Listen2Future

Health & Wellbeing and Digital Industry & Energy. Acoustic transducer solutions and the key underlying technologies are addressing
many of the challenges in emerging applications towards a more digitalized society.
Indeed, growing demand for MEMS-based acoustic transducers (microphones, ultrasonic transducers) in medical and industrial
devices are creating a new high demand for miniaturized low power sensors. In combination with an intelligent signal processing
system, algorithms and customized packaging, these technologies will be the key to achieve performant, low power consuming,
miniaturized and cost-saving systems.
The demonstrators will address 14 use-cases in LISTEN2FUTURE with their benchmark in low power consumption, small size and low
cost to open the door for disruptive acoustic applications. Major impact on quality of live for humans as well as on industrial and
medical appliances can be expected. The European Position in Acoustic Sensors will be therefore strengthened by new piezoelectric
materials and technologies with the capability to outperform the existing ones that are based on capacitive MEMS technologies. This
will contribute to reinforcing the Union's strategic autonomy in electronic components and systems to support future needs of
vertical industries and the economy at large. The growth of the microphone market (8 -> 14bio. units in 5 years) and the growth of the
Ultrasound sensing modules market (500mio -> 800mio in 3 years) should be predominantly covered with acoustic sensors made in
Europe.
The double transition of European Union toward digital and greener society there poses a high demand for reliable and secure data.
Our integral acoustic sensor solutions are listening to these needs and mapping the acoustic senses and perceptions into Society 5.0.