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crwdns2933797:0Miroslav Djuriccrwdnd2933797:0Huk 22, 2010crwdne2933797:0

	[* 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.
+	[* black] Translation: This microphone is very small -- a 3mm x 4mm footprint! And it's [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-mount_technology\|surface-mount], which means that a machine just pops it onto the logic board for you.
+	[* black] From a manufacturing viewpoint, a surface-mount design is valuable because it allows 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. It also allows us to have components on both sides of the board, something that's not possible with [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology\|thru-hole] technology.

	[* 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.
+	[* black] Translation: This microphone is very small -- a 3mm x 4mm footprint! And it's [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-mount_technology\|surface-mount], which means that a machine just pops it onto the logic board for you.
+	[* black] From a manufacturing viewpoint, a surface-mount design is valuable because it allows 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. It also allows us to have components on both sides of the board, something that's not possible with [link\|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through-hole_technology\|thru-hole] technology.