Digital Audio Broadcasting

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

Digitaler Rundfunk

Digital Audio Broadcasting

Fraunhofer IIS is one of the largest Research and Development (R&D) institutions worldwide dedicated to the design and implementation of terrestrial and satellite-based digital broadcasting systems. More than 50 scientists offer services in the areas of

  • Multiplex design
  • Conditional access
  • Implementation of realtime validation hardware
  • System verification (field testing)
  • Commercial receiver and transmitter equipment
  • Components for consumer radio receivers
  • Data broadcasting systems
  • Standardization
  • Listener marketing research
  • Multimedia broadcast applications
  • Audio coding (mp3 , AAC )
  • Development, production and deployment of commercial equipment through IZT-GmbH
For more broadcast related products and applications, please also visit the pages of our Audio & Multimedia business field .
Fraunhofer IIS contributes to nearly all major digital audio broadcasting  systems: EU 147 DAB, WorldSpace, XM Radio, Digital Radio Mondiale and DVB-H.