Top 10 MEMS microphone suppliers in the world (Part 1)

Release date：2014-07-29   Views：2662

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Compared with the traditional microphone, MEMS microphone has many advantages, such as low production cost, high consistency of product performance and quality, good stability and space saving. In the next few years, the rapid development of intelligent terminals will promote the penetration rate of MEMS microphone, and the MEMS microphone chip market will also rise abruptly, breaking the pattern of Lou's dominating the world How many famous MEMS microphone chip suppliers are there? The author has carried on the inventory to it.

Number one: Knowles

Knowles is an application-based technology company established in 1946 to develop new products and components for the market of hearing aids and other electronic equipment. Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, USA, we have technical / customer support offices all over the world. It has been manufacturing in Asia since 1974 and has established world-class factories in China and Malaysia. Products and services mainly take advantage of the comprehensive advantages of micro capacitors, balance armature and CMOS / MEMS technology platforms to serve digital cameras, PDAs, high-performance headphones and advanced applications. At the same time, Knowles sound solutions is the world's leading manufacturer of dynamic speakers and receivers for mobile phones and other consumer electronics.

Domestic development

Lou's electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. is a member of Lou's group. For more than 50 years, louse electronics has produced a series of leading micro microphones and loudspeakers in the field of hearing aids. Among the small hearing aids, Lou's ultra micro acoustoelectric converter enjoys a high reputation.

EMC specializes in the production of micro hearing aid control devices, including volume controller, variable resistor, switch, solenoid coil, combinable accessories, etc. As a partner of customers, EMC can develop new products based on the specific requirements of different customers. In the minds of customers, EMC's name stands for quality, innovation, and customer-centric solutions.

Lou's sound products will introduce acoustic advantages to the consumer electronics market, microphones, professional acoustoelectric converters and acoustic technology. Products are widely used in mobile phones, PDAs, laptops, MP3 players and headphones. In addition, Lou's sound products department has developed the world's first chip microphone: silicon microphone.

Since its establishment in Suzhou Industrial Park in 1996, Lou's Suzhou has become the largest production base of Lou's group, with nearly 2000 employees. The factory produces all kinds of products in all business areas and provides various value-added services, and realizes our core policy: quality, delivery and service.

Second: Raytheon Technology (AAC)

Raytheon technology was founded in 1993 and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in August 2005.

China customer service is located in Shenzhen, China, with production base, sales and after-sales points distributed in Chinese mainland Shanghai, Changzhou, Suzhou, Shuyang, Rugao, Beijing, Asia Pacific Korea, Taipei, Singapore, Hongkong, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Finland, USA, Japan, and the market. The company's global network ensures that we can be closer to our customers and provide faster and more effective service to our customers. Raytheon has 5 production bases and 8 R & D centers in the world, focusing on the design, R & D and production of high-quality products and solutions.

Raytheon's products and solutions include acoustics, radio frequency, vibration motors, and micro cameras. The products cover mobile communication, it products, consumer electronics, household appliances, automobiles and medical instruments.

In the past 18 years, Raytheon has won a good reputation and a stable customer base in the field of micro acoustics by constantly improving itself and providing high-quality solutions for its partners. Today, Raytheon serves nearly 30 world famous brands, including Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, rim, etc., and has become one of the leaders in the electroacoustic industry. Ruisheng is committed to improving service quality, providing good solutions, and is determined to create long-term, sustainable growth potential and value for our customers.

As one of the best suppliers of micro acoustic components in the world, Raytheon designs, manufactures and distributes a wide range of products, including micro receivers, loudspeakers, speaker modules, multifunctional devices, microphones, loudspeakers and earphones. The products are used in mobile phones, game control rocker, notebook computers and other consumer electronic devices, such as MP3 player and MP4 player Put the device.

Raytheon not only continues to develop its own intellectual property products, but also intends to enhance its technical level through acquisition. The company's management is committed to identifying suitable acquisition targets from all over the world to further strengthen the company's existing technology base. Raytheon is committed to enriching the user experience. Optical devices are widely used in various consumer electronic products, so that people can capture every precious moment anytime and anywhere. Wireless transmission devices (antennas) can transmit complex signals to keep people in close contact at all times. In addition, the technologies related to starting sound reduction, directional sound generation and related digital processing methods and software development are the ultimate goals of Raytheon Standard is to provide customers with the best solutions with the most effective resources.

