Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Capacitive sensor, acoustic sensor and microphone
- Patent Title (中): 电容传感器,声学传感器和麦克风
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Application No.: US14773451Application Date: 2013-09-09
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Publication No.: US09521491B2Publication Date: 2016-12-13
- Inventor: Tadashi Inoue , Takashi Kasai , Yuki Uchida
- Applicant: OMRON Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto-shi
- Assignee: OMRON Corporation
- Current Assignee: OMRON Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto-shi
- Agency: Mots Law, PLLC
- Priority: JP2013-052538 20130314
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/074209 WO 20130909
- International Announcement: WO2014/141507 WO 20140918
- Main IPC: H04R7/18
- IPC: H04R7/18 ; H04R19/00 ; H04R19/04 ; B81B7/00

Abstract:
A diaphragm is arranged on the upper surface of a silicon substrate so as to cover a chamber in the silicon substrate. Multiple anchors are provided on the upper surface of the silicon substrate, and the lower surfaces of corner portions of the diaphragm are supported by the anchors. Also, a fixed electrode plate is provided above the diaphragm with an air gap therebetween. In a view from a direction perpendicular to the upper surface of the silicon substrate, the entire length of the outer edge of the diaphragm located between adjacent anchors is located outward of a line segment that circumscribes the edges of the adjacent anchors on the side distant from the center of the diaphragm. Also, one or two or more through-holes are formed in the diaphragm in the vicinity of the anchors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160021459A1 CAPACITIVE SENSOR, ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND MICROPHONE Public/Granted day:2016-01-21
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