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You are looking for exciting R&D topics and you require all-round support during your search? Our press releases will provide you with the very latest Fraunhofer IIS research reports and project news. Please Send an e-mail for personal assistance – we’ll be happy to answer your questions. |
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08/02/2010
| | Fraunhofer MPEG audio codecs and mobile surround sound available for Android
Fraunhofer IIS is to introduce a broad range of MPEG audio codecs such as MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2 and MPEG Surround, suitable for implementation on Android-based mobile phones at the 2010 Mobile World Congress (Barcelona, February, 15-18). These efficient implementations of state-of-the-art MPEG audio technologies complete the software portfolio of Fraunhofer IIS, a reliable supplier of ready-to-run-software with more than 20 years of experience in the development and implementation of MPEG audio codecs.
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02/02/2010
| | Fraunhofer demonstrates the world’s first CD quality mobile phone calls
At the Mobile World Congress show, Fraunhofer IIS demonstrates mobile phone calls in stereo CD quality over a 4G cellular network. For the first time, telephone conversations sound as clear and natural as if talking to someone in the same room. Further Information | PDF 155kB
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16/12/2009
| | Fraunhofer IIS licenses Acoustic Echo Control and high performance audio codec to Teliris
The globally-renowned telepresence provider has implemented the technologies in its revolutionary new 6G platform.
Further Information | PDF 666kB
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17/11/2009
| | Encouraging Exercise – Promoting Health
Exercise is key to a healthy lifestyle. Motivating people to exercise more is a way of contributing to their health. At MEDICA 2009, Fraunhofer IIS will demonstrate varied approaches to measuring, analyzing and assessing physical activity. These involve small electronic devices that provide users with exercise suggestions and instructions and give immediate feedback.
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30/10/2009
| | On the Right Track with Fraunhofer IIS‘s WLAN Positioning Technology
On the occasion of the presentation of the „365 Orte im Land der Ideen“ („365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas“) award to a partner involved in one of its test-beds for WLAN positioning technology, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS presented a number of successful projects based on its innovative positioning solution during a Technology Day in Nuremberg on October 29, 2009. Further Information | PDF 123kB
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02/11/2009
| | UBS DVB-SH Technology driving innovation in Germany
Unique Broadband System Ltd. (UBS), a major developer of COFDM technology and applications, is proud to bring its solid expertise in the DVB-SH technology by participating in the roll-out and launch of the first DVB-SH network in Germany.
This project is driven by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, the Chair of Information Technologies (LIKE) at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nueremberg and CIRCOM Regional. Further Information
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03/09/2009
| | From studio to air in a couple of mouse-clicks:
Version 5 Fraunhofer DRM and DAB
Germany-based audio research & development organization
Fraunhofer IIS has announced the immediate
availability of a new edition of its acclaimed Content-
Server family. The introduction of Version 5 will bring
significant new functionality to broadcast users around
the world. Further Information | PDF 181kB
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03/09/2009
| | easyDCP™ Presentation at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam
Software creates Digital Cinema Packages
In digital cinema, films are turned into digital data
packages, so-called DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages).
With the easyDCP™ software from the Fraunhofer Institute
for Integrated Circuits IIS, this can be done quickly
and easily without any in-depth, expert knowledge.
With just a few clicks, high-resolution HD, 2k, and 4k
contents can be packaged into finished, SMPTE (Society
of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) standardscompliant
DCPs and prepared for digital screening in
movie theaters. This is especially advantageous for small
productions and postproduction companies. The
Fraunhofer software supports creation of DCPs in
JPEG2000- Interop, besides SMPTE standards-compliant,
format. Further Information | PDF 419kB
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03/09/2009
| | Premium info for car drivers
Clogged access roads, packed car parks – traffic chaos is an everyday
occurrence in many inner cities. In future, premium services will help
drivers get to their destination quickly. Further Information | PDF 171kB
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01/09/2009
| | No frontiers: ushering in a new era of conferencing technology
Poor image and sound quality is encountered all too frequently
in the world of video and telephone conferencing, but powerful
compression technologies are set to consign these problems
to the past – even in the humble living room. At this
year’s IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in
Berlin (September 4 to 9) Fraunhofer researchers will demonstrate
the power and flexibility of these new technologies by
holding games sessions in which players compete against each
other via the Internet. This is one of the many new developments
to be presented by four Fraunhofer Institutes at the
TecWatch technology forum in Hall 5.3. Further Information | PDF 36kB
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25/06/2009
| | Optimizing Hospital Processes
Hospitals are under increasing pressure to reduce costs.
