Press Releases Archive

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits

2011

December

  • More than just pictures: Fraunhofer IIS unveils intelligent, OMAP 4 processor-based INCA camera system

    Press Release 
    07.12.2011 
    Intelligent camera INCA

    Collaboration with TI paves way for next-generation camera capabilities offering integrated processing compression, real-time metadata, wireless live-transmission in full HD and other “industry-first” features.

  • Fraunhofer IIS and Fujitsu are Cooperating

    Press Release 
    02.12.2011 
    Fraunhofer IIS and Fujitsu Cooperating

    In exchanging expertise and granting mutual access to their IP pools, Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS are ­facilitating the development of future-proof nano­meter chips for their customers.

October

  • New Channel Measurement Equipment by Fraunhofer IIS: Efficient Quality-of-Service Validation and Antenna Performance Analysis in the Field

    Presseinformation 
    06.10.2011 
    CME – Professional Channel Measurement Equipment

    The Channel Measurement Equipment (CME) is a flexible test receiver for up to 6 independent antenna signals for various frequency bands. Fraunhofer IIS showcases the CME at the CeBIT Bilişim Eurasia in Istanbul.

September

  • Smart Metering – no Battery, no Wire

    Press Release 
    28.09.2011 

    Fraunhofer IIS will present its resource-efficient smart metering solutions at the Metering Europe 2011 exhibition from October 4 to 6 in Amsterdam. Utility consumption data can be continuously radio read and transmitted using self-sufficient power supply.

  • 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 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.

August

  • 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.

  • Fraunhofer Showcases Dialogue Enhancement Technology for Improved Speech Intelligibility and Listening Control

    Press Release 
    30.08.2011 
    DialogueEnhancement2

    Tested by BBC during Wimbledon, Fraunhofer’s new technology enables end users to adapt the volume of different audio elements within a single broadcast program. Fraunhofer IIS, the world’s renowned source for audio and multimedia technologies, is previewing its new dialogue enhancement technology at IFA and IBC 2011. It allows TV and radio audiences to individually adjust the volume of dialogue, music or sound effects within a single broadcast program. Fraunhofer’s technology will be the first of its kind to enable this level of audio control at the low bit-rates required for broadcasting.

  • 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.

“Empowering our customers to provide the highest quality audio and multimedia experiences to the end user continues to be a driving force behind Fraunhofer’s innovative technologies,” said Harald Popp, head of the Multimedia Realtime Systems department, Fraunhofer IIS. “As both a research powerhouse and commercial supplier, our team of experts closely follows the growing demands in the industry and brings visions to market.”

Fraunhofer has outlined three areas of focus that have a strong business growth opportunity. As end users demand the latest entertainment experiences, Fraunhofer delivers innovative new business opportunities for broadcasters and service providers to meet these needs by enabling differentiated services, new ways to generate revenue and the highest possible quality.

Internet Radio and Online Music Streaming
Fraunhofer’s MPEG Surround codec allows broadcasters and pure play music service providers to deliver cost-effective ways to offer the best possible end user experience and generate new revenue streams. Through Fraunhofer, these organizations can offer truly differentiated premium services with high-quality 5.1 surround sound, which enables broadcast and streaming services at stereo bit-rates over all existing and future distribution channels. As a result, this generates additional revenue opportunities for the broadcaster or services provider, while meeting the increasing demands of the end user for quality audio content.

Digital Radio Broadcast Data Services
Digital radio broadcasters are in need of the latest technologies to retain existing customers and increase their listener base. Fraunhofer’s broadcast data service allows broadcasters to gain a competitive advantage, while increasing advertising revenues.

Journaline, the international standard for high quality data services for the transmission of up-to-date text information over digital broadcast systems, enables broadcasters to create new business models. Journaline’s text-based system supports, for example, advertisements in multiple languages and integrates interactive URLs, instantly linking a commercial to a webpage. The interactive service also brings added benefits to end users, allowing them to easily and immediately access topics of interest, both program-related and program-independent textual information. This added feature further encourages end users to shift from traditional FM radio to digital radio.

Digital TV Broadcast Audio Codec
The multi-channel audio codec HE-AAC is currently becoming the codec of choice of most state-of-the-art digital TV broadcast systems. Broadcasters and regulation authorities all over the world switch to HE-AAC due to its unique feature set. As HE-AAC is much more efficient than legacy TV broadcast codecs, more programs can be transmitted over the same channel, ultimately generating more revenue for broadcasters and service providers. Of course, HE-AAC meets the demands of broadcasters in terms of simulcasting stereo and 5.1 sound, metadata support, transcoding capabilities, and flexibility. That’s why most newly introduced TV broadcasting systems are based on HE-AAC.

