]> http://www.instrumentationews.com/taxonomy/term/111/0 en http://www.instrumentationews.com/silicon_mems_microphones_in_20_of_mobile_phones_in_2006_says_the_information_network 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. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 09 May 2007 05:37:52 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/akusticas_digital_microphone_wins_innovation_award_from_edn_magazine 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... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 02 May 2007 18:36:39 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_tech_targets_main_board 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. Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Fri, 30 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_growing_in_consumer_electronics 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. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:32:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/new_in_preamplifier_with_gain_filtering_and_teds_for_automotive_and_aerospace_noise_source_identification_and_in_cabin_testi 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... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Amplifier Devices Microphones Piezoelectric Sensors Signal Conditioning Fri, 02 Mar 2007 23:23:57 +0100 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_microphones_improve_voice_quality_for_mobile_electronic_devices MEMS microphones can be precisely aimed at the voice source, and they filter out unwanted background noise - which is ideal for those who use PDAs with speech recognition, notebooks with IP-telephony, or digital cameras with audio recording capabilities. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Thu, 02 Nov 2006 01:51:49 +0100 http://www.instrumentationews.com/huygens_probe_lands_on_titan_with_vaisala_barocap The Huygens Atmosphere Structure Instrument (HASI) comprises sensors for measuring the physical and electrical properties of the atmosphere and an on-board microphone to send back sounds from Titan Sensors Microphones Robotics Sat, 30 Sep 2006 14:22:57 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/pressure_sensitive_clothing A team of Austrian physicists has recently developed ultra-thin pressure sensors that can also be processed into sensitive textiles. The breakthrough came with the arrival of technology for building up a sufficiently large electrical field in polymer foams... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microphones Pressure Sensors Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:22:45 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_trends_make_themselves_heard_on_the_market MEMS microphones improve voice quality for mobile electronic devices. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:20:39 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/otologics_fully_implantable_hearing_device A capsule containing a microphone and other electronics is implanted beneath the skin behind the ear. Sound is picked up by the microphone, processed and sent to a transducer in the middle ear. The transducer then causes the middle ear bones to move... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Health Sensors Microphones Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:09:59 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/tube_ribbon_microphone_ships Royer Labs R-122V is the first commercially produced vacuum tube ribbon microphone available Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microphones Sun, 17 Sep 2006 00:09:59 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_tech_poised_for_strong_growth Annual demand for silicon microphones is expected to surge to two billion units by 2008 from an estimated 1.5 billion units now. Silicon microphones are more cost effective than the existing electronic control module (ECM) microphones... Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Sat, 16 Sep 2006 02:04:03 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_microphones_expand_in_electronic_markets Overcoming their initial market inertia, developers of micro electro-mechanical system (MEMS) microphones are aggressively focusing on establishing themselves in the cell phone markets, while simultaneously expanding in various other electronics markets. Sensors Acoustic Sensors Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:15:04 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/sony_ericsson_launches_blockbuster_phones The MP3 player in these phones, offers opportunity to listen to chartbusting tracks anytime, anywhere. Cameras Image Sensors Instruments Microphones Sun, 23 Jul 2006 17:14:28 +0200 http://www.instrumentationews.com/mems_in_mobiles_top_1b "Although high-volume MEMS, such as microphones and bulk acoustic resonators, are cost competitive, there are no near-term opportunities for other types of MEMS to break into the mobile handset market based on price advantage," Sensors Accelerometers Microelectromechanical (MEMS) Microphones Fri, 09 Jun 2006 01:45:11 +0200