Dolby

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Dolby Laboratories, Inc.

Headquarters in San Francisco, California
Company type	Public
Traded as	NYSE: DLB (Class A) S&P 400 component
Industry	Audio encoding/compression Audio noise reduction
Founded	May 18, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-05-18) in London, England
Founder	Ray Dolby
Headquarters	Civic Center, San Francisco, California , U.S.
Number of locations	30+ (2014)
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Peter Gotcher (executive chairman) Kevin Yeaman (president and CEO)
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
Services	Dolby Cinema
Revenue	US$1.27 billion (2024)
Operating income	US$258 million (2024)
Net income	US$262 million (2024)
Total assets	US$3.11 billion (2024)
Total equity	US$2.48 billion (2024)
Number of employees	2,080 (2024)
Subsidiaries	Audistry Doremi Labs Via Licensing
Website	dolby.com
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Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (often shortened to Dolby Labs and known simply as Dolby) is a British-American technology corporation specializing in audio noise reduction, audio encoding/compression, spatial audio, and HDR imaging. Dolby licenses its technologies to consumer electronics manufacturers.^[4]