InvenSense and Sonion Announce Strategic Microphone Development Alliance
March 27 2014 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
InvenSense, Inc. (NYSE: INVN), the leading provider of
MotionTracking™ system on chip (SoC) and Sound devices, and Sonion
A/S, the global leader in micro acoustic and micro mechanical
technologies and solutions for hearing instruments, in-ear
earphones and specialty headsets, today announced a strategic
alliance in which the two parties will cooperate in the development
of MEMS microphones and related technologies for use in a broad
range of hearing applications. InvenSense will bring its extensive
MEMS knowledge, MEMS microphone portfolio and R&D resources to
the partnership. Sonion will contribute with its in depth insight
into development of high performance microphones, R&D resources
and its highly specialized Application Engineering function
addressing the hearing health market. Sonion will have exclusive
rights to sell InvenSense MEMS microphone products into hearing
aids for hearing health. InvenSense will be Sonion’s primary source
of MEMS microphone products and related technologies, while
InvenSense will continue to sell MEMS microphones into other
hearing/microphone applications.
“As the demand for MEMS solutions for hearing aids, hearing aid
accessories, assistive listening/alerting and signaling system
continues to rise, this alliance will have the joint benefit of
accelerating both technology and customer access to bring the
highest performance MEMS microphone technology to the hearing aid
industry,” said Behrooz Abdi, President & CEO InvenSense. “We
are proud to collaborate with Sonion, a worldwide market leader in
micro acoustic and micromechanical technologies and solutions for
hearing instruments, in-ear earphones and communication
devices.”
“By adding MEMS microphones to our already very strong electret
microphone portfolio, we will be in a unique position to support
our customers in the hearing health market. We are impressed with
the technology steps made by InvenSense in their MEMS microphones
and we are excited to start working together. Looking forward, we
see great opportunities for combining the knowledge of Sonion and
InvenSense for making even more attractive MEMS based microphone
products,” said Jørn Mørkeberg, CEO Sonion.
For additional information about the InvenSense Sound and
MotionTracking devices, please visit www.invensense.com or contact
InvenSense Sales at sales@invensense.com. Additional information
about Sonion is available at www.sonion.com.
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About InvenSense
InvenSense Inc. (NYSE: INVN) is the world’s leading provider
of MotionTracking™ sensor system on chip (SoC) and Sound
solutions for consumer electronic devices. The company’s
patented InvenSense Fabrication Platform and
patent-pending MotionFusion™ technology address the emerging needs
of many mass-market consumer applications via improved performance,
accuracy, and intuitive motion-, gesture- and sound-based
interfaces. InvenSense technology can be found in consumer
electronic products including smartphones, tablets, wearables,
gaming devices, optical image stabilization, and remote controls
for Smart TVs. The company’s MotionTracking products are also being
integrated into a number of industrial applications. InvenSense is
headquartered in San Jose, California and has offices in China,
Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Slovakia, and Wilmington, MA. More
information can be found at www.invensense.com.
About Sonion
Sonion is a global leader in micro acoustic and micro mechanical
technologies and solutions for use in hearing instruments, in-ear
earphones and specialty headsets. The company’s product range
includes balanced armature receivers, high performance microphones,
telecoils and a number of micro mechanical components. Sonion
employ 3,200 people and is headquartered in Roskilde, Denmark and
has offices in Netherlands, US, Poland, Switzerland, China,
Philippines and Vietnam. More information can be found at
www.sonion.com.
©2014 InvenSense, Inc. All rights reserved. InvenSense,
MotionTracking, MotionProcessing, MotionProcessor, MotionFusion,
MotionApps, DMP, AAR, and the InvenSense logo are trademarks of
InvenSense, Inc. Other company and product names may be trademarks
of the respective companies with which they are associated.
For InvenSense Press Inquiries, Contact:InvenSense,
Inc.Ali Foughi, 408-501-2225Vice PresidentMarketing and
Business DevelopmentorInvenSense, Inc.David Almoslino,
408-501-2278Senior DirectorMarketing and
Communicationspr@invensense.comorFor Sonion Press Inquiries,
Contact:Sonion A/SJesper Lilledal, +45 30 67 56 93Vice
PresidentProduct Managementjli@sonion.com
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