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Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT), a company focused on data monetization, credentialing, and digital engagement, will showcase its WiSA, ADIO, VerifyU, DVHolo, Events Citadel, and Data Vault technologies at CES 2026 in Las Vegas from January 6–9. The company plans to highlight momentum in its acoustics portfolio, new IP additions, and the rollout of its Gen 2 software-centric platform across consumer and commercial audio.
WiSA momentum: patents, partners, and growing demand
Datavault AI’s acoustics division reported a robust year for intellectual property, adding nine WiSA patents in 2025 and bringing total issued or filed patents to 63. Rising demand for WiSA wireless audio modules—particularly WiSA E—reflects broader adoption across global set-top boxes and premium audio systems, supporting a wider ecosystem push.
Expanding commercial and OEM adoption
WiSA-enabled products are shipping or deployed with leading brands and integrators, underscoring commercial traction:
- Klipsch
- Sagemcom
- Bang & Olufsen
- KEF
The company emphasizes advanced spatial HD sound transmission designed for interoperability and a consistent consumer experience. Datavault AI has also engaged a top global IP law firm to pursue a standards-based licensing campaign.
Gen 2 platform advances
WiSA’s Gen 2 software-first platform continues to move into production, with improvements aimed at both consumer and commercial deployments:
- Lower latency, stronger reliability, and overall performance gains
- Scalability for multi-speaker arrays and complex commercial environments
- Greater integration flexibility for OEMs and system integrators
Gen 2 software is now running in production on set-top boxes, consumer and premium speaker systems, and a range of commercial audio setups. It has been validated on leading semiconductor platforms, including Espressif Systems and Realtek Semiconductor.
Strategic tech acquisitions for events and signaling
In July 2025, Datavault AI broadened its acoustics and signaling toolkit with four issued patents, one pending application, ownership of the Inaudible Tones trademark, and the acquisition of SyncIN broadcast technology from Turner Global Media. These assets are being integrated into Events Citadel for sports, entertainment, and live-event deployments. The technologies strengthen data-over-sound and acoustics-based signaling capabilities and tie into the company’s broader data monetization and proof stack, including VerifyU.
What to expect at CES 2026
- Live demonstrations of the upcoming Gen 2 software and platform release
- Showcases of in-market deployments across consumer and commercial speaker systems
- Highlights of WiSA’s evolution as a scalable, silicon-agnostic wireless audio platform
Leadership’s view
CEO Nathaniel Bradley framed WiSA’s progress as the outcome of tight engineering discipline and strong IP ownership, describing the platform’s performance and interoperability as the basis for its standard-setting role in acoustics. He cited the year’s milestones—including a licensed partnership with Dolby Technologies, advances across WiSA product lines, and new ADIO integrations for events and advertising—as central to Datavault AI’s strategy to deliver differentiated, defensible solutions.
Index inclusion
Datavault AI has been added to the S&P Semiconductors Select Industry Index, a sector-focused benchmark tracking semiconductor-related companies.
Company snapshot
Datavault AI develops AI-driven data experiences that enable valuation and monetization of assets across Web 3.0 environments. The company operates two core divisions:
- Acoustic Science Division: WiSA, ADIO, and Sumerian technologies, with foundational IP for spatial and multichannel wireless HD sound, audio timing and synchronization, and interference cancellation.
- Data Science Division: Web 3.0 and high-performance computing solutions for experiential data perception, valuation, and secure monetization.
Its Information Data Exchange (IDE) supports Digital Twins and NIL licensing by linking real-world assets to immutable metadata, advancing responsible AI with integrated governance. The customizable platform spans AI/ML automation, third-party integrations, analytics, marketing automation, and advertising monitoring, serving industries from sports and entertainment to biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, and energy. The company is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cautionary note on forward-looking statements
This article includes information based on forward-looking statements from Datavault AI that involve risks and uncertainties, including technology development, market adoption, regulatory changes, IP enforcement, integration timelines, and broader economic conditions. Actual outcomes may differ materially. Readers should consult the company’s SEC filings, including the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for a full discussion of risk factors. Datavault AI does not undertake to update forward-looking statements except as required by law.
