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STMicroelectronics and USound Agree to Make World’s First Spectacular-Sounding MEMS Speakers
Miniaturized thin-film piezo-electric-MEMS actuators offer better sound, efficiency
Geneva, Switzerland, and Graz, Austria / 21 Feb 2017
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) , a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and USound GmbH, an innovative and fast-growing audio company, today announced their collaboration on the industrialization and production of the world’s first miniature piezoelectric MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) actuators for smart audio systems in portable devices.
The patented micro-speaker technology from USound aims to replace commonly used balanced-armature and electrodynamic receivers for handsets with a small piezo-MEMS actuator. Manufactured using ST’s industry-leading thin-film piezo-electric (TFP) technology, these actuators…
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