iBiquity Digital Corporation Has Approved Neural Audio 5.1 Surround System as Compatible for HD Radio(TM) Technology
January 05 2005 - 3:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
iBiquity Digital Corporation Has Approved Neural Audio 5.1 Surround
System as Compatible for HD Radio(TM) Technology LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5
/PRNewswire/ -- Neural Audio Corporation, a leading provider of
digital signal processing technology for the broadcast industry,
and iBiquity Digital Corporation, the sole developer and licensor
of HD Radio technology, today announced that iBiquity has approved
the Neural Audio 5.1 surround sound digital audio system as
compatible with its HD Radio(TM) System. With this approval, Neural
is the first spatial audio codec available for HD Radio use. Neural
Audio, teaming with Harris Corporation's Broadcast Communications
Division, has developed the 5225 Mix-Edit Transcoder 5.1 surround
sound system, which is scaleable and ensures backward and forward
compatibility allowing analog, digital, lossy, linear, stereo, and
5.1 to co-exist in the broadcast environment. The Neural 5225
enables broadcasters to mix, edit and save 5.1 content via Neural's
proprietary "watermarking" system on existing 2.0 stereo equipment.
With Neural technology, reception or input at the receiver end of
the content is selectively and automatically post-processed and
"up-mixed" by the Neural Audio Spatial Environment Engine (SEE) to
the available number of speakers (from 2 to 256 channels) in the
automotive environment. HD Radio technology is the digital
broadcasting system for terrestrial radio, and is the only digital
technology authorized by the FCC for broadcasting in the AM and FM
band in the United States. iBiquity has developed and patented HD
Radio technology that transmits digital audio and data alongside
existing AM and FM analog signals, allowing listeners to enjoy
CD-quality sound and virtually eliminating the static, hiss, and
pops associated with today's analog radio signals. Nearly 300 radio
stations in more than 100 U.S. markets across 38 states (reaching
67 percent of the U.S. population) have already licensed HD Radio
technology. "We are extremely pleased to be part of this
revolutionary broadcast system," said Robert Reams, Neural Audio
CTO, co-founder and chief scientist. "With the Neural surround
sound technology, FM broadcasters will be able to offer a truly
unique listening experience for their consumers." Mike Lyons, vice
president, aftermarket business development for iBiquity Digital
Corporation stated, "Compatibility testing showed Neural Audio's
surround sound technology was well suited for iBiquity's HD Radio
system. We are excited that there are multiple solutions for use
with HD Radio technology, and once again encourage our broadcast
and consumer electronics partners to realize how powerful surround
sound technology can be for FM radio." About iBiquity Digital Corp.
iBiquity Digital is the sole developer and licenser of HD Radio(TM)
technology in the U.S., which is transforming today's AM and FM
radio stations to digital, enabling radically upgraded sound,
crystal-clear reception and new wireless data services. The
company's investors include 15 of the nation's top radio
broadcasters, including ABC, Clear Channel and Viacom; leading
financial institutions, such as Grotech Capital Group, J.P. Morgan
Partners, New Venture Partners, Pequot Capital and J&W
Seligman; and strategic partners Ford Motor Company, Harris
Corporation, Texas Instruments and Visteon. iBiquity, named one of
Deloitte's Fast 500 Companies, is privately held with operations in
Columbia, MD, Detroit, MI, Belmont, CA and Warren, NJ. For more
information, please visit: http://www.ibiquity.com/ . About Harris
Broadcast Communications Division Harris Broadcast Communications
Division is one of four divisions within Harris Corporation, an
international communications equipment company focused on providing
assured communications(TM) services for government and commercial
customers in more than 150 countries. One of the world's leading
suppliers of broadcast technology, Harris Broadcast Communications
Division offers a full range of solutions that support the digital
delivery, automation and management of audio, video and data. For
more information, visit http://www.broadcast.harris.com/ . About
Neural Audio Corp. Neural Audio Corporation, a privately owned
company headquartered in Kirkland, Washington, develops digital
signal processing technology. Neural's offerings include solutions
for a simple and economical transition to the digital era. Neural's
appliances allow seamless capture, editing and management of
analog, digital, linear, compressed, stereo and 5.1 content within
the broadcasters existing 2.0 infrastructure. Interoperability is
the challenge. Neural is the answer. For more information, visit
Neural Audio's website at http://www.neuralaudio.com/ . HD Radio is
a Trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation. DATASOURCE: Neural
Audio Corporation CONTACT: Jackie Broo, Public Relations
Coordinator, Neural Audio Corporation, +1-425-814-3200, ext. 116,
or mobile, +1-513-304-9514, or Web site:
http://www.neuralaudio.com/ http://www.ibiquity.com/
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/ http://www.harris.com/
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