
xMEMS Labs secured $21 million in Series D funding to advance its piezoMEMS technologies for commercial production.
Their innovations include Sycamore microspeaker and μCooling fan-on-a-chip, addressing audio and thermal challenges in AI-enabled devices.
PiezoMEMS technology leverages thin-film piezoelectric materials for improved performance, reliability, and compact form factors.

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