The Era of Earbud Compromises is Over

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. Skyline, xMEMS’ solid-state acoustic vent, enables earbuds that excel in every situation Figure 1: xMEMS Skyline DynamicVent xMEMS introduced the Skyline DynamicVent in 2023 to solve many of the unaddressed consumer experience issues with TWS earbuds. Skyline is a novel, but straightforward extension of xMEMS’ innovative MEMS speaker platform […]

Executive Insight: Hi-Res Music Needs Hi-Res Speakers

MIKE HOUSHOLDER, VP OF MARKETING AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AT XMEMS ⋅ PUBLISHED: FEBRUARY 13, 2024 All the talk about hi-res music delivery and lossless or spatial formats is premature. Few can tell the difference – unless they listen through hi-res, solid-state speakers Neil Young was on to something when he showed David Letterman a PonoPlayer. It was […]

An Innovative Speaker Architecture: The Distributed Piezo Drive

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. The Advantage of Distributed Piezo Actuation of xMEMS’ Speakers From customers to journalists, from engineers to audiophiles, everyone is left astounded by the unrivaled audio quality delivered by xMEMS’ patented all silicon MEMS speakers. While they readily acknowledge the superior audio experience delivered by our MEMS micro speakers, many […]

Two Defining Phase Characteristics of xMEMS’ Speakers

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. 2 Defining Phase Characteristics of xMEMS’ MEMS Speakers From customers to journalists, from engineers to audiophiles, everyone is left astounded by the unrivaled audio quality delivered by xMEMS’ patented all silicon MEMS speakers. While they readily acknowledge the superior audio experience delivered by our MEMS micro speakers, many of […]

Fiercely Fast Mechanical Responses: Unveiling Pulse-True Sound Reproduction

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. Fiercely Fast Mechanical Response: Unveiling Pulse-true Sound Reproduction From customers to journalists, from engineers to audiophiles, everyone is left astounded by the unrivaled audio quality delivered by xMEMS’ patented all silicon MEMS speakers. While they readily acknowledge the superior audio experience delivered by our MEMS micro speakers, many of […]

Superior Diaphragm Material: Explore 3 Key Advantages of Silicon

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. Explore Advantages of Using Silicon Diaphragms in xMEMS’ MEMS Speakers From customers to journalists, from engineers to audiophiles, everyone is left astounded by the unrivaled audio quality delivered by xMEMS’ patented all silicon MEMS speakers. While they readily acknowledge the superior audio experience delivered by our MEMS micro speakers, […]

Why Opt for MEMS Speakers for Hearing Aids: Explore 6 Key Advantages

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. What are MEMS Speakers? xMEMS has created the world’s first all-silicon MEMS speaker. For over a century, the moving coil speaker, also known as a dynamic drive speaker, has been the primary technology for sound reproduction. The coil speaker is a multi-component mechanical assembly consisting of a voice coil, […]

Hi-Res Audio: Why Solid-State MEMS Speakers are Ideal for High-Definition Audio Experiences

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. In recent years, the emergence of hi-resolution and lossless audio features in popular music streaming services from Apple, Tidal and Amazon (among several others) has brought renewed focus to Hi-Res Audio certifications in consumer earphones and headphones. In fact, according to Qualcomm’s 2021 State of Sound report, 52% of consumer […]

Solid-State Fidelity: The Era of Ultra-High-Resolution MEMS Speakers has Arrived

By: Mike Housholder, xMEMS Labs, Inc. What is solid-state fidelity? First, let’s start with a couple of definitions. “Solid-state” is a common descriptor used to refer to electronic components, devices and systems based entirely on semiconductor materials such as silicon. “Fidelity”, as it relates to this article, defines the degree of exactness and precision with […]

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