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KNOWLES New Family of SMART Microphones

IA611 is KNOWLES' family of smart microphones with Voice Wake and Voice ID keyword detectors.

“Always-on” SmartMics IA610 and IA611

The IA610 and IA611 (IA61x) are a family of “always-on” SmartMics (microphones) featuring Voice Wake and Voice ID keyword detectors, a 43MHz Tensilica audio-optimized DSP and KNOWLES’ high performance acoustic SiSonicTM MEMS technology in a single, miniature, microphone package.

The integrated programmable DSP is made available to 3rd-party algorithms, enabling full customization (IA611). The solution pushes the system performance to ultra-low power with its custom core design and optimized instruction set. It accelerates time-to-market with its complete hardware, software, firmware, code and tools package.

The SmartMic family offers the DSP Concepts Audio WEAVER® tool as a complement to the KNOWLES AuVid design suite.

Product Features:

  • High-accuracy, low-power voice wake and Voice ID keyword recognition to wake up any system from a trigger phrase
  • Onboard buffer enables seamless voice wake operation
  • Ultra-low power “always on” Acoustic Activity Detector (AAD)
  • Beamforming for enhanced sound quality
  • Acoustic Echo Cancellation (AEC) for voice recognition over music
  • Open Developer Platform with SDK
  • High Performance SiSonic MEMS with ±1dB matched sensitivity, 65dB SNR and 135dB SPL Acoustic Overload Point
  • Application Memory Size: 168KB
  • IA610 available in bottom port SPH 3.50x2.65x0.98mm package, and IA611 available in open DSP top port SPK 4x3x1.2mm package

Information is available after registration on the myKnowles portal.

 

Your Contact Person

For more information, please contact Achim Stahl

Achim Stahl is product manager for active components.
Achim Stahl Product Manager +49 891 301 438-14 E-MAIL