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公开(公告)号:WO2021142140A1
公开(公告)日:2021-07-15
申请号:PCT/US2021/012526
申请日:2021-01-07
Applicant: VESPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: CORE, Craig , BASAERI, Hamid , LITTRELL, Robert
IPC: H04R1/04 , H04R3/00 , H04R17/02 , H04R19/00 , H04R19/04 , B81B2201/0257 , B81B2203/0127 , B81B2203/019 , B81B2203/0315 , B81B2207/012 , B81B3/0021 , B81C1/00158 , B81C2201/013 , H04R19/005 , H04R2201/003 , H04R31/003 , H04R7/06
Abstract: A robust MEMS transducer includes a kinetic energy diverter disposed within its frontside cavity. The kinetic energy diverter blunts or diverts kinetic energy in a mass of air moving through the frontside cavity, before that kinetic energy reaches a diaphragm of the MEMS transducer. The kinetic energy diverter renders the MEMS transducer more robust and resistant to damage from such a moving mass of air.
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公开(公告)号:WO2020186265A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:PCT/US2020/022973
申请日:2020-03-16
Applicant: VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor: LITTRELL, Robert J.
IPC: G10L21/0216 , G10L15/28 , G10L15/22 , G10L25/51 , G10L21/0224 , G10L21/0208 , H04W52/02 , H04R17/02 , H04R3/00
Abstract: An acoustic device is described and includes an acoustic sensor element configured to sense acoustic energy and produce an output signal and a threshold detector circuit including a switch having an input coupled to the output of the acoustic sensor element to receive the output signal, a control port that receives a control signal, and first and second output ports, a first channel including an analog-to-digital converter that operates at a first power level a second analog-to-digital converter that operates at a second higher power level, relative to the first power level and a threshold level detector that receives an output from the first analog-to-digital converter to produce the control signal having a first state that causes the switch feed the output signal from the acoustic sensor element to the second analog-to-digital converter when the first digitized output signal meets a threshold criteria.
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公开(公告)号:WO2016172431A1
公开(公告)日:2016-10-27
申请号:PCT/US2016/028770
申请日:2016-04-22
Applicant: VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor: LITTRELL, Robert J.
CPC classification number: H01L41/0838 , B81B3/0072 , B81B2201/0257 , B81B2203/0118 , B81C1/00666 , B81C2201/017 , C23C14/0641 , C23C14/14 , C23C14/34 , C23C14/542 , H01L41/04 , H01L41/083 , H01L41/1136 , H01L41/27 , H01L41/316 , H04R7/06 , H04R17/02 , H04R31/003
Abstract: A transducer includes a first piezoelectric layer; and a second piezoelectric layer that is above the first piezoelectric layer; wherein the second piezoelectric layer is a more compressive layer with an average stress that is less than or more compressive than an average stress of the first piezoelectric layer.
Abstract translation: 换能器包括第一压电层; 以及位于所述第一压电层上方的第二压电层; 其中所述第二压电层是平均应力小于或大于所述第一压电层的平均应力的压缩比的压缩层。
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公开(公告)号:WO2021231642A1
公开(公告)日:2021-11-18
申请号:PCT/US2021/032081
申请日:2021-05-12
Applicant: VESPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor: ASCHIERI, Julian
IPC: H04R3/04 , H04R1/00 , H04R3/00 , H04R3/06 , H03F2200/03 , H03F3/183 , H04R17/02 , H04R19/04 , H04R2201/003 , H04R3/02
Abstract: A transducer system has a transducer configured to receive an incident signal and produce an output signal as a function of the incident signal. As known in the art, the output signal has a -3dB point. The transducer system also has circuitry operatively coupled with the transducer. The circuitry includes an amplifier with an output configured to produce an amplified signal as a function of the output signal. In addition, the circuitry further has a positive feedback loop and a negative feedback loop that both are electrically coupled between the transducer and the amplifier. The positive feedback loop is configured to move the -3dB point in a first frequency direction. Conversely, the negative feedback loop is configured to move the -3dB point in a second frequency direction. Preferably, the first and second frequency directions are different.