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May

  • 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.

April

  • 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.

  • Fraunhofer IIS and Cube-Tec International started a Joint Research Project to streamline Moving Image Preservation

    Press Release 
    11.04.2011 

    The Fraunhofer-Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Cube-Tec International GmbH started a joint research project that focuses on developing next-generation media preservation systems and streamlines the process automation for digital cinema productions.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Announces Availability of CURATOR Archive Suite

    Press Release 
    04.04.2011 

    Lossless compression storage solution now available for Digital Film Archives at NAB 2011 Fraunhofer IIS’s Moving Picture Technologies department, with deep expertise in digital cinema and JPEG2000, announces the general availability of its CURATOR Archive Suite at NAB 2011, April 11-14, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, Booth SU5520.

  • Fraunhofer IIS Bundles easyDCP Creator and easyDCP Player for Complete Digital Cinema Package With Playback on Windows, MAC or LINUX Platforms

    Press Release 
    04.04.2011 

    Company to demo complete digital cinema package and enhanced creativity workflows at NAB 2011 Fraunhofer IIS’s Moving Picture Technologies department, with deep expertise in digital cinema and JPEG2000, will demo its easyDCP Creator and easyDCP Player at NAB 2011, April 11-14, 2011 in Las Vegas, NV, Booth SU5520.

März

  • Jetzt bewerben: die JuniorAkademie Bayern 2011 sucht junge Talente

    Presseinformation 
    31.03.2011 
    JuniorAkademie Bayern

    Für bayerische Realschüler und Gymnasiasten der 8. und 9. Klassen organisiert das Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS in den Sommerferien ein außerschulisches Förderprogramm.

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  • Prüfzeit einsparen – Borbet mit innovativer Fraunhofer-Röntgenprüftechnik erfolgreich

    Presseinformation 
    22.03.2011 

    Räderhersteller Borbet Austria hat seine Prüfanlage in Ranshofen mit neuesten Prüftechniksystemen des Fraunhofer IIS ausgestattet. Die aktuellste Generation der Bildauswertungssoftware ISAR kombiniert mit einer XEye-Röntgenkamera ermöglicht eine Prüfzeitersparnis je nach Radtyp zwischen 30% und 50%.

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  • Neues Licht mit Qualität – BMBF fördert Fraunhofer-Forschung in Fürth

    Presseinformation 
    17.03.2011 
    Übergabe Förderbescheid

    Mit insgesamt 1,7 Millionen Euro fördert das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung BMBF neue Projekte des Fraunhofer-Entwicklungszentrums Röntgentechnik EZRT am Standort Fürth. Im Beisein des Fürther Bundestagsabgeordneten Christian Schmidt hat Thomas Rachel, Parl. Staatssekretär im BMBF, den Förderbescheid übergeben.

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  • Drahtlos übertragen – HD-Kamera mit integriertem DVB-T-Sender gewinnt embedded AWARD 2011

    Presseinformation 
    01.03.2011 
    Fraunhofer-Kamera mit embedded AWARD ausgezeichnet

    Derzeit werden z. B. bei Filmproduktionen Kameras mit extern angeschlossenen Sendern benutzt. Diese Kombination mehrerer Systeme erfordert einen erhöhten Platz- und Strombedarf. Jetzt haben die Forscher des Fraunhofer-Instituts für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS eine HDTV-Kamera mit integriertem DVB-T-Sender zur drahtlosen Übertragung von Videodaten entwickelt und wurden für ihre Innovation mit dem embedded AWARD 2011 ausgezeichnet.

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Februar

  • 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.

  • Live and in HD: Fraunhofer IIS and Nokia Siemens Networks to Showcase New Form of Video Production

    Press Release 
    15.02.2011 

    The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Nokia Siemens Networks are collaborating to shape the future of video transmission. Pooling their expertise in camera design and cellular networks, they have made it possible to produce live outside broadcasts in HD quality.

  • Improving airport security

    Presseinformation 
    03.02.2011 

    Invitation to the first live demonstration of the new location platform “LocON“, February 9 and 10 at Faro Airport, Portugal. Using wireless technology, the platform LocON is able to track the positions of people and objects wearing a LocON tag in real time. The system notifies the operator or security staff of any detected problem such as objects or persons in a non authorized area. Journalists are kindly invited to join the live demonstration at Faro Airport, Portugal, presented by Fraunhofer IIS in collaboration with its european project partners.

January

  • 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