All items tagged with voice recognition and MEMS Microphones (24)

TDK Makes InvenSense SmartSound T5848 I²S MEMS Microphone Available in Distribution Channels

June 28, 2024 by Joao Martins

TDK Makes InvenSense SmartSound T5848 I²S MEMS Microphone Available in Distribution Channels

Following a very successful presence at Sensors Converge 2024 in Santa Clara, CA (June 25-26), where TDK promoted its range of MEMS microphones and sensors, the company announced worldwide distribution of its InvenSense SmartSound T5848 bottom port I²S MEMS microphone. This device is ideal to enable intelligent keyword, voice command and sound detection applications in ultra-low power designs, such has hearables and wearables. Originally announced at CES 2022, this MEMS microphone only now is available for general distribution.

August 30, 2022 by Joao Martins

Soundskrit Debuts World's First Directional MEMS Microphone

Soundskrit has developed a high-performance MEMS microphone that is able to replace traditional microphone arrays with a superior solution. First previewed at CES 2018 to much fanfare, Soundskrit's high-performance directional microphones technology combines hardware and software. The company now announced the availability of its first product, the SKR0400, the world’s first directional MEMS microphone built for the needs of current and future consumer electronics product designs.

The Audio Measurement Issue! audioXpress March 2022 is Now Available

February 11, 2022 by audioXpress Staff

The Audio Measurement Issue! audioXpress March 2022 is Now Available

audioXpress March 2022 features an extensive Market Update report on the latest audio test and measurement tools. Matt Taylor explains the possibilities of REST for automated test and measurement, and Joe Begin (Audio Precision) addresses testing multichannel MEMS microphone arrays. The KEF KC62 subwoofer is reviewed by Oliver Masciarotte and measured by Kent Peterson, and Ben Chen explains how to use the Sfera Labs' Exo Sense Pi module as a sound meter. Download or read online now.

Syntiant Accelerates Audio and Voice Product Development With New TinyML Development Board

September 30, 2021 by audioXpress Staff

Syntiant Accelerates Audio and Voice Product Development With New TinyML Development Board

Syntiant unveiled its TinyML Development Board, an easy-to-use developer kit aimed at both technical and non-technical users for building machine learning-powered applications in smart products, such as speech commands, wake word detection, acoustic event detection and other sensor use cases. The new machine learning development board allows developers to build low-power voice, audio and sensor applications using Edge Impulse’s Embedded ML platform.

Amazon Introduces All-New True Wireless Echo Buds With Custom ANC

April 14, 2021 by Joao Martins

Amazon Introduces All-New True Wireless Echo Buds With Custom ANC

Amazon introduced the next-generation of Echo Buds, featuring an all-new design, premium audio architecture for crisp, balanced sound, custom-designed Active Noise Cancellation technology, wireless charging capabilities, improved microphones for better call quality, and hands-free access to Alexa. Not many bought the first model anyway, so the announcement of the all-new second-generation Echo Buds is not that surprising, considering Amazon considers hardware as a pure extension of its services ecosystem.

The Intelligent Microphone: The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology

August 6, 2020 by Mike Klasco

The Intelligent Microphone: The Next Generation of MEMS Microphone Technology

At the end of July 2020, audioXpress ran a product release on Vesper's VM3011 intelligent digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) microphone. Its claim to fame is a power saving architecture that enables battery standby life that otherwise would be unattainable without the "smarts." There are another half-dozen developers working on integrating all sorts of capabilities within the MEMS mic package. This article, originally published in The Audio Voice newsletter, discusses those developments.

New Vesper VM3011 Piezo MEMS Microphone With Adaptive ZeroPower Listening Extends Battery in Voice-Activated Designs

July 28, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

New Vesper VM3011 Piezo MEMS Microphone With Adaptive ZeroPower Listening Extends Battery in Voice-Activated Designs

Vesper introduced its new VM3011 intelligent digital microphone featuring Adaptive ZeroPower Listening, a new power saving architecture that enables a 10x extension of battery standby life, combined with best-in-class acoustic performance. Significant to manufacturers, the VM3011 is an IP57 device, resistant to dust and moisture and doesn't require a protective mesh, which allows preserving key acoustic performance metrics such as sensitivity and SNR at the system level, ideal for voice-activated smart home designs and wearables.

TDK Announces T3902 Lowest-Power PDM MEMS Microphone

June 29, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

TDK Announces T3902 Lowest-Power PDM MEMS Microphone

TDK Corporation introduced the InvenSense T3902, which the company touts as the world’s lowest power Pulse Density Modulation (PDM) microphone for consumer devices. The new T3902 offers a high SNR of 64.5 dB, and high Acoustic Overload Point (AOP) of 120 dB in a very small package, optimized for mobile devices, wearables, headsets, TV remotes and more, supporting far-field communications, enabling clear audio capture in loud conditions, and ideal for voice recognition.

AAC Technologies Opens New MEMS Microphone Design Center in Scotland

May 1, 2020 by audioXpress Staff

AAC Technologies Opens New MEMS Microphone Design Center in Scotland

Expanding its commitment to invest in the build-out of a worldwide network of R&D centers that advance the technologies critical to the performance of smartphones and other mobile devices, AAC Technologies Holdings Inc., announced the opening of a MEMS microphone center in Edinburgh, Scotland. The new facility, focused on the design of next generation microphone system-level solutions, joins a growing worldwide network of R&D centers located in China, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore and the United States.

MEMS Microphones and Speakers Forecasted to Become a $20 Billion USD Industry in 2024

December 6, 2019 by audioXpress Staff

MEMS Microphones and Speakers Forecasted to Become a $20 Billion USD Industry in 2024

French market research firm Yole Développement just published its 2019 report on Microphones, Microspeakers, and Audio Solutions – Market and Technology Trends. The new report characterizes the main drivers behind the exponential growth in MEMS microphone applications and emerging MEMS speaker technologies, growth opportunities such as voice at the heart of new audio system applications, or the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the audio value chain.

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