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  • The Fraunhofer IIS AAC Family – Ideal for MPEG DASH based Adaptive Streaming

    Press Release 
    17.04.2012 

    At NAB, Fraunhofer IIS will demonstrate the benefits of its HE-AAC Multichannel and MPEG Surround Audio Codecs for Dynamic Adaptive Streaming. Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, played a major role in the development of the ISO MPEG DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP) standard ratified in November 2011.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Previews DAW Plug-in from Sonnox for “Mastered for iTunes”

    Press Release 
    16.04.2012 

    New version 2 of the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-in comes with iTunes Plus codec and multi-channel support. At NAB in Las Vegas, Fraunhofer IIS shows a preview of the new upgrade of the award winning Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec Plug-in for digital audio workstations. The new version of the plug-in will come with easy and intuitive tools for mastering engineers to mix their music for the “Mastered for iTunes” program. Furthermore, the plug-in will support the latest multi-channel audio codecs such as MPEG Surround. The upgrade will be available in July for free for all current users of the Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-Codec.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Presents the World’s First Full-HD Voice Calls on Android Phones over LTE at Mobile World Congress 2012

    Press Release 
    23.02.2012 
    Full-HD-Voice

    Interactive Full-HD Voice demo available on www.full-hd-voice.com

  • Fraunhofer IIS Premiers Extended HE-AAC at Mobile World Congress 2012

    Press Release 
    22.02.2012 

    The new member of the AAC audio codec family enables improved speech and music audio quality at low bit rates.

  • Fraunhofer MPEG Surround Format chosen for BBC Radio Drama download

    Press Release 
    03.02.2012 

    Starting February 4th, the drama ‘Private Peaceful’ will be available for download in 5.1 Surround Sound Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, today announces its continuing online experiments with the BBC and MPEG Surround Codec. After the success of the “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” MPEG Surround streaming experiment during Christmas 2011, the BBC is offering a radio play for download in 5.1 MPEG Surround for the first time.

  • Personal Music Service AUPEO! Enables Surround in the Car and the Living Room

    Presseinformation 
    05.01.2012 

    At CES and Detroit Auto Show, Fraunhofer IIS, AUPEO! and Panasonic Automotive Demonstrate High-quality Surround Internet Radio Streaming.

  • Fraunhofer IIS and Sonnox Present the Sonnox Fraunhofer Codec Plug-In for Consumers at CES

    Presseinformation 
    05.01.2012 

    New plug-in provides mastering quality audio codecs to aspiring musicians for use in consumer music recording software.

2011

  • Fraunhofer IIS and Cube-Tec develop new digitalization procedure for video archives

    Press Release 
    09.09.2011 

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen and Cube-Tec International GmbH are jointly developing a new procedure for the high-quality and automated digitalization of analogue video cassettes. In this new procedure the complete signal processing path of tape machines is realized via computer software. This enables new forms of quality control, signal processing and the generation of technical meta data, which was previously not possible with the use of video recorders.

  • Fraunhofer brings HE-AAC with Broadcast Metadata to Latin America

    Press Release 
    09.09.2011 

    Fraunhofer enables WiMobilis Digital Technologies to deliver superior audio quality and program loudness control. Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, today announced it has licensed its High efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC) implementation to WiMobilis Digital Technologies, a Brazilian company specializing in software and hardware development for digital TV and wireless communications systems.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Audio Codecs to power Winamp and SHOUTcast

    Press Release 
    30.08.2011 

    Fraunhofer’s MPEG audio codecs integrated into Nullsoft’s software products enable highly efficient use of bandwidth in streaming, download and transcoding applications.

  • Fraunhofer Launches MultimediaPlayer to Deliver Unprecedented Digital Radio Offerings

    Press Release 
    30.08.2011 

    Enabling more than just music, Fraunhofer MultimediaPlayer software uniquely delivers MPEG Surround and enhanced data services for digital radio. Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, today announced the availability of the Fraunhofer MultimediaPlayer for digital radio standards Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM30/DRM+) and DAB (DAB Classic/DAB+). The software enables device manufacturers of PC-based receiver solutions and smartphones to seamlessly integrate playback of digital radio programs, as well as the variety of data services offered by digital radio.

  • Die Fans oder den Kommentator – Jeder hört, was er will

    Press Release 
    30.08.2011 
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    Volle Konzentration auf den Kommentator oder Fangesänge in voller Lautstärke – künftig könnte der Fußballfan bei Fernsehübertragungen die Wahl haben. Denn eine neue Technologie des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS erlaubt es Fernsehzuschauern und Radiohörern, die Lautstärke von Dialogen, Musik oder Klangeffekten getrennt voneinander lauter oder leiser zu stellen. So kann sich der Eine das Stadion ins Wohnzimmer holen, während der Andere endlich auch den Sportkommentator versteht. Im September zeigt das Institut die neue Technologie auf den Messen IFA in Berlin, Halle 11.1, Stand 8, und der IBC in Amsterdam in Halle 8 am Stand B80.

