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BRIEF: Akustica debuts microphone for mobile devices [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
[March 29, 2012]

BRIEF: Akustica debuts microphone for mobile devices [The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]


(Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (PA) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) March 29--Silicon microphone maker Akustica Inc. said its product portfolio has expanded with a new analog micro-electromechanical systems, or MEMS, microphone.

The AKU340 device is designed for mobile handsets; the high-performance analog microphone uses technology developed by The Bosch Group, which owns South Side-based Akustica.

Consumer electronics makers are seeking small microphones with higher acoustic performance.The MEMs microphone market is expected to reach $493.5 million this year, up more than 30 percent from 2011, said Jeremie Bouchard, director and principal analyst at MEMS and Sensors IHS.




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