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MEMS foundry partner selected for Single-chip digital microphones
Akustica, Inc. and DALSA Corporation's have announced the formation of a strategic silicon foundry relationship.
Akustica, Inc. and DALSA Corporation's have announced the formation of a strategic silicon foundry relationship. The collaboration combines Akustica's patented Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) semiconductor design technology with DALSA's advanced MEMS and device-manufacturing capabilities. The pairing will generate new classes of CMOS MEMS chips that offer improvements in manufacturing cost, quality and time-to-market.The relationship will focus on wafer production of Akustica's family of AKU200x single-chip digital-output microphones, CMOS MEMS microphones. "We chose DALSA as a strategic supplier because of their strong alignment with our fundamental advantage of manufacturing MEMS products using standard processes," stated Jim Rock, CEO of Akustica. "In addition to having proven experience in quality processes, DALSA has effectively demonstrated high-volume manufacturing. With rapid growth in the silicon microphone market projected to continue for years to come, Akustica is building its core supplier network to service that demand.""We are delighted to support Akustica in the fabrication of their AKU200x microphones," said Ralf Brooks, President of DALSA's Semiconductor Division. "Our extensive experience in developing and manufacturing sensors for a wide variety of industries, combined with our proven MEMS capabilities, allows us to participate successfully as a strategic supplier to the industry's semiconductor companies. We are especially pleased to be working with Akustica, while leveraging DALSA's patent-pending deep-etch technologies at the same time."
