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The '''Fraunhofer Society''' is a German research organization. The German name is ''Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft'' and is often abbreviated ''FhG''. The organization is comprised of several institutes. One in particular, Fraunhofer IIS, has had a significant role in the development of digital audio technologies. | The '''Fraunhofer Society''' is a German research organization. The German name is ''Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft'' and is often abbreviated ''FhG''. The organization is comprised of several institutes. One in particular, Fraunhofer IIS, has had a significant role in the development of digital audio technologies. | ||
Fraunhofer collects patent license fees on MP3 and AAC codecs. | Fraunhofer collects patent license fees on [[MP3]] and [[AAC]] codecs. | ||
== Fraunhofer IIS Codecs == | == Fraunhofer IIS Codecs == | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 27 September 2014
The Fraunhofer Society is a German research organization. The German name is Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and is often abbreviated FhG. The organization is comprised of several institutes. One in particular, Fraunhofer IIS, has had a significant role in the development of digital audio technologies.
Fraunhofer collects patent license fees on MP3 and AAC codecs.
Fraunhofer IIS Codecs
- FhG MP3, a licensed MP3 encoder included in Winamp
- FhG AAC, a licensed AAC encoder included in Winamp
- Fraunhofer FDK AAC, included in Android, with source code available
External Links
- Fraunhofer Society at Wikipedia