This means that they will need to use their resources
even more efficiently in the future. Fraunhofer IIS has
now developed a wireless system for locating medical
equipment and blood products as well as for condition
monitoring. The project, which is called ”OPAL-Health“,
makes managing medical equipment easier and improves
the safety of transfusion procedures. Further Information | PDF 160kB
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27/04/2009
| | Tuner2.com iPhone® Radio App uses Fraunhofer IIS HE-AACv2 Decoder to deliver Superior Sound
Modulation Index makes custom versions of iPhone radio app available to all radio networks.
Modulation Index, Inc., a leading provider of streaming and data solutions for radio stations, has licensed Fraunhofer’s High Efficiency Advanced Audio Codec (HE-AACv2) decoder library for use in its custom iPhone radio apps. The first such app for Tuner2.com is now available through the Apple App Store.
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15/04/2009
| | Fraunhofer IIS implements Livewire into ContentServer broadcast server line
Fraunhofer IIS has integrated the Livewire™ standard
for IP-Audio connectivity into Fraunhofer ContentServer™,
its professional digital radio broadcasting encoder solutions.
ContentServer now connects directly with Axia
IP-Audio networks and devices via a single Ethernet
connection, providing broadcasters with a convenient
way to handle audio distribution. Fraunhofer IIS and
Axia are jointly demonstrating the updated Content-
Server with Livewire functionality at NAB Las Vegas,
booth N7620. Further Information | PDF 221kB
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23/02/2009
| | Fraunhofer Audio Communication
Engine for teleconferencing
At CeBIT 2009, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS will present the Fraunhofer Audio Communication Engine. Providing a complete audio solution of exceptional quality for communication applications, the technology will be demonstrated via a temporary installation (Hall 13, Booth B24) that illustrates the ways in which new generation telepresence systems have the potential to revolutionize social gatherings over long distances. Further Information | PDF 106kB
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16/02/2009
| | Fraunhofer WLAN localization system: First applications on the way
After a year of successful operation in Nuremberg, Germany,
the WLAN localization system developed by the
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) is being
launched in combination with the first applications for
end users, i.e. nearly everyone with a WLAN-capable
smartphone or PDA. Further Information | PDF 92kB
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12/02/2009
| | Body Heat Eliminates Need for Batteries
Engineers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated
Circuits IIS have developed a novel voltage converter
that can handle input voltages as low as 20 millivolts.
This means that tiny amounts of energy extracted from
the environment can be used to power small electrical
loads. Further Information | PDF 347kB
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07/01/2009
| | Fraunhofer IIS to Offer Complete AAC Software Suite for Via Licensing’s New Patent-Licensing Program
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, co-inventor and primary supplier of Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) technologies, today announced that its complete suite of advanced AAC software solutions is available to support the new AAC patent licensing program administered by Via Licensing Corporation. At Fraunhofer IIS, manufacturers gain access to optimized implementations of all technologies included in this new patent licensing program: AAC-LC, HE-AAC v1 and v2, AAC-LD and AAC-ELD. In addition, Fraunhofer offers an extended suite of conformance bitstreams, testing tools and a logo program, that enables its customers to make complete, interoperable products based on Fraunhofer’s high-quality standards.
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05/01/2009
| | Fraunhofer IIS Brings Surround Music to the iPod Community at CES
At the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show
(CES), Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, a
worldwide leading provider of MPEG audio technologies,
presents MPEG Surround, the new standard for
high-quality surround music downloads. CES show attendees
can experience MPEG Surround from a legacy
iPod® through a Fraunhofer-designed iPod docking station
prototype at booth 3219, North Hall. In addition,
MPEG Surround will be demonstrated in one of the
many environments to which it is ideally suited – the
automobile. Further Information | PDF 114kB
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05/01/2009
| | Fraunhofer HE-AAC v2 and other MPEG audio codecs available for the iPhone
Fraunhofer IIS is to introduce a broad range of MPEG audio codecs such as MPEG-4 HE-AAC v2 suitable for implementation with multimedia applications on Apple’s iPhone® and other new generation mobile devices at the 2009 International CES (Las Vegas, January 8-11). Further Information | PDF 111kB
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22/12/2008
| | More than 50 participants visit jointly organized workshop of Bayerische Rundfunk and Fraunhofer IIS in Munich
Ready for DAB Surround
The introduction of surround sound for Digital Radio
DAB was focused in a workshop in the headquarters of
Bayerische Rundfunk, on December 11th. Experts of BR
and Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS discussed
with participants of the automotive, consumer
electronics and chip industry the potential and possibilities
of this technology. Further Information | PDF 114kB
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02/10/2008
| | Increased Retail Security with Smart Items
It is not uncommon for a few boxes of valuable goods
to disappear from palettes on the way to retail outlets.
