The new center will provide electronic entertainment product manufacturers in the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Japan, and South Korea, with more efficient product testing services.

"Manufacturers today face rapidly changing technology and rigid time-to-market requirements. This new facility illustrates our commitment to provide more services and support for Dolby customers in the Asia-Pacific region," said Ramzi Haidamus, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Division, Dolby Laboratories. "With the Waigaoqiao testing center, Dolby can provide faster and more cost-effective product evaluations to our customers."

Dolby Laboratories' global product testing center is located at its San Francisco headquarters.

Dolby Laboratories develops and delivers products and technologies that make the entertainment experience more realistic and immersive. For more than four decades, Dolby has been at the forefront of defining high-quality audio and surround sound in cinema, broadcast, home audio systems, cars, DVDs, headphones, games, televisions, and personal computers - Dolby.