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World’s First Rust Codec Implementation for Google Android

Fraunhofer IIS, the provider of Android’s FDK AAC audio codec implementation for over a decade, has been selected by Google, Inc. as the first media codec developer to deliver a native OS, memory safe, Rust decoder implementation that’s now available in Android 17.

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Technicolor and Fraunhofer IIS Announce Licensing Program for MPEG-H Audio Alliance TV System

MPEG-H audio system for ATSC 3.0 endorsed by Pearl, Samsung Electronics America and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

PARIS (France) and ERLANGEN (Germany), August 25, 2015 – Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH; OTCQX: TCLRY) and Fraunhofer IIS, today announce the formation of a licensing program as part of the market introduction of the next-generation TV audio system developed by the MPEG-H Audio Alliance. The MPEG-H Audio Alliance TV System is under consideration for the ATSC 3.0 standard.

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Superior sound: Symphoria® sets musical accents in the new Audi A4

The new Audi A4 Avant and Audi A4 Limousine are the most recent Audi models in the Audi series equipped with Symphoria sound: Fraunhofer’s technology also creates a concert hall atmosphere in the Audi TT Coupé , Audi TT Roadster, Audi R8 Coupé and the Audi Q7 SUV. Symphoria´s intelligent algorithms together with the Bang & Olufsen Sound System and the 19 integrated loudspeakers create a new...

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Interactive and immersive: The beginning of a new television era

Thanks to the new TV audio system of the MPEG-H Audio Alliance television viewers can experience fascinating and enveloping TV sound with a new sense of realism on their tablet or at home while watching movies or film series. Robert Bleidt, Division Manager Fraunhofer USA Digital Media Technologies DMT, explains how broadcasters can implement this solution technically to provide an immersive and personalized audio experience to the audience. Notice: Starting the video transfers usage...