Component · Photonics, MEMS & Sensors
MEMS speaker
A micromachined sound source in which a piezoelectric or electrostatic actuator drives a silicon membrane or array of flaps to move air. It promises tiny, matched, reflow-mountable transducers for earbuds and hearables.
- Also known as
- Silicon speaker, Micro speaker
- Type
- Component
- Domain
- Photonics, MEMS & Sensors, MEMS
Notes
A late-arriving MEMS category, since moving enough air for audible bass from a chip-scale membrane is physically hard.
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