This is the goal Hahn-Schickard and Bosch Sensortec have set themselves with their development collaboration for the next-generation of microelectromechanical (MEMS) speakers.
Smaller than conventional speakers, more powerful with lower energy consumption – the novel MEMS microspeakers meet the market requirements of the ‘Internet of Voice’, the voice-controlled Internet, and enable innovative use cases.
About the development partners
Bosch Sensortec is a provider of MEMS sensors for consumer electronics and has experience in the development and industrialisation of high-volume MEMS products. The application-oriented research institute Hahn-Schickard from Baden-Württemberg, on the other hand, draws on experience in the development of MEMS innovations and its small-scale production with its own clean room in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
“We are thrilled to be working with a global player like Bosch Sensortec to advance one of the biggest MEMS topics of the future. This cooperation shows once again how much trust the industry has in Hahn-Schickard’s competence and expertise,” says Alfons Dehé, Hahn-Schickard Institute Director in Villingen-Schwenningen and Georg H. Endress Professor at the University of Freiburg, Germany.
“Research collaborations are a promising approach for the development of innovative technologies,” says Dr. Stefan Finkbeiner, CEO of Bosch Sensortec. “The collaboration with Hahn-Schickard allows us to expand our expertise in MEMS microspeakers. This strengthens our market position as a leading manufacturer of sensor solutions for consumer electronics and positions us as a key player for mobile and audio-based applications for the Internet of tomorrow.”
Bosch Sensortec and Hahn-Schickard have already been working together for several years on various projects. With the current cooperation, Hahn-Schickard will play a key role in the development of acoustic microsystems that beneficially complement Bosch Sensortec’s MEMS sensor portfolio for consumer electronics.