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Montreal, Quebec ( connect2business.co.uk ) June 7, 2013 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has added another how-to video to its series on selecting the best electronic components for various applications. "How to Select the Right Silicon Microphone for Your Application" has been launched, along with many more helpful tutorials offered through the company's YouTube channel.

A silicon microphone is a type of acoustic sensor. Acoustic sensors detect sound, or mechanical vibration, producing an electrical signal representing the sound or vibration detected. A silicon microphone, also known as a MEMS, or Micro Electrical-Mechanical System microphone, contains a pressure sensitive diaphragm etched directly into silicon through MEMS processing technology.

Sensitivity is a measure of the weakest detectable sound field strength, in decibels. For silicon microphones, sensitivity is a measure of the microphone output response to the acoustic pressure of a 1kHz 94dB SPL sine wave. It is referenced to the output Full Scale Range, or FSR, of the microphone. Sound Pressure Level, or SPL, is defined as the level of the pressure deviation from the local ambient pressure caused by sound waves. It indicates the loudness of sound, in decibels. Signal-to-Noise Ratio, or SNR, is a measure of the difference in level between the output response of a 1kHz 94dB SPL sine wave and the idle noise output, in decibels.

With the help of advanced MEMS processing technologies, silicon microphones offer advantages of smaller size and higher overall performance compared to the popular electret condenser microphone.

Silicon microphones are gaining popularity due to the small size and overall performance compared to other types of traditional microphone technologies, especially in high density and high performance applications like cell phones, cameras, audio players, portable navigation systems and other accessories.

"How to Select the Right Silicon Microphone Sensor for Your Application" can be found on Future Electronic YouTube channel( http://www.youtube.com/user/futureelec ) at: http://youtu.be/yuZOVJ3jE2E

Many helpful videos have been recently added, with more being launched on a regular ongoing basis. For more information about mems sensors, audio sensors, mems microphones, microphone mems, mems devices, mems devices, microphone chips, vibration microphones, mems manufacturing, mems cost, mems manufacturers, mems products, silicon microphones, acoustic pressure sensors, mems microphone applications, mems microphone fabrication, mems microphone manufacturers , the how-to video series, as well as access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, visit: http://www.futureelectronics.com/en/Search.aspx?dsNav=Ntk:PartNumberSearch%7csilicon+microphone%7c1%7c,Ny:True,Nea:True

FUTURE ELECTRONICS

Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 42 countries around the world. Future Electronics is globally integrated, with one worldwide IT infrastructure providing real-time inventory availability and access, while enabling full integration of its operations, sales and marketing worldwide. Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future's mission is always to Delight the Customer.

For more information, visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

Information:

FUTURE ELECTRONICS
Martin H. Gordon
Director, Corporate Communications
514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
Fax: 514-630-2671
martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Offering the highest level of service, the most advanced engineering capabilities and technical solutions through all stages of the design-production cycle, and the largest available-to-sell inventory in the world, Future’s mission is always to Delight the Customer. For more information, visit FutureElectronics.com.

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Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 42 countries around the world.