That is why Fraunhofer IIS is working on a new technical
platform to safeguard such items. This involves
using wireless ad-hoc sensor networks to create logistical
information systems that allow them to be tracked
along the entire distribution chain. Fraunhofer IIS is
showing its VitOL project, a technological platform for
the realization of logistical information systems based
on sensor networks at French European Union Presidency
Conference in Nice, France. Further Information | PDF 539kB
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22/09/2008
| | Visit us at Metering Europe 2008, September 22 – 24 in Amsterdam, Booth I06
Cost efficient Meter Reading with Wireless Sensor Networks
The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
presents its adaptive sensor network technology for a
great variety
of data collection, monitoring and control
applications on the conference and exhibition “Metering
Europe” in Amsterdam. Further Information | PDF 87kB
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12/09/2008
| | Digigram to offer extensive Fraunhofer AAC codec implementation to its partners, customers.
Digigram, a world leader in PC audio interfaces and innovative networked audio devices is pleased to announce its recent partnership with Fraunhofer IIS. Further Information
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09/09/2008
| | Fraunhofer IIS and VoiceAge provide reference for upcoming MPEG audio codec
GERMANY/CANADA: Leading providers of audio codecs Fraunhofer IIS and speech codecs VoiceAge Corporation have announced that their proposal for a new MPEG audio codec has been selected to provide the basis for ongoing standardization work. The new technology is the first-ever audio codec to support high-quality compression of both speech and audio at very low bit rates. Further Information | PDF 126kB
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08/08/2008
| | Digital Broadcasting Information Service “Journaline” Demonstrated for the First Time in Multiplatform Implementation at Olympic Games 2008
To support the increased need for information at the
2008 Summer Olympics in China, the new text-based
Digital Radio information service “Journaline”
delivers added value to the listener. Integrated into selected
Audi shuttle vehicles used in Beijing, this service
provides passengers and drivers with up-to-date information
in the form of a “sports and news ticker”. Further Information | PDF 207kB
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31/07/2008
| | Erlangen International AudioLabs: Cutting-Edge Research in Germany
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg have opened the Erlangen International AudioLabs. The center will employ an international team of scientists working on audio and multimedia technologies over the next ten years. The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS will invest 60 million euros earned from licensing of mp3 patents to fund this effort. Further Information | PDF 83kB
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29/04/2008
| | Fraunhofer IIS AAC Audio Codec Powers New Livescribe PULSE Smartpen
The Pulse™ Smartpen from Oakland-based start-up
Livescribe™, Inc., is a computer within a pen that
captures handwriting while simultaneously recording
audio and synchronizing it to the writing. Users can
simply tap on their notes to replay what was recorded
at the exact moment they were writing, so they never
miss a word they hear, write or speak. These advanced
audio features are supported by Fraunhofer’s highquality
MPEG AAC codec implementation. Further Information | PDF 321kB
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16/04/2008
| | Visit us at NAB Show in Las Vegas, booth SL7424
Fraunhofer IIS Audio Decoder in Frontier Silicon’s Radio Module powers REVO DAB+ Radio
Frontier Silicon has partnered up with REVO to deliver
the world’s first radio that combines DAB/DAB+ and
Internet streaming. Revo´s Blik Radiostation, containing
Frontier Silicon’s Venice 6 multi-standard module, is
the first digital radio on the market using Fraunhofer’s
DAB+ audio decoder and framework. The Blik offers
native DAB+ support without the need for further
upgrades. Further Information | PDF 107kB
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10/04/2008
| | Sony Ericsson Media Manager uses HE-AAC from Fraunhofer IIS
The Sony Ericsson Media Manager software comes with the MPEG HE-AAC audio codec from Fraunhofer IIS. The Media Manager software allows users of Sony Ericsson mobile phones to convert CDs to the HE-AAC format and to load songs on their phones. The software comes with every Sony Ericsson Walkman phone. Further Information | PDF 96kB
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02/04/2008
| | Comrex offers AAC-ELD for Access Codecs
Comrex Corporation, the leading manufacturer of audio codecs and telephone interface products for broadcast has announced the signing of an agreement with Fraunhofer IIS to license its new AAC-ELD (Enhanced Low Delay) coding algorithm for use with the Comrex ACCESS line of audio codecs. The new algorithm will make its Comrex debut the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas.
