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AC-3

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AC-3

(Active Coding-3) Dolby's third digital audio coding technology based on a perceptual coding method. It is more advanced than AC-2 and provides six channels of audio in less space than two-channel stereo CD. AC-3 and "Dolby Digital" are synonymous. See Dolby Digital.



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Now in its second generation, Zoran's ZR38000 family of chips are the industry's only Dolby-certified AC-3 integrated circuits shipping in volume quantities.
announced today that 11 of the world's leading consumer electronics companies have introduced and are shipping digital surround home theater systems based upon the company's Dolby-certified AC-3 integrated circuit (IC).
Dolby AC-3 has been adopted as a standard by the HDTV (high definition television) "Grand Alliance," Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) participants, laser disc manufacturers and by Digital Video Disc (DVD) developers.
 
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