Vendors are experiencing an exciting market with specific drivers and trends that encompass the increasing need for Always On, Always Listening devices to enable ultra low power voice interfaces; local audio processing, ultrasonic gestures and reduce BoM.
The use of a DSP in an
applications processor. An increasing trend towards use of acoustic trigger
microphones, which can provide additional functionality without an embedded DSP.
According to Research and Markets, use cases for and potential market growth for smart microphones in mobile
devices, such as smartphones, and beyond into new markets is huge.