Intelligent speech technology applications and the products are widely intelligent MEMS microphones is expected to be in the consumer electronics market place...

According to SAR Insight, adjustable mechanism & Consulting, intelligent microphone element is expected to appear in 2016, and quickly in the smartphone, wearable devices, intelligent home and cars and other consumer electronics field.

Including Knowles electronic (Knowles), AAC Technologies, Goertek and STMicroelectronics (STMicroelectronics), and other major supplier of MEMS microphones will be in the market for about $300 million in 2020.

SAR, as defined by the intelligent microphone is used as a major input interface and need geomagnetic on/at any time to monitor various applications such as voice commands. The intelligent microphone in 2016 about 2016 MEMS microphones market proportion is not high, however, SAR is expected between 2016-2020, the market unit shipments will be more than 230% CAGR rapid growth, in 2020, about 1.62 billion $300 million piece of the overall market. Is expected in 2020 about 6 billion delivery MEMS microphones, applied to a wide range of devices.

"Smart microphone has become other integrated voice input and processing solution alternative technologies, ultra-low power consumption is very important," SAR Insight & Consulting, chief analyst Peter Cooney said that "import smart MEMS microphones is not as to replace other solutions, but become intelligent family, and other market alternative - at the lowest cost solution will voice interface built placed in the field of existing and new products."

According to SAR Insight & Consulting, the latest research report "Smart Microphones for Mobile & Beyond", as the new application cases and existing market is gradually into the microphone array, a whole MEMS Microphones market will continue strong growth.

The microphone array requires high performance with low standby power, so as to jointly with the speech recognition engine to realize more advanced speech enhancement function, to improve the usability of the voice interface solutions, such as Alexa, Cortana, Google Now and Siri digital assistant.

"There are many factors limit the growth of the intelligent microphone, one of the most important factors including cost, size and other treatment options and choice of suppliers," Peter said, "for example, a smart phone suppliers may choose to use the standard MEMS microphones, rather than intelligent microphone."