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Fraunhofer IIS contributed to Emmy winning MPEG CMAF standard

Many people are familiar with audio and video codecs, but who knows how many other technologies are required to enable audio or video streaming? One such technology, largely unknown but nonetheless indispensable, is the Common Media Application Format (CMAF), developed by the leading standardization organization in the media world: MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group). MPEG was honored with the Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for the CMAF standardization in early December and...

December 19, 2025
International Experts Meet at Renowned Audio Conference DAFx in Erlangen | ©Fraunhofer IIS/Sascha Disch
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International Experts Meet at Renowned Audio Conference DAFx in Erlangen

The International Audio Laboratories Erlangen, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg invite audio enthusiasts from around the globe to attend the renowned “Digital Audio Effects” (DAFx) conference, a first-class forum for experts in digital audio processing. The conference will be held in Erlangen, Germany from September 1–5, 2014 and will provide comprehensive insights into theory and practice in the field.

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HE-AAC Test Suite Launched at NAB by Digital TV Labs and Fraunhofer IIS

Digital TV Labs, the digital media and device testing expert that specializes in testing tools and services worked in conjunction with world-renowned audio technology specialist Fraunhofer IIS, to launch the new MPEG-4 HE-AAC audio conformance test suite for DVB receivers. The test suite is designed to measure compliance for MPEG High Efficiency-Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC), the world’s most...

NAB Show 2014: Stay Informed Whenever, Wherever with the Emergency Warning Feature EWF for Digital Radio | ©Fraunhofer IIS
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NAB Show 2014: Stay Informed Whenever, Wherever with the Emergency Warning Feature for Digital Radio

Thanks to its unmatched coverage, high reliability and failure safety in disaster situations, digital radio is ideally suited to alerting and informing the public in affected areas. A leader in the field of audio research, Fraunhofer IIS works on new technologies in the field of digital broadcasting and as a result its technologies can be found in a wide range of broadcasting equipment and receiver devices. At NAB Show Fraunhofer IIS presents “Emergency Warning Functionality” (EWF), a...