High-End Loudspeakers for Smartphones & Small Appliances
What is a MEMS-based loudspeaker?
The best sound quality still comes from bulky high-end loudspeakers. CEA-Leti is going a step further into making loudspeakers compatible with micro-fabrication processes with a new piezoelectric micro-loudspeaker using almost exclusively silicon. CEA-Leti small loudspeaker achieves similar performance as larger loudspeakers using conventional manufacturing techniques. It is fitted into a 3D printed horn that mechanically improves performances.
Applications:
Smartwatches
Earphones
Headphones
Connected IoT & Hardware
What's new?
CEA-Leti researchers unveil an innovative manufacturing process using two types of 200 mm silicon wafers assembled with a polymeric glue. This technique helps separate the electro-mechanical transduction from the mechano-acoustical transduction. This innovation translates into greater performances for small-sized loudspeakers, with a sound pressure of 80 dBSPL at 10 cm, starting at a frequency below 1 kHz.
What's next?
CEA-Leti researchers will tune this loudspeaker using a system approach to
improve performances and make sure it fits well into current applications, such
as smartphones and other IoT devices. Additional digital signal processing,
acoustical tuning and packaging techniques will be investigated.
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