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Fraunhofer IIS is the worldwide leading developer and provider of audio codecs and multimedia technologies. For a quick overview, the two pdf files below provide a summary of our product offering.

Audio Codecs
With over 20 years of experience, Fraunhofer IIS is the industry leader in high-quality low bit-rate audio coding.

mp3 and AAC codecs (mono, stereo, discrete multi-channel):

  • mp3: The standard for compressed music
  • AAC-LC: Most common AAC profile, used e.g. by iPod
  • HE-AAC, HE-AAC v2: Improved quality below 64 kbit/s
  • AAC-ELD, AAC-LD: Full bandwidth, low delay audio coding
  • HD-AAC: Lossless audio coding compatible to AAC

Low bit-rate multi-channel audio codecs:

Others:

Video Codecs
Fraunhofer IIS offers optimized implementations of state-of-the-art video codecs.

Surround Audio Technologies
Intelligent algorithms improve your audio experience, e.g. for playing back stereo material over a surround setup or to enjoy surround music over stereo headphones.
  • MPEG Surround: 5.1 sound at stereo bitrates
  • SX Pro: Enhances stereo sound towards 5.1
  • 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

Surround

Communication
Fraunhofer IIS offers complete solutions for high-quality communication applications, including audio codecs, echo cancellation and streaming technologies.

Broadcasting

Regardless whether you want to setup a broadcasting service or you want to design a receiver: Fraunhofer IIS has the technologies you need.

Complete solutions

5.1 Surround

Data Services

  • Journaline: Teletext for digital radio
  • HECA: Highl Efficiency Conditional access

Codecs

For more broadcasting technologies, please also visit our business field Digital Broadcasting.

Server

Streaming Systems
You want to setup an IPTV service or an Intranet Streaming application? Fraunhofer IIS offers the components you need tightly integrated.

Implementations
Our products are available on these platforms:
  • PC (Win, MacOS X, Linux)
  • Power PC
  • TI
  • ARM
  • MIPS
  • Freescale
  • ADI Blackfin
  • Apple iPhone® SDK

Contact
Matthias Rose
Phone +49 9131 776-6175
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 9900
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.

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