The development collaboration is intended to address the shift being seen in communication from typing and reading to speaking and listening and will require new technologies to enable innovative audio and voice-based consumer applications.
Smaller than conventional speakers, but more powerful with lower energy consumption, MEMS microspeakers are being developed to address the growing "Internet of Voice" market and the voice-controlled Internet.
Bosch Sensortec has developed a broad portfolio of MEMS sensors for consumer electronics and has extensive experience in the development and industrialisation of high-volume MEMS products. By contrast, the application-oriented research institute Hahn-Schickard from Baden-Württemberg, has experience in the development of MEMS innovations and their small-scale production with its own state-of-the-art clean room in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
"Research collaborations are a promising approach for the development of innovative technologies," said 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."
Both 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 will complement Bosch Sensortec's MEMS sensor portfolio for consumer electronics.
