Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for balancing detection sensitivity in producing a differential signal
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Application No.: US17317832Application Date: 2021-05-11
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Publication No.: US11889252B2Publication Date: 2024-01-30
- Inventor: Mark Niederberger , Thomas Gautschi , Michael Kuntzman , Mohsin Nawaz , Mohammad Shajaan , Christian Lillelund
- Applicant: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Itasca
- Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Current Assignee: Knowles Electronics, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Itasca
- Agency: Loppnow & Chapa
- Main IPC: H04R1/08
- IPC: H04R1/08 ; H03F3/183 ; H04R29/00 ; H04R1/04 ; H04R19/04 ; H04R3/00 ; H04R1/26 ; B81B7/00

Abstract:
A microphone device, an interface circuit and method are provided for managing a potential difference in sensitivity to a detected environmental stimulus associated with a sensor arrangement, where multiple electrical signals forming a differential signal can be produced, and the multiple electrical signals can be better balanced. Such an interface circuit, which can be used within a microphone device includes a bias voltage generator having one or more bias output voltage terminals, where a respective one of one or more DC bias voltages is produced at each of the bias output voltage terminals, for being coupled to a pair of transduction elements of a sensor. The interface circuit further includes an amplifier circuit having a first input terminal coupled to a first one of the pair of output terminals of the sensor and having a second input terminal coupled to a second one of the pair of output terminals of the sensor, the amplifier circuit producing a differential output signal. The interface circuit still further includes a compensation circuit coupled to the amplifier circuit for producing a balance signal based on an output signal being produced by the amplifier circuit, wherein the balance signal compensates for any difference in amplitude in the first and second electrical signals that are received by the amplifier circuit from the sensor.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220369013A1 Method and Apparatus for Balancing Detection Sensitivity in Producing a Differential Signal Public/Granted day:2022-11-17
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