Third place: GoerTek

Golfer acoustics Co., Ltd. is a national high-tech enterprise, which was successfully listed in Shenzhen Stock Exchange in May 2008. Its main business is R & D, production and sales of electroacoustic devices, photoelectric products, electronic accessories and LED packaging and related products. Since its establishment, the production and operation of goer acoustics has been in good condition, and its performance has been maintaining stable and rapid growth. In 2013, the company's annual sales revenue exceeded 10 billion yuan, and the net profit increased by 44%.

The company mainly provides products and services for the world's top manufacturers, including Samsung, apple, LG, Panasonic, Sony, Google, Microsoft, Bentley, Cisco, etc. In the field of micro microphone, golfer's market share ranks first in the same industry in the world; the business volume of Bluetooth headset ODM and 3D glasses both ranks first in the world; in the field of micro speaker / receiver, golfer ranks second in the same industry in China and third in the world.

Since its establishment, golfer acoustics has always focused on the R & D and manufacturing of micro electroacoustic components and consumer electroacoustic products in the electroacoustic industry. Its main products include micro microphone, micro speaker / receiver, Bluetooth series products and portable audio products. It is widely used in mobile communication equipment and its peripheral products, notebook computers, personal digital products and automotive electronics.

Adhering to independent innovation and focusing on acoustic technology, golfer acoustics is committed to becoming a world-class provider of sound, light and electricity integrated solutions.

Fourth: BSE

BSE, the fourth largest supplier of MEMS microphones in the world, is a Korean manufacturer, whose performance comes from its big customer, Samsung, Apple's biggest competitor. Compared with 2012, BSE's revenue in 2013 grew by more than 250%. South Korea BSE company is a professional manufacturer of micro microphone. The micro microphone for mobile phone is the leading product of BSE company, with an annual output of 400 million. Its market share is the first in the world, accounting for 38% of the global market share. The main customers are Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, Sony, kelixin and other famous multinational enterprises.

In order to support Samsung mobile phones and many other mobile phone manufacturers in the north, BSE company has invested in the Microelectronics Industrial Zone of Tianjin Development Zone. The project plans to invest 14 million US dollars in the first phase of the project, and increase another 14 million US dollars in two to three years, expand the production scale and introduce new products, and finally make Tianjin an important production base of micro microphone in the world.

No.5: Italy France semiconductor

St group was established in June 1988. It was formed by the merger of SGS microelectronics company of Italy and Thomson semiconductor company of France. In May 1998, the name of the company was changed to Italian Semiconductor Co., Ltd. STM is one of the largest semiconductor companies in the world. Since its inception, the growth rate of ST has exceeded the overall growth rate of the semiconductor industry. Italian semiconductor is also one of the most extensive semiconductor product lines in the industry, from discrete diodes and transistors to complex system on chip (SOC) devices, to complete platform solutions including reference design, application software, manufacturing tools and specifications, with more than 3000 main product types. Italian French semiconductor is a major supplier in various industrial fields, with a variety of advanced technologies, intellectual property (IP) resources and world-class manufacturing processes.

With nearly 50000 employees, it has 16 advanced R & D institutions, 39 design and application centers, 15 major manufacturing plants and 78 sales offices in 36 countries.

The company is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and is also the headquarters of Europe and emerging markets; the US headquarters of the company is located in Carleton, Dallas, Texas; the headquarters of Asia Pacific region is set in Singapore; the business of Japan is based on Tokyo; the headquarters of Greater China region is located in Shanghai, which is responsible for the business of Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan.

Since its initial public offering on December 8, 1994, STM has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the pan European Paris Stock Exchange. In June 1998, it was listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in Italy. STM has nearly 900 million publicly issued shares, of which 71.1% are publicly traded on stock exchanges. In addition, 27.5% of the shares are held by IIB. V. Ltd., which is owned by Finmeccanica and CDP in Italy and French consortium composed of Areva and France Telecom. The remaining 1.4% of the treasury shares are held by STMicroelectronics.

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