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公开(公告)号:WO2020186260A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-17
申请号:PCT/US2020/022932
申请日:2020-03-16
Applicant: VESPER TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventor: LITTRELL, Robert J. , CARFORE, Michael , XUE, Shuwan
Abstract: A device that includes an adaptive acoustic detection circuit and an acoustic sensor device such as a microphone is described. The device includes in addition to the sensor a circuit configured to detect when an input stimulus to the sensor satisfies an adaptive threshold, and further configured to produce a signal upon detection that causes adjustment of performance of the device, wherein the adaptive threshold is a threshold value that varies over time in accordance with detected changes to sound of an environment in which the device is located.
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公开(公告)号:US20220394384A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-08
申请号:US17819855
申请日:2022-08-15
Applicant: Vesper Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Robert J. Littrell , Michael Carfore , Shuwan Xue
IPC: H04R3/06 , H01L41/04 , H01L41/113 , H04R17/02 , G01R19/02
Abstract: A device that includes an adaptive acoustic detection circuit and an acoustic sensor device such as a microphone is described. The device includes in addition to the sensor a circuit configured to detect when an input stimulus to the sensor satisfies an adaptive threshold, and further configured to produce a signal upon detection that causes adjustment of performance of the device, wherein the adaptive threshold is a threshold value that varies over time in accordance with detected changes to sound of an environment in which the device is located.
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公开(公告)号:US11438706B2
公开(公告)日:2022-09-06
申请号:US17143934
申请日:2021-01-07
Applicant: Vesper Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Craig Core , Hamid Basaeri , Robert Littrell
Abstract: A robust MEMS transducer includes a kinetic energy diverter disposed within its frontside cavity. The kinetic energy diverter blunts or diverts kinetic energy in a mass of air moving through the frontside cavity, before that kinetic energy reaches a diaphragm of the MEMS transducer. The kinetic energy diverter renders the MEMS transducer more robust and resistant to damage from such a moving mass of air.
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公开(公告)号:US11259124B2
公开(公告)日:2022-02-22
申请号:US16353934
申请日:2019-03-14
Applicant: Vesper Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Karl Grosh , Robert J. Littrell
IPC: H04R17/02 , H04R31/00 , H04R7/06 , H01L41/27 , H01L41/314 , H01L41/332
Abstract: A transducer of the preferred embodiment including a transducer and a plurality of adjacent, tapered cantilevered beams. Each of the beams define a beam base, a beam tip, and a beam body disposed between the beam base and the beam tip. The beams are arranged such that each of the beam tips extends toward a common area. Each beam is joined to the substrate along the beam base and is free from the substrate along the beam body. A preferred method of manufacturing a transducer can include: depositing alternating layers of piezoelectric and electrode onto the substrate in block, processing the deposited layers to define cantilever geometry in block, depositing metal traces in block, and releasing the cantilevered beams from the substrate in block.
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公开(公告)号:US20210160623A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-27
申请号:US17165998
申请日:2021-02-03
Applicant: Vesper Technologies, Inc.
Inventor: Robert Littrell , Ronald Gagnon
Abstract: A MEMS transducer system has a transducer configured to convert a received signal into an output signal for forwarding by a transducer output port, and an integrated circuit having an IC input in communication with the transducer output port. The IC input is configured to receive an IC input signal produced as a function of the output signal. The system also has a dividing element coupled between the IC input and the transducer output port. The dividing element is configured to selectively attenuate one or more signals into the IC input to at least in part produce the IC input signal. Other implementations may couple a feedback loop to the ground of the transducer (similar to bootstrapping), or pick off voltages at specific portions of the transducer.
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公开(公告)号:US10825982B1
公开(公告)日:2020-11-03
申请号:US14851432
申请日:2015-09-11
Applicant: Vesper Technologies Inc.
Inventor: Robert J. Littrell , Karl Grosh , Craig Core , Yu Hui , Wang Kyung Sung
IPC: H01L41/23 , H01L41/113
Abstract: A piezoelectric Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) device comprising: a physical element; and a piezoelectric sensor element, with the physical element positioned in proximity to a moving portion of the piezoelectric sensor element, and with proximity of the physical element to the moving portion reducing a probability of breakage of the piezoelectric sensor element by limiting an excursion of the piezoelectric sensor element, relative to a probability of breakage of the piezoelectric sensor element in another piezoelectric MEMS device without the physical element.
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