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Markets: Consumer Electronics


Fraunhofer IIS’ new technologies and codecs enable a variety of high-performance home entertainment applications. Viewing the latest movies in superior movie theatre quality; enjoying concerts in surround sound via digital radio; storing music in lossless quality for playback anywhere in your home: all of these scenarios – and many others – are now achievable thanks to advances made by Fraunhofer IIS. Resource-optimized software for a large number of processors and platforms, open standard technology with fair license terms and professional support make Fraunhofer IIS a popular partner for CE device manufacturers worldwide.

Audio codecs

Video Codecs

Surround Audio Technologies

  • MPEG Surround: 5.1 sound at stereo bitrates
  • SX Pro: Creates surround content from any stereo content
  • mp3 Surround: 5.1 sound at mp3 stereo bitrates
  • mp3 SX: Enhances stereo mp3 files towards 5.1
  • mp3D: Improved playback of stereo and 5.1 over headphones

Communication

Streaming Systems

*currently under standardization in MPEG


Contact



Mandy Trommler
Phone +49 9131 776-6178
amm-info@iis.fraunhofer.de
Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
Am Wolfsmantel 33
91058 Erlangen

Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies*
Jan Nordmann
Phone +1 408 573 9902
codecs@dmt.fraunhofer.org
100 Century Center Court, Suite 504
San Jose, CA 95112

*Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies, a division of Fraunhofer USA, Inc., promotes and supports the products of Fraunhofer IIS in the U.S.

www.dmt.fraunhofer.org


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