Thomson upholds the commitment to stimulate the creation of next-generation technology innovations. Our research impacts the Media & Entertainment industry on an international level, with state-of-the-art research centers in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. Within the walls of each center, research growth is the goal - an exciting daily challenge to manipulate the powers of technology.

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Security Content security is a key element of the Thomson strategy, both in terms of Research, Intellectual Property, technology and solutions. Piracy and its impact of keeping content secure are among the greatest concerns of the Media & Entertainment and Communications industry... More    Compression The Compression domain creates, develops, and implements video and audio compression technologies for the short and long term. Thomson’s history in compression research dates back more than 20 years and includes many successes. More Signal Acquisition & Processing Signal processing is necessary at every stage of the audio and video chain in order to reach the best possible sound/image performance. Our innovative Signal Processing program is focusing on bringing value to our customers More Networking The transition to digital transmission and ubiquitous use of Internet protocols has resulted in several disruptive transitions over the last two decades. These include two generations of digital satellite broadcast, standardization of terrestrial broadcast in the US, in Europe and in Asia, and the evolution of voice, data and video services over two-way cable, DSL and wireless networks. More Storage Storage and recording of digital audio, video and data are key functions in many transmission and distribution chains.More