Acoustic Sensors
First Automotive Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Sensor Coupled With TI Controller Enhances Fuel Efficiency and Safety
Submitted by nestorb on Wed, 2007-06-13 13:47. Transense and TMS320F28x Device Brings Complete Control System Capabilities For Tire Pressure Monitoring Systems and Torque Sensing
D&M Europe Launches Dedicated Division for CI Market at CEDIA Expo (Stand J6, CEDIA UK Expo 2007)
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2007-06-05 13:47. DMi offers a comprehensive portfolio of products from DENON, DENON professional, Marantz and Marantz professional ranges, alongside Escient digital music servers, Opus multi-room systems, and Boston Acoustics' wall, ceiling and outdoor speakers.
Silicon MEMs microphones in 20% of mobile phones in 2006, says The Information Network
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2007-05-08 23:37. Nearly 90% of shipments in 2006 were for cell phones with the remaining nearly 10% in consumer applications such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and PDAs. In 2008 a small percentage of silicon microphones will be going into headsets and hearing aids, according to TIN.
Akustica's Digital Microphone Wins Innovation Award From EDN Magazine
Submitted by nestorb on Wed, 2007-05-02 12:36. Akustica's digital microphone offers far-reaching benefits to PC and other consumer electronics manufacturers who typically are looking for fast time-to-market, a simple manufacturing process, and the smallest components for resource-constrained devices. At less than 4mm x 4mm, the Akustica microphone occupies only a tiny footprint on a portable device...
CeoTronics to deliver noise protection helmets and CT-DECT digital radio systems to German Air Force
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2007-04-10 12:18. CeoTronics to deliver noise protection helmets and CT-DECT digital radio systems to German Air Force worth approximately EUR5.5 million // largest single order and biggest order backlog in Group's history
MEMS Tech targets main board
Submitted by nestorb on Thu, 2007-03-29 18:32. The company had just sealed a contract with a US-based semiconductor-related group to supply silicon microphones. The contract will bring in up to US$40mil revenue to MEMS Tech.
MEMS Growing In Consumer Electronics
Submitted by nestorb on Tue, 2007-03-27 18:32. MEMS will expand to a broad array of consumer applications including game consoles, portable consumer electronics devices (such as digital camcorders), and GPS devices. Pressure sensors have the greatest potential in consumer electronics in the short-term, followed by microphones and displays.
MEMS Tech seals US supply contract
Submitted by nestorb on Mon, 2007-03-26 18:32. The deal would generate US$40mil in revenue for the group per annum, group executive chairman Datuk Ahmad Kabeer Mohd Nagoor said, adding the silicon microphones would be designed and developed by the group's subsidiary SensFab Pte Ltd in Singapore.
New ½ in. Preamplifier with Gain, Filtering and TEDS for Automotive and Aerospace Noise Source Identification and In-Cabin Test
Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2007-03-02 18:23. Model 426A11 preamplifier includes both A-weight and selectable "High Pass" filter, for automotive or aerospace cabin testing requirements. The "A-weight" filter attenuates signals less responsive to the human ear, normally below 1 kHz and above 4 kHz. This filter represents how the human ear perceives that sound...
Know the 7 Elements of Effective Hearing Protection
Submitted by nestorb on Fri, 2006-12-15 23:41. OSHA and MSHA require you to implement an effective hearing loss prevention program if your employees experience noise levels in an excess of 85-decibel (dB) time weighted average (TWA)...
