EETimes: Everybody knows the MP3 data compression technology, but who knows the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits?
The institute, based in Erlangen, Germany, has created MP3 — but now it has found that time is ripe to replace MP3 through more modern technologies.
In order to achieve this goal, the institute invests €60 million.
Fraunhofer IIS and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have launched the AudioLabs Erlangen research center. More than 100 researchers are working here on the development of future audio and video technologies with lossless data compression being an important topic. For instance, researchers are working on ‘scalable lossless’ systems based on HD AAC, explained Fraunhofer researcher Stefanie Frank.
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