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Thursday, November 08, 2007

"MEMS: TI embraces digital mics"

Digital microphone pioneer Akustica Inc. said it has gained a design win in Texas Instruments' latest stereo audio codec chips. Dallas-based TI claims to be the first to add a digital microphone input to its codecs used in cellphones and other consumer audio devices. TI's TLV320 includes a I2S (Integrated Interchip Sound) pin enabling Akustica's digital microphone to bypass the usual analog-to-digital converter.
Text: http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202803858