February 26, 2018: Munich, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark - Infineon
Technologies AG announced today the acquisition of Merus Audio. The
start-up, headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, was founded in 2010 by
Hans Hasselby-Andersen and Mikkel Hoyerby. Merus Audio has created
energy-efficient integrated audio amplifier solutions that maximize the
audio performance of smart home battery-powered speakers and extend
their battery life while minimizing heat and footprint. After
integrating Merus Audio, Infineon will be able to offer its customers
the full range and cutting-edge Class D audio amplifier portfolio to
meet the needs of demanding applications. This complements Infineon's
existing PowIRAudio® portfolio of up to 70 watts of power. bc556ap
Andreas Urschitz, president of Infineon's Power Management and
Diversity Marketing Group, said: "This move reinforces our ability to
bring our customers smart solutions that are fully integrated in the
system." Merus Audio's innovative audio amplifier technology is
available to Infineon's existing A good complement of sensor and audio
processing expertise. "
The fast-growing market for battery-powered smart speakers will
benefit particularly from this patented technology, which combines the
advantages of extended playback time, compact design and enhanced audio
performance. For smart speaker users, the sound quality is more
important, the use of speakers to listen to music has become more
popular. Merus Audio solutions are based on so-called cascaded converter
technology to reduce total harmonic distortion and achieve noise
reduction. According to a report released by SAR Insight *, the smart
speaker market is projected to have an annual revenue growth of 55% by
2022 (CAGR for 2017-2022). s1227-66bq
Based on Infineon's "From Product to System" strategy, the addition
of Merus Audio technology further strengthens Infineon's expertise in
human-machine interaction (HMI). For example, Infineon now offers more
accurate speech recognition based on Infineon's sensor fusion expertise
and uses radar and silicon microphones.
Merus Audio will be fully integrated into Infineon's existing audio
business as part of the Power Management and Diversity Marketing Group.
Both companies agree not to disclose the financial details of the
transaction.
* Source: SAR Insight: Digital Assistant and Voice Interface Services, 2018
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