Dolby
Sign in to saveDolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs or simply Dolby) is an American technology corporation specializing in audio noise reduction, audio encoding/compression, spatial audio, and high-dynamic-range television (HDR) imaging. Dolby licenses its technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers.
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- 250px
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- Headquarters in San Francisco, California
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- Public
- Company.founded
- in London, England
- Company.founder
- Ray Dolby
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- Civic Center, San Francisco, California
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- U.S.
- Company.locations
- 30+ (2015)
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- Worldwide
- Company.products
- see Technologies Organizations Dolby Digital Brands Dolby Surround/Pro Logic/Pro Logic II Dolby SR Dolby Stereo Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby noise-reduction system
- Company.services
- Dolby Cinema
- Company.revenue
- (2025)
- Company.operating_income
- US$265 million (2025)
- Company.net_income
- US$255 million (2025)
- Company.assets
- US$3.23 billion (2025)
- Company.equity
- US$2.62 billion (2025)
- Company.num_employees
- 2,051 (2025)
- Company.name
- Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Technologies
- Analog audio noise reduction
- Audio encoding/compression
- Audio processing
- Video processing
- Digital cinema
- Live sound
- Dolby matrix surround systems
- Dolby discrete surround systems
- ATSC controversy
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (Dolby Labs or simply Dolby) is an American technology corporation specializing in audio noise reduction, audio encoding/compression, spatial audio, and high-dynamic-range television (HDR) imaging. Dolby licenses its technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers.
==History== Dolby Labs was founded by Ray Dolby (1933–2013) in London, England, in 1965. In the same year, he invented the Dolby Noise Reduction system, a form of audio signal processing for reducing the background hissing sound on cassette tape recordings. His first U.S. patent on the technology was filed in 1969, four years later. The method was first used by Decca Records in the UK. After this, other companies began purchasing Dolby's A301 technology, which was the professional noise reduction system used in recording, motion picture, broadcasting stations and communications networks. These companies include BBC, Pye, IBC, CBS Studios, RCA, and Granada.
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