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  • Triton Digital and Fraunhofer IIS Partner for High-Performance Surround Audio Streaming

    Press Release 
    09.08.2011 

    MPEG Surround and HE-AAC audio codecs in Triton Digital’s streaming platform enable broadcasters to efficiently deliver an immersive surround Internet radio experience to consumers

  • Fraunhofer Technologies Drive New Business Opportunities for Broadcasters and Service Providers

    Presseinformation 
    25.07.2011 

    Leading audio and multimedia expert delivers innovative solutions for current and future demands Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, is delivering the technology broadcasters and service providers need to stay competitive and drive future business opportunities. Fraunhofer’s high-quality and future-proof solutions for Internet radio, online music streaming, and digital broadcast open the door for new revenue streams and enable attractive service enhancements for the end user.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Expands “AudioLabs” International Research Center for Audio & Multimedia Technologies

    Press Release 
    12.05.2011 

    University professors join team of top scientists to drive research and development of digital processing for audio and multimedia signals.

  • Experience Sonnox Franhofer pro-Codec Plug-in at NAB

    Press Release 
    11.04.2011 

    Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source of audio and multimedia technologies, and innovative plug-in designer/manufacturer Sonnox Ltd bring their new professional audio workstation software plug-in to NAB. For the first time, this convenient tool enables broadcast, post-production, and audio professionals to use high-quality, bandwidth-saving MPEG audio codecs from the AAC and mp3 families directly in their favorite audio editing software.

  • Fraunhofer IIS showcases AAC Loudness Control with Metadata Support at NAB 2011

    Press Release 
    11.04.2011 

    Fraunhofer IIS (NAB booth SU5520), the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, is showcasing metadata support for its AAC family of audio codecs to address the loudness control requirements of current and future broadcasting systems at NAB 2011.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Launches Verification Program for HE-AAC Decoder Implementations

    Press Release 
    11.04.2011 

    Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, today announced the Fraunhofer Verification Program. The program enables licensees of Fraunhofer’s HE-AAC decoder to verify the audio quality of their implementations. Customers such as manufacturers of consumer electronics, broadcast equipment and mobile streaming equipment who successfully participate in the Verification Program may be listed with their verified implementations.

  • Orban Licences MPEG Surround from Fraunhofer IIS to Enable High-Performance Surround Audio Streaming

    Press Release 
    08.04.2011 

    Fraunhofer’s MPEG Surround audio streaming technology in Orban encoders allows broadcasters to deliver bandwidth-efficient surround Internet Radio Services Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, today announced in partnership with Orban the availability of the MPEG Surround and HE-AAC Multi-Channel audio formats in Orban’s professional Opticodec-PC streaming encoders.

  • Bewegte Kommunikation

    Presseinformation 
    25.02.2011 

    Das Fraunhofer IIS zeigt auf der CeBIT die Kombination von Videotelefonie und bewegungsgesteuerten Spielen

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  • Fraunhofer Presents First True HD Communication over 4G Networks to Eliminate Distance Barriers in Communication

    Press Release 
    15.02.2011 
    Fraunhofer booth at the MWC

    Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source of audio and multimedia technologies, is presenting HD communication over an LTE-A (Long Term Evolution Advanced) 4G cellular network, featuring low delay, CD quality audio and HD video at Mobile World Congress 2011. Fraunhofer’s technology allows users to experience completely natural mobile phone conversation, just as if the participants were sitting in the same room.

  • Revolutionary Mastering Solution for Online Distribution

    Press Release 
    12.01.2011 

    Sonnox Fraunhofer Pro-codec makes Winter NAMM debut. A pioneering collaboration between mp3 creator, Germany-based Fraunhofer IIS, and innovative plug-in designer/manufacturer Sonnox Ltd., has resulted in a groundbreaking plug-in set to revolutionize the way audio is mastered for online distribution.

  • Texas Instruments and Fraunhofer IIS Enable High-Performance Surround Audio Streaming on Popular TI DSP Platform

    Press Release 
    05.01.2011 

    Fraunhofer’s high-quality MPEG Surround audio streaming technology to provide consumers with surround Internet radio experiences in the living room

2010

  • AUPEO! Selects Fraunhofer to Deliver High Performance Audio Quality for Personalized Radio Services

    Press Release 
    27.10.2010 

    Fraunhofer’s HE-AAC v2 audio codec enables true audio experiences for AUPEO! Internet radio listeners on the go or at home. Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s authoritative source of audio and multimedia technologies, today announced it has been selected by AUPEO!, a leading provider of personalized audio streams for Internet-capable consumer devices, to license its high-quality HE-AAC v2 audio codec software.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Announces the Worldwide Launch of Diveemo the New Small-Scale Video Service for Digital Radio Mondiale

    Presseinformation 
    09.09.2010 
    Diveemo

    Fraunhofer IIS, the leading innovator of technologies for cutting-edge audio and multimedia systems, today announced the worldwide launch of Diveemo®, the new small-scale video service for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at IBC 2010. Initiated as a joint effort between Fraunhofer IIS, Thomson Broadcast & Multimedia and Chengdu NewStar Electronics, Diveemo delivers cost efficient large-area distribution of education and information video programs via DRM.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Delivers True End-to-End Internet Radio and Mobile Audio Streaming Solutions

    Presseinformation 
    09.09.2010 

    Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s authoritative source for audio and multimedia technologies, is showcasing high-quality Internet radio solutions at IBC 2010. Based on its expertise, Fraunhofer develops and delivers all necessary components for true end-to-end Internet radio and mobile audio streaming services for Internet radio providers, broadcasters, chip vendors and device makers.

