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News Release from: Knowles Acoustics
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 18 May 2004
MEMS wafer supply secured
Knowles Acoustics has chosen Memscap as a source for the manufacture MEMS wafers for its silicon microphones
Knowles Acoustics has chosen Memscap as a source for the manufacture of its silicon microphones' MEMS wafers. Knowles' was looking to expand its strategic partners and selected Memscap North Carolina facility as a source of its MEMS silicon microphone wafers. The SiSonic microphone takes advantage of semiconductor manufacturing processes that result in a robust microphone that yields a high degree of repeatability, stable acoustic performance, and flexibility for future design enhancements.
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 18 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The success of its SiSonic silicon microphones that are today in cellular phones, PDAs, MP3 recorders and digital cameras, and to be found tomorrow in many other devices, makes Knowles Acoustics the number one worldwide provider of applied MEMS acoustic components, with a global addressable market size that exceeds 500 million microphones per year.
"We chose Memscap as a strategic suppliers because we needed to combine performance, reliability and proven experience in quality processes", explains Jeffrey Niew, Vice President of Knowles.
"We have seen significant success in marketing this product and we rely on Memscap to efficiently serve this exciting market opportunity".
As a leading provider of innovative solutions across the spectrum of MEMS applications, Memscap delivers standard and custom products to a wide range of customers in consumer, communications, life science, aeronautics/defence and transportation and sees the SiSonic microphone as the first real success story for MEMS in the mobile phone and portable devices industry.
"Memscap main objective has always been the satisfaction of our clients".
"Being chosen by Knowles today as key supplier is an important recognition of the daily commitment of our team that enables us to meet the customers need for quality and reliability", states Ron Wages, Executive Vice President and Manufacturing Business Unit General Manager at Memscap.
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