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26/02/2008
| | Meter reading with sensor networks – wireless and cost efficient
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS will
present its adaptive sensor network technology at the
embedded world fair. This combined hardware and
software kit will provide customers with a turn-key
solution for a broad range of applications. Further Information | PDF 264kB
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11/02/2008
| | Fraunhofer audio technology for a new communication experience
Phone calls and video conferences as natural as sameroom
conversations: This becomes reality with the
new audio technologies of Fraunhofer Institute for
Integrated
Circuits IIS. Visitors at the Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona, booth 2F41, at the CeBIT in
Hannover,
booth 9B36, and at the VON.x Expo in San
José, booth 1136, will experience the realistic sound
quality of next generation communication systems. Further Information | PDF 108kB
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08/02/2008
| | New audio and multimedia technologies for a mobile world
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS will
showcase new audio and multimedia technologies at
Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, booth 2F41. The
Erlangen-based institute is one of the leading providers
in the field of audio coding, especially for cell phones
and other mobile devices. Further Information | PDF 105kB
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07/01/2008
| | HD-AAC by Fraunhofer IIS – New MPEG Audio Codec makes CD collections obsolete
Offering music encoding with quality beyond CDs and
at the same time, iPod® compatibility, the HD-AAC®
codec enables a new way of storing and distributing
music. Based on the MPEG-4 SLS standard, Fraunhofer’s
HD-AAC provides future-proof, lossless compression of
24-bit quality music content. Further Information | PDF 152kB
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19/11/2007
| | WorldDMB honors Fraunhofer IIS scientist
Major recognition for computer scientist Markus
Prosch. The 37-year-old received the Per Erik Selemark
Award of the World-DMB Forum in October. The international
panel honored his outstanding contributions
as chairman of the DAB+ Task Force. Further Information | PDF 107kB
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12/11/2007
| | Medica
Diagnostic tool for esophageal cancer
Images taken using an endoscope are not always easy to read. A new image-processing system automatically searches for similar-looking pictures, accompanied by a diagnosis, to serve as a comparative reference. The system can be seen at Medica 2007 in Düsseldorf from November 14 to 17 (Hall 10, Stand F05). Further Information
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24/10/2007
| | Fraunhofer‘s mp3 pioneers become member of the “Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame“
In San Diego, CA, USA, the Consumer Electronics Association
has inducted Dr. Dieter Seitzer, Dr. Heinz Gerhäuser
and Dr. Karlheinz Brandenburg into their Hall of
Fame. Further Information | PDF 919kB
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02/10/2007
| | First Embedded Implementations of MPEG Surround Available from Fraunhofer IIS
MPEG Surround brings universal surround sound to
any digital broadcasting system in an easy and cost
efficient way. It allows high quality surround sound
at low bit rates and avoids simulcasting of stereo
and surround programs while being compatible with
mono and stereo receivers. Fraunhofer IIS presents the
world’s first MPEG Surround decoder implementations
on fixed-point processors from Analog Devices and
Freescale. Further Information | PDF 596kB
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04/09/2007
| | Zephyr/IP provides MPEG audio, high-reliability connections for IP remotes
Telos Showcases New IP Codec at IBC based upon Fraunhofer IIS Innovations
Telos introduces the newest member of its award-winning Zephyr family of broadcast codecs: Zephyr/IP. Further Information | PDF 460kB
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31/08/2007
| | Fraunhofer DRM ContentServer™ with DRM Announcement Feature
Today, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
announces availability of the DRM Announcement
Feature in its professional encoder and broadcast solution
Fraunhofer DRM ContentServer R4 as well as the
Fraunhofer DRM Developer Solution. Fraunhofer IIS
presents both solutions at IFA Berlin in hall 5.3, booth
15, and at IBC Amsterdam together with TRANSRADIO
SenderSysteme Berlin AG in hall 8, stand 8.528. Further Information | PDF 88kB
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30/08/2007
| | Fraunhofer DAB/DMB ContentServer™ R4 now available
Today, Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
announces the availability of its professional encoder
and broadcast solution Fraunhofer DAB/DMB ContentServer
R4. The system will be demonstrated at IFA in
hall 5.3, booth 15, and at IBC together with TRANSRADIO
SenderSysteme Berlin AG in hall 8, booth 8.528. Further Information | PDF 87kB
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30/08/2007
| | Delivery of world’s first range of DAB+ radios
Frontier Silicon partners with other industry leaders to deliver world’s first range of DAB+ radios Further Information
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29/08/2007
| | MFD to Launch Mobile Text Information Service with Fraunhofer IIS
Germany‘s first mobile TV service provider will broadcast
NewsService Journaline® developed by Fraunhofer
Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS.
