Here’s some serious breaking tech news. Looks like The Bosch Group, one of the world’s top MEMS manufacturers, has acquired Pittsburgh-based Akustica, the maker of the world’s smallest and only single-chip MEMS (micro electro-mechanical systems) microphone.
By acquiring Akustica, Bosch has extended its position in the fast-growing MEMS sensor market for consumer electronic devices.
Under the terms of the agreement, Akustica will be integrated into Bosch’s MEMS business and will continue to operate as an independent, wholly owned subsidiary headquartered here in the ‘Burgh.
By most estimates, the MEMS microphone market is predicted to have an annual growth rate of greater than 30%, approaching a 1B unit market in 2012. Also, recent forecasts predict that the overall market for MEMS sensors in consumer and mobile devices will be $2.5B in 2012. This market is expected to be dominated by inertial sensors and microphones, both now mainstays of Bosch’s MEMS product portfolio.
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