Smartphones including the Google Nexus One and Motorola Droid, as well as laptops and MP3 players, such as the Apple iPod nano, are helping to drive the MEMs microphone market, which aids in active noise cancellation technology and helps with features such as voice commands.
– A lesser-bragged-about feature of smartphones, such as the Google
Nexus One and Motorola Droid, is spurring growth in a market beyond
mobile phones, researcher iSuppli reported on Feb. 2.

Shipments of MEMs (microelectromechanical systems) microphones, which
aid in ANC (active noise cancellat…