Silicon MEMS microphone products improve voice input quality

Mouser has announced that it has reached a global distribution agreement with Akustica Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group. Akustica is a leading supplier of silicon MEMS microphone products that improve voice input quality in a variety of consumer electronic devices, including mobile phones, tablets, headsets, and small wearables devices. The agreement adds MEMS microphones to the growing lineup of inertial and environmental MEMS sensors that are already distributed through Mouser from Bosch Sensortec, another Bosch subsidiary. "Akustica's high-performance MEMS microphones are an exciting addition to the Mouser Electronics global product portfolio," said Kristin Schuetter, vice president, supplier management, products, Mouser. "Many designers of mobile devices utilize sound, motion, and environmental data to deliver enhanced functionality to their end users. Now they can fulfill all of their sensor needs in one place - leveraging the innovation and expertise of Bosch, the top MEMS sensor supplier in the world, while also taking advantage of Mouser's same-day shipping to speed time-to-market." Davin Yuknis, vice president of sales and marketing, Akustica, added: "Mouser's proven track record of delivering the newest technologies throughout the global market is an ideal match with Akustica's/Bosch's goals of providing all of the sensors that our customers need as quickly and efficiently as possible. With Mouser's strong distribution, customer-focused service and high-speed delivery system, Mouser is uniquely suited to help us reach our customers." The Akustica product line, now stocked by Mouser includes the well-matched top-port AKU24x and bottom-port AKU44x families of HD voice digital PDM output microphones, consisting of a MEMS acoustic sensor, an integrated circuit (IC) with a pre-amplifier, analog-to-digital converter, and supporting circuitry - all in small 4mm x 3mm x 1mm packages. Other available Akustica HD voice microphones include the AKU142 and AKU342 series of matched top- and bottom-port analog-output microphones, designed to meet demanding customer requirements with excellent acoustic performance of 63dB signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and tight sensitivity matching of just +/-2dB between microphones.