All items tagged with Fraunhofer upHear (10)

Flip Phones, AI, Naturally Dumb Glasses, and Enhanced Audio: MWC 2024 Major Impressions

March 13, 2024 by Joao Martins

Flip Phones, AI, Naturally Dumb Glasses, and Enhanced Audio: MWC 2024 Major Impressions

What is like to explore audio technologies in the massive show that is Mobile World Congress. A report from MWC 2024 in Barcelona from an audio product development perspective. Audio for mobile platforms, wireless technologies, wearables and true wireless earbuds and hearables. And lot's of AI! MWC 2024 has nearly returned to pre-pandemic size levels, closing with 101,000 attendees from 205 countries.

Tymphany and Fraunhofer IIS Present Spatial Audio Reference Designs for Headphones and Speakers at CES 2024

January 2, 2024 by audioXpress Staff

Tymphany and Fraunhofer IIS Present Spatial Audio Reference Designs for Headphones and Speakers at CES 2024

Following the announcement that Tymphany partnered with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) in Germany to provide new state-of-the-art spatial audio solutions to audio manufacturers, Tymphany now confirms that at the CES 2024 show in Las Vegas, the two companies will demonstrate new reference designs for both headphones and speakers. These demonstrations will take place at Suite #26336 of the Venetian.

WiSA Technologies Partners With Fraunhofer and StreamUnlimited to Demonstrate Spatial Audio Rendering Solution at CES 2024

December 22, 2023 by Joao Martins

WiSA Technologies Partners With Fraunhofer and StreamUnlimited to Demonstrate Spatial Audio Rendering Solution at CES 2024

WiSA Technologies has partnered with Fraunhofer IIS and StreamUnlimited to demonstrate the possibilities of Fraunhofer's upHear spatial audio rendering solution in combination with wireless multichannel home theater systems, streaming over a WiSA E configuration. This makes use of Fraunhofer's upHear Flexible Rendering, which has been designed to bring immersive audio experiences into any room without restrictions of fixed speaker placements or audio source content.

Fraunhofer Cingo and upHear Now Integrated with Tymphany's Peerless Flow DSP

December 15, 2023 by Joao Martins

Fraunhofer Cingo and upHear Now Integrated with Tymphany's Peerless Flow DSP

The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), headquartered in Erlangen, Germany, and Tymphany have partnered to provide state-of-the-art spatial audio solutions to audio manufacturers. The two companies have worked together to integrate Fraunhofer's audio processing suites and audio technologies into Flow DSP, Tymphany's own DSP platform and design framework which allows creating immersive audio features in new audio products.

Fraunhofer IIS Showcases Cutting-Edge Media Technologies at CES 2023

December 23, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS Showcases Cutting-Edge Media Technologies at CES 2023

The current generation of Fraunhofer's technologies enables the creation, transmission, and experience of an entirely new universe of immersive and high quality sound. Looking to showcase tomorrow's audio experiences and cooperate with manufacturers to bring state-of-the-art audio technologies into their products, the research institute will be at CES 2023, in Las Vegas (January 5 - 8), at booth 15915 in the Central Hall.

Sennheiser Unveils AMBEO Soundbar Plus and AMBEO Sub

September 2, 2022 by Joao Martins

Sennheiser Unveils AMBEO Soundbar Plus and AMBEO Sub

Sennheiser's AMBEO soundbar established the benchmark in the form-factor when it comes to bringing immersive audio into living rooms in an unforgettable quality – be it for TV sound or music streaming. The new AMBEO Soundbar Plus expands the concept in more compact soundbar and separate subwoofer, still driven by the same groundbreaking 3D sound developed in collaboration with the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), incorporating upHear Processing and MPEG-H Audio.

R&D Stories: MPEG-H Audio Brings New Dimensions to TV Sound

September 20, 2018 by Stefan Meltzer

R&D Stories: MPEG-H Audio Brings New Dimensions to TV Sound

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS designed a way to significantly improve immersive sound reproduction capabilities on consumer playback devices, based on MPEG-H decoding and rendering and Fraunhofer’s upHear soundbar processing. This article is a technology update on MPEG-H and Fraunhofer upHear implementations, now available for licensing to audio video receiver (AVR) and soundbar manufacturers.

Yandex and Fraunhofer IIS Team Up To Bring Russian-Speaking Smart Speaker To Market

June 4, 2018 by audioXpress Staff

Yandex and Fraunhofer IIS Team Up To Bring Russian-Speaking Smart Speaker To Market

Yandex, a Russian technology company that builds intelligent products and services powered by machine learning, has incorporated Fraunhofer’s upHear Voice Quality Enhancement technology into its first smart speaker, enabling the device to accurately hear voice commands issued from anywhere in a room. This is the first smart speaker powered by Alice, the first virtual assistant designed to serve the needs of Russian users, which was initially offered in Yandex’s iOS and Android apps.

Object-Based Audio and Sound Reproduction

April 26, 2018 by Joao Martins

Object-Based Audio and Sound Reproduction

Object-Based Audio. You’ve heard the term. It means we no longer need to record audio information in 6 (5.1), 8 (7.1), or an insane number of audio channels – 22.2, as Japan is pitching for its 8K production and broadcast standard – to properly convey the spatial information of sound reproduction. And not necessarily only for sophisticated soundtracks in immersive formats. And that's where the industry is heading, leaving our precious "audiophile" discussions about the ideal "production standards" for stereo recording and reproduction of music in the dust.

Fraunhofer IIS and Analog Devices showcase MPEG-H Audio and Fraunhofer upHear Immersive Soundbar Virtualizer at CEDIA 2017

September 8, 2017 by audioXpress Staff

Fraunhofer IIS and Analog Devices showcase MPEG-H Audio and Fraunhofer upHear Immersive Soundbar Virtualizer at CEDIA 2017

Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Analog Devices, unveiled software technology at CEDIA 2017 designed to significantly improve the immersive sound reproduction capabilities of consumer playback devices. The new offering is a reference implementation of Fraunhofer upHear soundbar processing with MPEG-H decoding and rendering on an Analog Devices’ digital signal processor (DSP).