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Knowles offers you a full spectrum of
MEMS microphones, balanced armature
speakers, dynamic speakers and receivers,
specialty microphones, boom assemblies
and sensors, custom assemblies,
and sound conditioning software.
This application guide will help you select
the right acoustic interface solution. It all
starts with your application. Or it begins
with an idea you may have.
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Founded in 1946, Knowles is the leading supplier of microphones and receivers to the hearing health industry, the #1 supplier of MEMS microphones (SiSonic ),
TM
receivers and speakers for mobile devices, and the preferred choice in the professional audio market for balanced armature speakers. We have more than
6,500 employees residing in 17 facilities across 11 countries with 35 years of Asia manufacturing experience. Knowles is owned by the Dover Corporation,
a multi-billion dollar diversified global manufacturer of innovative equipment and components, specialty systems and support services.
Table of Contents
MEMS MICROPHONES .................................................................................. 4-6
DYNAMIC SPEAKERS ...................................................................................7-11
DYNAMIC RECEIVERS ................................................................................ 12-15
BALANCED ARMATURE SPEAKERS ............................................................. 16-25
ELECTRET MICROPHONES ........................................................................... 26-30
BOOMS & SENSORS ................................................................................... 31-34
ACCELEROMETERS & ACOUSTIC DAMPER SCREENS ............................................. 35
ACOUSTIC SOFTWARE .................................................................................... 36
TECHNOLOGY BASICS ................................................................................ 37-39
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MEMS MICROPHONES
SiSonic
™
MEMS Microphones
Built on our CMOS/MEMS technology platform, the SiSonic
™
silicon-based
MEMS microphone series is a step ahead of the competition with product
shipments exceeding 3 billion units to date. The proven and evolving design
series continues to support high-performance, high-density innovation
in such applications as cell phones, smart phones, laptop computers,
sensors, digital still cameras, portable music players, and other portable
electronic devices.
Design variables include ever-smaller sizes, lower profiles and mounting
options, increased output capacities, and new digital audio options that
eliminate analog noise. For manufacturers, surface mount designs eliminate off-
line subassembly production costs. Customized designs are supplied on tape-
and-reel and can be run through standard automatic pick-n-place equipment
during in-line surface mount manufacturing.
The microphones can also be integrated with our patented IntelliSonic
™
software and special porting designs to provide a precisely customized sound.
MaxRF models eliminate GSM/TDMA burst noise and provide wide-band RF noise suppression
Slim UltraMini footprint - less than 8.5mm
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(SPQ Series)
Integrated designs with differential and ultrasonic outputs
Zero Height Mic
™
for thinnest ever designs
Typical RF Performance of Microphone Families
-30
-40
-50
Key
-60
-70
-80
-90
-100
-110
-120
-130
-140
-150
0.5
0.7
0.9
1.1
1.3
1.5
1.7
1.9
2.1
2.3
2.5
Sensitivity
Standard
Enhanced RF
MaxRF
Noise Floor
MaxRF:
Best in class filtering for RF applications;
GSM mobile phones, near-antenna designs
Enhanced RF:
Good filtering for general RF applications;
mobile phones with clean RF designs
Standard:
Best for non-RF applications;
DSC, MP3, headsets
dBv
Frequency (GHz)
Port Configurations
Zero Height Mic (Bottom Port)
Device Case
0.5 mm
Rubber Gasket
Acoustic Port
Microphone
PCB
TM
Legacy Standard (Top Port)
1.5 mm
Bottom port mounting enables minimum PCB-to-case thickness,
simple gasket designs, and best-in-class SNR
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MEMS MICROPHONES
Part Numbering
SPU0410HR5H-PB-7
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Product Description
SPY: (3.00 x 1.90)
SPQ: (3.76 x 2.24)
SPU: (3.76 x 2.95)
SPM: (4.72 x 3.76)
SPA: (3.35 x 2.50)
SPK: (4.00 x 3.00)
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Series
0406: Differential
0409: Unity Gain
0410: Unity Gain
0414: Amplified
0415: Digital
0423: Digital
0824: Unity Gain
0833: Digital
1410: Unity Gain
1423: Digital
2410: Unity Gain
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3
Port Hole Type
H: Top Port
L: Bottom Port
3
4
5
6
7
8
6
Halogen Free
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Version
Knowles Internal
(Reference Only)
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Packaging QTY
Product Specific
(Reference Only)
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RF Filter
D: Standard
E: Enhanced
M: Enhanced
R: MAX-RF
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Supply Voltage
3: 1.5-5.5V
4: 1.6-3.6V
5: 1.5-3.6V
Top Port Analog
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™
Model
SPQ0410HR5H
SPQ2410HR5H
SPU0409HD5H
SPU0410HR5H
SPU0414HR5H
SPUL409HE5H
Description
Unity Gain
Unity Gain
Unity Gain
Unity Gain
Amplified
Unity Gain
Size (mm)
3.76 x 2.24 x 1.10
3.76 x 2.24 x 1.10
3.76 x 2.95 x 0.90
3.76 x 2.95 x 1.10
3.76 x 2.95 x 1.10
3.76 x 2.95 x 1.10
Supply Voltage
(min-max)
1.5 to 3.6v
1.5 to 3.6v
1.5 to 3.6v
1.5 to 3.6v
1.5 to 3.6v
1.5 to 3.6v
RF
Immunity
MaxRF
MaxRF
Standard
MaxRF
MaxRF
Enhanced
Sensitivity @1kHz
(dBV/Pa)
-42.0
-42.0
-42.0
-42.0
-22.0
-42.0
Output
Impedance
(Ohms)
<400
<400
<100
<400
<400
<300
Maximum Cur-
rent Drain (mA)
<0.25
<0.25
<0.19
<0.16
<0.22
<0.19
Note: All performance curves are typical
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