Press Releases 2011

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.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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, 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.

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’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.

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.

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.

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.

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.