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-[* black] The first of the two microphones inside the iPhone is the Knowles S1950.
-[* black] Knowles describes its [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone#MEMS_microphone|MEMS microphones] as being built with a patented CMOS/MEMS technology that allows for very small footprints for their packages, lower profiles, and several mounting options. What this means is a surface-mount mic that has a footprint of 3mm x 4mm.
-[* black] For manufacturers, surface mount designs eliminate off-line subassembly production costs -- the mic is integrated directly to the logic board at the same time as the other components.
-[* black] Integrating the circuitry with the microphone lowers the BOM costs and simplifies manufacturing.
+[* black] The first of the two microphones inside the iPhone (the one that you speak into) is the Knowles S1950.
+[* black] Knowles describes its [link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone#MEMS_microphone|MEMS microphones] as being built with a patented CMOS/MEMS technology that allows for very small footprints, lower profiles, and several mounting options.
+ [* black] Translation: This microphone is very small (3mm x 4mm) and is installed via surface-mount.
+[* black] From a manufacturing viewpoint, a surface-mount design is valuable because it allows all the components to be integrated to the logic board all at once. This eliminates sub-assembly costs, and lowers the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_of_materials|BOM] cost.