As smart mobile devices become daily necessities, various new devices including smartphones, smart watches, and smart glasses are emerging, and along with them come diverse market needs for acoustic applications and operating modes.
MEMS microphones serve as a key differentiating feature in smart devices. In response to this market trend, Knowles, the world's leading supplier of MEMS microphone and acoustic solutions, held a technical workshop to present multiple innovative solutions while celebrating the 40th anniversary of its Taiwan office.
These pioneering technologies will change the way consumers interact with mobile devices through speech, voiceprint, and gesture applications and enable new operating modes to answer to the evolving needs for interfaces of new generations of smartphones and mobile devices.
Ole-Petter Brusdal, vice president, global sales, Knowles, said, "Knowles' Taiwan branch office, the first in Asia, was established in 1974. The 40th anniversary marks a major milestone. For years, we have been committed to working with regional industry leaders in hearing healthcare as well as partners in mobile consumer electronics and computing industries with outstanding acoustic engineering design capabilities. Knowles delivers complete services including testing, superior customer service, and after-sales support, and will keep on strengthening collaboration with the regional partners to seize emerging market opportunities."
First of all, Knowles continues to enhance performance of the SiSonic microphone so that it delivers outstanding super wideband effects, flat frequency response, high SNR, consistent sensitivity, low power consumption, and miniaturized form factors. Knowles has also introduced the design of placing four microphones on high-end mobile phones – two in the front and two in the back – to attain high-quality stereo sound recording.
Knowles's design also provides a special microphone opening to beat the space constraint of mobile phones, making the solution more practical. In addition to HD sound quality, Knowles has also developed new applications enabling low-power always-on, touchless and audio zoom features for handsets.
During the workshop, Knowles also gave an in-depth look into the advancements in audio zoom, integrated audio solutions, I2S direct attach microphones, ultrasound applications, smart audio modules, and N'Bass technology.
Brusdal emphasized that based on these innovations, Knowles will be devoted to creating solutions bringing differentiated features for customers' products, and will provide complete services ranging from design to production to help clients roll out reliable products. He is optimistic about the opportunities arising from the demand for innovative interface technologies and hopes to create a win-win situation by strengthening local technical support and services for Knowles' customers.
Vice President Global Sales of Knowles, Ole-Petter Brusdal
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