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Vesper Technologies, a new microphone technology developer, has raised $23 million from some of the biggest names in audio technology to finance the commercialization of its piezoelectric microphones.
As audio technology and voice controlled devices become more ubiquitous, manufacturers are hoping to turn to higher performance MEMS (micro-electro mechanical systems) microphones that use acoustic sensors made on semiconductor production lines using silicon wafers.
The technology allows for far smaller microphones that are incredibly sensitive, but the mics themselves typically don't withstand the wear and tear of harsh environments all that well. Enter Vesper. It's piezoelectric microphone technology received a full-throated endorsement from Amazon last year (after the company invested through its Alexa Fund).
(Score: 3, Interesting) by frojack on Friday May 18 2018, @09:10PM
But like any electronic sensor, most mics can be swamped, pegged, or what ever you want to call it by too much input.
There comes a point where more sensitivity is no longer inherently good.
By making them small, piezoelectric, and chip mounted, you can have the room and the budget to have an array, with varying sensitivity, directional selectivity, frequency selectivity, dynamic range, and a host of other features and still retain a small package.
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