Microphone makers in China, spurred on by a huge market demand, are up and ready to ramp up production of silicon microphones with micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) processing technology. Worldwide shipment is forecast to reach nearly 1.6 billion units in 2011, growing by a compound annual growth rate of 43 percent from 600 million units in 2008, according to France-based market research company Yole Devel oppement. The growth is attributed to the booming portable consumer electronics market that includes mobile phones, digital still cameras, laptops, personal navigation devices and Bluetooth headsets.
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