ESS Technology
As a privately held fabless semiconductor company, ESS Technology designs and markets high-performance analog and audio devices for mobile, consumer, automotive, and professional audiophile systems. Founded in 1984 by Forest Mozer, the company produced synthetic speech for a wide variety of devices, including the first wave of speech-enabled toys and iconic home computer systems such as the Commodore 64. Today, ESS Technology is best known for its SABRE line of high-performance audio products.