Analog Devices Introduces High-Performance MEMS Microphones for High-Fidelity Audio Playback, VoIP and Voice Recognition
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Analog Devices Introduces High-Performance MEMS Microphones for High-Fidelity Audio Playback, VoIP and Voice Recognition

- ADI’s iMEMS® microphones enable clearer, more intelligible voice quality without background noise. Small, thin packaging is effective for portable electronics.

NORWOOD, Mass. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 22, 2010 — Many of today’s portable electronic devices are on the cusp of an audio revolution. While in recent years designers have focused on the development of exciting new functions, such as wireless Internet access and mobile TV reception, advancement of audio functions has lagged behind. Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), well known for delivering superior high-performance audio signal processing technology, has created two new MEMS microphones that enable advanced audio functions for portable electronics. These functions include high-fidelity audio/video playback, hands free communication, and voice recognition with built-in wind noise suppression, and TIA-920-compliance for VoIP applications.

The new ADMP404 and ADMP405 iMEMS® microphones combine ADI’s audio signal processing expertise with its innovative patented and patent-pending iMEMS technology. The resulting MEMS microphones offer the industry’s highest SNR (signal-to-noise ratio) of 62 dB A-weighted and the highest PSRR (power supply rejection ratio) of 70 dBV with integrated high-pass filtering. End-product manufacturers can now develop portable electronic devices that deliver clearer, more intelligible voice quality without the background noise/hiss produced by other microphones with lower SNR. The ADMP404 and ADMP405 are available in a small and thin 3.35 mm × 2.50 mm × 0.88 mm surface-mount package that is reflow-solder-compatible with no sensitivity degradation. The ADMP404 and ADMP405 are halide-free.

Delivering a flat wideband frequency response from 100 Hz to 15 kHz on the ADMP404 and from 200 Hz to 15 kHz on the ADMP405, these new MEMS microphones eliminate the need for hardware filtering or advanced signal processing to enhance audio acquisition. The ADMP405 with a 200 Hz roll-off is the industry’s first with this capability, enabling engineers to filter wind noise or fan noise energy at the transducer; this provides a clearer audio signal that can be more easily conditioned with any downstream signal processing. Engineers can now move beyond simple command and control voice recognition to full voice recognition for hands-free, translator, and dictation applications.

“There’s a growing recognition by system designers that poor microphone performance at the front end significantly increases requirements for downstream audio processing. This leads to higher power consumption, higher cost and a more complex system design,” said Mark Martin, vice president, MEMS/Sensor Group, Analog Devices. “By leveraging ADI’s proven iMEMS® and audio signal processing technologies, these new MEMS microphones simplify designs and enable many new high performance capabilities for portable consumer and industrial products.”

More about the ADMP404 and ADMP405 iMEMS Microphones

The ADMP404 is a high quality, low cost, low power, analog output bottom-ported omnidirectional MEMS microphone. The ADMP404 consists of a MEMS microphone element, an impedance converter, and an output amplifier. The ADMP404 sensitivity of -38 dBV makes it an excellent choice for both near-field and far-field applications. The ADMP404 has a high SNR of 62 dB A-weighted and flat, wideband frequency response from 100 Hz to 15 kHz, resulting in natural sound with high intelligibility. Low power consumption enables long battery life for portable applications. A built-in particle filter provides high reliability. The ADMP404 complies with the TIA-920 Telecommunications Telephone Terminal Equipment Transmission Requirements for Wideband Digital Wireline Telephones standard. Additionally, the ADMP405 combines these attributes with a specially designed low-frequency 200 Hz roll-off that will reduce wind noise. Capabilities offered by the ADMP404 and ADMP405 dramatically enhance near-field and far-field performance while simplifying power supply design requirements and providing designers with significantly more flexibility in board layout. ADI also offers a full portfolio of high performance audio codecs, class D amplifiers and processors to complete the audio signal chain.

Availability and Pricing

The ADMP404 and ADMP405 iMEMS microphones are now sampling with volume production scheduled for June 2010. Pricing is $1.79 per unit in 1,000-unit quantities and both products are offered in small 3.35 mm x 2.50 mm x 0.88 mm surface mount packages. For more information, visit http://www.analog.com/Microphones.

About Analog Devices’ iMEMS Technology

As a pioneer in MEMS industry, ADI produced the first integrated iMEMS® (integrated micro- electro-mechanical systems) accelerometer in 1991. Since then, ADI has maintained a leadership position, remains a high-volume producer of high performance MEMS accelerometers, gyroscopes, and inertial measurement units and continues to be the leading supplier of airbag sensors worldwide with shipments of more than 500 million units to date. ADI’s iMEMS products are used in a wide range of consumer, automotive and industrial product applications. For more information, visit www.analog.com/pr/iMEMS.

About Analog Devices

Innovation, performance, and excellence are the cultural pillars on which Analog Devices has built one of the longest standing, highest growth companies within the technology sector. Acknowledged industry-wide as the world leader in data conversion and signal conditioning technology, Analog Devices serves over 60,000 customers, representing virtually all types of electronic equipment. Celebrating over 40 years as a leading global manufacturer of high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications, Analog Devices is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, with design and manufacturing facilities throughout the world. Analog Devices' common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “ADI” and is included in the S&P 500 Index. http://www.analog.com

iMEMS is a registered trademark of Analog Devices, Inc.

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