Mircoblowers are designed to function as an air pump, using the ultrasonic vibrations of Piezoelelctic ceramics, that can generate high pressure air from a thin and extremely compact unit.
In addition to the microblower smaller size, it also offers lower power consumption than more common air-cooling devices, due to it ceramic based drive system.
Piezoelectric actuators, utilizing the deformation properties of the piezoelelctric ceramics itself, are used for position control within the autofocus system of cellular camera modules and within the image stabilization system of digital still cameras.
The features of Murata's piezoelectric actuators contribute to miniaturization of various modules, due to its very usable displacement in spite of its small size and a low profile.
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