Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Dolby Laboratories, Inc., founded in 1965, invents and innovates technologies to advance audio and video capture, transmission, and playback, improving entertainment experiences. The company enables experiences in movies, TV shows, music, and sports by serving content creators, distributors, and consumer electronics manufacturers. Dolby has been involved in audio and video advancements including transitions from mono to stereo then surround, analog to digital, and terrestrial broadcasting to streaming. The company combines expertise in signal processing with relationships with artists and industry experts to provide technology to the creative community. Dolby's technology is a component in the creation and delivery of audio and video content, ranging from audio signal compression to innovations in spatial audio and high contrast video. The majority of revenue is derived from licensing audio and video technology to electronics manufacturers, with a lesser portion from offering premium audio and video technologies to cinema exhibitors. The company's strategy includes advancing the science of sight and sound by applying understanding of human senses, audio, and imaging engineering, collaborating with creators, and innovating in emerging categories like user-generated content, sports, and podcasts. Dolby also focuses on delivering superior creative experiences by promoting its solutions as tools for filmmakers, musical artists, sound mixers, and other content creators to express their creative intent.