With the “Efficient Language Model for On-Device Deployment” (ELMOD-2.7B), Fraunhofer IIS is releasing a compact large language model (LLM) optimized for German, specifically designed for use in resource-constrained environments. Now available on open-source platform Hugging Face, it addresses key challenges such as infrastructure cost, cloud dependency, and data privacy.
MainConcept and Fraunhofer collaborate on MPEG-H Audio and xHE-AAC encoding for video and audio streaming services
MainConcept integrates Fraunhofer codecs in their FFmpeg Encoder Plugin portfolio and Live Encoder application.