  • Fraunhofer Presents HD Video Conferencing to Deliver Natural Communication Experiences to the Home

    Press Release 
    30.08.2010 
    HD Video im Wohnzimmer

    Fraunhofer’s telepresence@home HD video conferencing technology, developed within the EU project “Together Anywhere Together Anytime” delivers a “sameroom” experience despite the distance between users.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Delivers Premium One-Stop Shop for Digital Radio Systems

    Press Release 
    12.04.2010 

    Fraunhofer IIS, the leading innovator of technologies for audio and multimedia products, is delivering the industry’s true one-stop shop for terrestrial and satellitebased digital radio systems.

  • Texas Instruments Selects Fraunhofer IIS to Deliver Software Defined Radio Platform to Automotive Industry

    Press Release 
    12.04.2010 

    New TI software defined radio for Digital Audio Broadcasting DAB to reduce design time and overall cost for automobile radio manufacturers.

  • Journaline Real-Time News and Information Now Available on Total Traffic Network Plus

    Press Release 
    08.04.2010 

    Fraunhofer IIS and Total Traffic Network Partner to Deliver Text-Based News Information Using Journaline® over Digital Broadcasting Systems to U.S. Mobile Devices for the First Time Ever.

  • Fraunhofer MPEG audio codecs and mobile surround sound available for Android

    Press Release 
    08.02.2010 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer demonstrates the world’s first CD quality mobile phone calls

    Press Release 
    02.02.2010 

    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.

2009

  • Fraunhofer IIS licenses Acoustic Echo ­Control and high performance audio codec to Teliris

    Press Release 
    16.12.2009 
    Teliris Telepresence 6G

    The globally-renowned telepresence provider has ­implemented the technologies in its revolutionary new 6G platform.

  • From studio to air in a couple of mouse-clicks: Version 5 Fraunhofer DRM and DAB

    Press Release 
    03.09.2009 

    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.

  • Premium info for car drivers

    Press Release 
    03.09.2009 

    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.

  • No frontiers: ushering in a new era of conferencing technology

    Press Release 
    26.08.2009 

    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.

  • Tuner2.com iPhone® Radio App uses Fraunhofer IIS HE-AACv2 Decoder to deliver Superior Sound

    Press Release 
    27.04.2009 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS implements Livewire into ContentServer broadcast server line

    Press Release 
    15.04.2009 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer Audio Communication Engine: Engine for teleconferencing

    Press Release 
    23.02.2009 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS to Offer Complete AAC Software Suite for Via Licensing’s New Patent-Licensing Program

    Press Release 
    05.01.2009 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer HE-AAC v2 and other MPEG audio codecs available for the iPhone

    Press Release 
    05.01.2009 

    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).

  • Fraunhofer IIS Brings Surround Music to the iPod Community at CES

    Press Release 
    05.01.2009 

    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.

2008

  • More than 50 participants visit jointly organized workshop of Bayerische Rundfunk and Fraunhofer IIS in Munich: Ready for DAB Surround

    Press Release 
    12.12.2008 
    Surround Workshop München

    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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS and VoiceAge provide ­reference for upcoming MPEG audio codec

    Press Release 
    09.09.2008 
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    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.

  • Digital Broadcasting Information Service “Journaline” Demonstrated for the First Time in Multiplatform Implementation at Olympic Games 2008

    Press Release 
    11.08.2008 

    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”.

  • Erlangen International AudioLabs: Cutting-Edge Research in Germany

    Press Release 
    31.07.2008 
    Einweihung Erweiterungsbau Fraunhofer IIS

    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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS AAC Audio Codec Powers New Livescribe PULSE Smartpen

    Press Release 
    29.04.2008 
    Logo AAC-LD

    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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Audio Decoder in Frontier Silicon’s Radio Module powers REVO DAB+ Radio

    Press Release 
    16.04.2008 

    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.

  • Sony Ericsson Media Manager uses HE-AAC from Fraunhofer IIS

    Press Release 
    10.04.2008 

    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.

  • Comrex offers AAC-ELD for Access Codecs

    Press Release 
    02.04.2008 

    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.

  • Fraunhofer audio technology for a new communication experience

    Press Release 
    11.02.2008 

    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.

  • New audio and multimedia technologies for a mobile world

    Press Release 
    08.02.2008 

    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.

  • HD-AAC by Fraunhofer IIS – New MPEG Audio Codec makes CD collections obsolete

    Press Release 
    07.01.2008 
    Logo HD AAC

    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.