Fraunhofer is the largest research organization in Europe with more than 20000 employees working at over 60 institutes. Fraunhofer’s mission is to perform applied research and acting as intermediate partner between academia and industry.
As a member of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS is a leading research institution for microelectronics and IT system solutions and services and with a staff of approximately 950, it is the largest institute.
When it comes to advanced audio and video technologies for the rapidly evolving media world, the Fraunhofer IIS stands alone. It is home to the organization’s Audio and Media Technologies division that has been working in audio and image coding and signal processing for more than 25 years. Fraunhofer IIS is the main inventor of mp3, universally credited with the co-development of AAC and built the DCI test plan for the worldwide interchangeability of digital cinema movies.
Fraunhofer IIS website