Reverse Costing Analysis on the iPhone 5 MEMS Microphones Knowles

This publication is part of a set of two reports highlighting the first two MEMS microphone suppliers competing with new design in Apple iPhone 5 smartphone. The two reports are available separately or you can benefit from a special bundle offer buying both of them.Apple initiated the trend of integrating three MEMS microphones with the iPhone 5. Two manufacturers compete to integrate their analog microphones, Knowles which largely dominates the MEMS microphone market (with half of the business) and AAC which is ranked No. 2 but is the main source for the iPhone5. Both components are interchangeable in the iPhone 5, thus providing similar package/functionalities/price but with two different processes. Compared to the MEMS dies used in the previous iPhone, Knowles changed the design by integrating four transducers on the same silicon die, allowing to improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).The microphone offers a full integration of a MEMS microphone and an amplification ASIC in one...

This publication is part of a set of two reports highlighting the first two MEMS microphone suppliers competing with new design in Apple iPhone 5 smartphone. The two reports are available separately or you can benefit from a special bundle offer buying both of them.

Apple initiated the trend of integrating three MEMS microphones with the iPhone 5. Two manufacturers compete to integrate their analog microphones, Knowles which largely dominates the MEMS microphone market (with half of the business) and AAC which is ranked No. 2 but is the main source for the iPhone5. Both components are interchangeable in the iPhone 5, thus providing similar package/functionalities/price but with two different processes.

Compared to the MEMS dies used in the previous iPhone, Knowles changed the design by integrating four transducers on the same silicon die, allowing to improve the Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR).

The microphone offers a full integration of a MEMS microphone and an amplification ASIC in one package.

The microphone component is designed by Knowles Electronics, but both MEMS and ASIC dies production are outsourced.

This report provides a complete teardown of the MEMS microphones with:

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Overview/Introduction

Companies Profile

iPhone 5 Teardown

Physical Analysis

Physical Analysis Methodology

Manufacturing Process Flow

Cost Analysis

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