Who are Knowles's key suppliers?

Knowles's tracked suppliers include Sony Semiconductor Solutions.

Who are Knowles's customers?

Knowles's tracked customers include Apple, Samsung Electronics.

Where is Knowles headquartered?

Knowles is based in United States.

Knowles

Q: What does Knowles make?

Knowles makes MEMS microphones for smartphones / hearables, Balanced armature speakers for hearing aids, Precision capacitors for defense / medical, MEMS microphone arrays, IntelliSonic audio processing software.

Q: What part of the semiconductor supply chain is Knowles in?

Knowles operates in the Analog & Mixed Signal and Passive Components (MLCC, resistors, inductors) segments, where it is a market major.

Knowles is a major in the Analog, Power, RF segment of the semiconductor & AI supply chain, headquartered in United States. Its key suppliers include Sony Semiconductor Solutions. Its key customers include Apple, Samsung Electronics.

MEMS microphones and acoustic and capacitor components.

Ticker: NYSE: KN
Headquarters: United States
Revenue: $593M (FY2025) · +7.2% YoY
Net income: $44M
Operating margin: 11.8%
Market position: major
Value-chain segment: Analog & Mixed Signal, Passive Components (MLCC, resistors, inductors)
Key products: MEMS microphones for smartphones / hearables, Balanced armature speakers for hearing aids, Precision capacitors for defense / medical, MEMS microphone arrays, IntelliSonic audio processing software

About Knowles

Knowles, headquartered in United States, operates in the Analog & Mixed Signal and Passive Components (MLCC, resistors, inductors) segments of the semiconductor & AI supply chain and is positioned as a market major there. Its key products include MEMS microphones for smartphones / hearables, Balanced armature speakers for hearing aids, Precision capacitors for defense / medical, MEMS microphone arrays, IntelliSonic audio processing software. wafergraph maps 1 tracked supplier and 2 tracked customers for Knowles across the value chain. It has a supply-chain criticality score of 68/100, with 235 companies downstream of it.

Role in the chain

Knowles is a market major in Analog, Power, RF (Analog & Mixed Signal), headquartered in United States. MEMS microphones and acoustic and capacitor components.

Diligence questions

The dataset records 1 tracked supplier for Knowles. Which of those edges are researched (named in a filing or primary source) versus segment-inferred, and what happens if one of them stops shipping?
1 of Knowles's tracked suppliers are a monopoly or leader (including Sony Semiconductor Solutions). Which of those are actually single-source for the process step you care about?
The dataset names 2 tracked customers for Knowles. How concentrated is demand among those names, and which of them have a documented second source in this graph?
Knowles is headquartered in United States. What jurisdiction, export-control or logistics risk sits at that HQ, versus at the fabs or plants the filings actually name?
Knowles trades as NYSE:KN. What does the latest reported period say about capacity and backlog versus the graph position above?
Before treating any edge as a verified relationship, check the provenance labels on the company page and the method note at /methodology.

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