufacturers
Current microphone manufacturers
The following is a list of current microphone manufacturers.
*Akai
* AKG
* Astatic
*Audio-Technica
*Behringer
*Beyerdynamic
* Blue Microphones
*Brauner
* Brüel & Kjær
* CAD Audio
* Core Sound LLC
* DJI
* DPA
...
*
List of New York companies
References
External links
*{{Official website, andreaelectronics.com
1934 establishments in New York (state)
Companies based in Suffolk County, New York
Electronics companies established in 1934
Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States
Headphones manufacturers
Islip (town), New York
Manufacturing companies based in New York (state)
Microphone manufacturers
Companies traded over-the-counter in the United States