Experience Journaline at the booth of Fraunhofer IIS at IFA,
hall 5.3, booth 15. Further Information | PDF 131kB
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03/08/2007
| | Suzanne Vega at Fraunhofer IIS:
Singer meets mp3 Inventors
Suzanne Vega's hit »Tom‘s Diner« played a vital role in the development of mp3, world’s most popular audio format. The a cappella version of this song has been a true challenge for the researchers and by overcoming the difficulties the mp3 algorithm became a real breakthrough. That’s why the American Pop- and Folksinger will always remain a memorable part of the development for the mp3 team. Now artist and scientists met for the first time at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS. Further Information | PDF 327kB
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01/07/2007
| | Happy, sad, angry or astonished?
How do people respond when they walk past an advertising poster? Do they stop and turn around to look at it with interest or march angrily past? A new system of detailed facial analysis can recognize a person’s mood in an instant. Further Information
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28/06/2007
| | Integrated Workflows for Film and Broadcast Production
The “Technologies for Media Production” project, supported
by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Infrastructure,
Transport and Technology is developing a distributed system
for film and broadcast work which will offer seamless
exchange of data between film and television production.
This will allow productions to prepare content in an
integrated production-, postproduction-, and archiving
environment for a variety of output formats, such as Digital
Cinema, television, HDTV and mobile display devices. Further Information | PDF 94kB
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23/05/2007
| | 20 Years of Audio Coding at Fraunhofer IIS – A German Track Record
On May 25, 2007 Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated
Circuits IIS celebrates 20 successful years of developing
audio coding algorithms. Today, the German institute is
the worldwide leading independent research lab in the
field of high quality compression technologies for the
modern media world. Further Information | PDF 114kB
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14/05/2007
| | Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies opens San Jose Office
The new Audio and Multimedia Division of Fraunhofer USA, Inc. will promote stateof-
the-art audio coding and multimedia real-time system technologies.
San Jose, CA May 14, 2007, In close collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for
Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, Germany, the Audio and Multimedia Division of
Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies will offer Fraunhofer’s technologies to
Silicon Valley firms as well as other American customers. Further Information
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03/05/2007
| | Radio Classique selects mp3 Surround for 5.1 surround sound Internet radio
France-based Radio Classique is the first commercial European
broadcasting station to use the mp3 Surround
streaming module developed by Fraunhofer Institute
for Integrated Circuits IIS. This module allows listeners
of the classical and movie music channels of Radio
Classique to enjoy Internet radio in high-quality 5.1
surround sound. Further Information | PDF 125kB
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25/04/2007
| | Texas Instruments Drives High-Definition Voice Across IP Networks
Addition of Super Wideband Codec to VoIP Portfolio
Brings New Levels of Sound Quality to Voice over IP Further Information
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16/04/2007
| | HD Radio Station WZLX On The Air With Surround
World’s first fulltime, commercial HD Radio Station
using MPEG Surround
CBS radio station WZLX in Boston launched its new 5.1
Surround service this week on the station’s main HD
channel, based on MPEG Surround technology provided
by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS
and Telos Systems. WZLX is the first commercial radio
station to broadcast fulltime in 5.1 MPEG Surround. Further Information | PDF 267kB
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13/04/2007
| | Radio Applications in Automation
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS presents
self-organizing sensor networks and radio chips
for wireless communication in metal environments
at Hannover Messe International. Further Information | PDF 502kB
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