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Phonak Group
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Type Public
Founded  ?
Headquarters Stäfa, Switzerland
Key people Andy Rihs, Chairman
William D. Dearstyne, Vice-Chairman
Valentin Chapero Rueda, CEO
Industry Hearing instruments
Products Various
Revenue 867 Mill. CHF
Employees 3401
Website www.phonak.com

Phonak is a Swiss company that specializes in wireless and hearing systems. The Phonak Group consists of three divisions - Phonak Hearing Systems, Unitron Hearing and Wireless Communications Systems.

Phonak traces its roots back to the "AG für Elektroakustik" which was founded in 1947. The company was bought by Ernst Rihs in 1965. As of 2005, the group employed about 3,400 employees worldwide. With a market share of 13-14%, Phonak is the number four hearing system company worldwide.

Phonak is currently the main sponsor for the UCI ProTour road bicycle racing team Phonak Hearing Systems. On August 15, 2006, Phonak Chairman Andy Rihs announced that Phonak's sponsorship will cease at the end of the 2006 UCI season and the team will be disbanded. Rihs pointed to the Floyd Landis doping scandal (which broke out after the completion of the 2006 Tour de France) as being the main reason behind his decision to break up the team.[1]

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[edit] Products

Phonak's digital hearing aid product lines include:

  • MAXX - a series of affordable hearing aids.
  • PowerMAXX - MAXX hearing aids with BassBoost - aN automatic low frequency boost.
  • eXtra - a series of mid-priced hearing aids
  • Valeo / MiniValeo - a series including a range of sizes and designs.
  • Eleva /MicroEleva - a series of high-end hearing aids
  • Supero - powerful hearing aid lines designed for addressing those with severe hearing losses.

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  • MicroPower - hearing aids with a receiver placed remotely in the ear canal
  • Savia /MicroSavia - flagship series of very high-end hearing aids with wide range of features.
  • Verve - top of the range products with voice synthesis (it talks to you).

Phonak's other hearing aid product lines include:

[edit] Programmable Analog

  • Astro
  • MicroZoom
  • NovoForte
  • Piconet2
  • PowerZoom
  • SonoForte2

[edit] Analog

  • Classica
  • PicoForte3
  • SuperFront

They also produce:

  • Walky-talkies
  • Baby monitoring systems
  • Wireless communication systems for schools

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