The Dolby logo — two block-letter Ds, facing each other — became a sign of audio quality, indicating the presence of Dolby technology that reduced the hiss from cassette tapes, for instance ...

Dolby Laboratories Inc., which took the hiss out of cassette tapes and brought stereo sound to motion pictures, now plans to bring its latest digital stereo sound format for movies into the home.

PORTLAND, Ore. Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80. The company said Thursday that Dolby died in his home at San Francisco.

Ray Dolby, Who Pioneered Recorded Sound, Dies : The Two-Way Dolby's inventions helped remove the hiss from tapes and screen Star Wars in Dolby Stereo. He was 80 years old. The Two-Way ...

His work ranged from helping to reduce the hiss in cassette recordings to bringing "Star Wars" to life on the big screen in Dolby Stereo. Dolby held 50 U.S. patents and won a number of notable ...

Ray Dolby, an American inventor and audio pioneer who founded Dolby Laboratories, has died at the age of 80. The company said on Thursday that Dolby died in his home at San Francisco.