Acoustic sensor solutions integrated with digital technologies as key enablers for emerging applications fostering Society 5.0 (Listen2Future)
Listen2Future will boost the potential of piezoelectric acoustic transducers to provide new solutions in the key application areas of Health & Wellbeing and Digital Industry & Energy. Acoustic transducer solutions and the key underlying technologies are addressing many of the challenges in emerging applications towards a more digitalized society. Indeed, growing demand for MEMS-based acoustic transducers (microphones, ultrasonic transducers) in medical and industrial devices are creating a new high demand for miniaturized low power sensors.
In combination with an intelligent signal processing system, algorithms and customized packaging, these technologies will be the key to achieve performant, low power consuming, miniaturized and cost-saving systems.
The 14 use-cases in LISTEN2FUTURE address and benchmark low power consumption, small size and low cost to open the door for disruptive acoustic applications. A major impact on quality of live for humans as well as on industrial and medical appliances can be expected. The European position in acoustic sensors will be therefore strengthened by new piezoelectric materials and technologies with the capability to outperform the existing ones that are based on capacitive MEMS technologies. This will contribute to reinforcing the Union's strategic autonomy in electronic components and systems to support future needs of vertical industries and the economy at large. The growth of the microphone market (8 -> 14bio. units in 5 years) and the growth of the Ultrasound sensing modules market (500mio -> 800mio in 3 years) should be predominantly covered with acoustic sensors made in Europe.
The double transition of European Union toward digital and greener society there poses a high demand for reliable and secure data. Our integral acoustic sensor solutions are listening to these needs and mapping the acoustic senses and perceptions into Society 5.0.
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Project Name: Acoustic sensor solutions integrated with digital technologies as key enablers for emerging applications fostering Society 5.0 (Listen2Future)
Duration: February 2023 – January 2026
Total Costs: approx. € 30 Mio.
Consortium: 27 partners from 7 countries
Coordinator: Infineon Technology Austria AG
New materials for high volume piezoelectric acoustic transducers
Policlínica SMD y la Universidad de Granada lideran una innovadora línea de investigación en terapias regenerativas con ultrasonidos y células madre dentro del marco del proyecto europeo Listen2Future. Este desarrollo está diseñado para proporcionar una solución efectiva, segura y no invasiva a mujeres que han sufrido alopecia como efecto secundario de la quimioterapia, representando una alternativa avanzada a las cirugías tradicionales de implante capilar.
La Asamblea General del proyecto Listen2Future tuvo lugar hoy 10 de febrero en el Laboratorio de Ultrasonidos de la Escuela de Ingeniería Civil de la Universidad de Granada.
Este evento clave reunió a investigadores y expertos de la industria para debatir sobre los avances del proyecto y los próximos pasos de esta innovadora iniciativa europea.
The General Assembly of the Listen2Future project was held on 10th of February 2025 at the Ultrasonic Lab, School of Civil Engineering, University of Granada. This key event brought together more than 50 researchers and industry experts to discuss the progress and next steps of this groundbreaking European-wide initiative.
