Like their electret condenser microphone (ECM) counterpart, MEMS microphones extract audio pressure changes as electrical signals. However, MEMS microphones boast a reliable monolithic structure and ...

While the market is booming, consumers want smaller, more integrated devices. MEMS (Micro-Electrical-Mechanical-Systems) ...

Semiconductor Engineering sat down to talk about future developments and challenges for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with Gerold Schropfer, director of MEMS products and European operations ...

Design considerations for pulse density modulation (PDM). Design considerations for inter-IC sound (I 2 S). Pros and cons of two popular digital interfaces in MEMS microphones. Small, portable ...

Not so long ago, the sight of someone speaking to their refrigerator or electric oven may have caused you to question if they were working too hard and perhaps in need of a vacation. Incredibly, this ...

The MEMS sector is beginning to look more promising, bolstered by new end-market demand and different packaging options that require more advanced engineering, processes and new materials. All of this ...

Vesper's analog MEMS microphone. (Image courtesy of Vesper). Vesper has introduced a new digital microphone for Internet of Things devices, aiming to amplify its share of the more than $1 billion MEMS ...