MEMS MICROPHONE
    12.
    发明公开
    MEMS MICROPHONE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240223966A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-04

    申请号:US18395782

    申请日:2023-12-26

    Abstract: A MEMS microphone, includes a substrate with a back cavity, and a capacitive system arranged on the substrate, the capacitive includes a back plate and a diaphragm, a reinforcing portion is located between the diaphragm and the substrate, a projection of an inner surface of the reinforcing portion along a vibration direction of the diaphragm is flush with an inner surface of the back cavity or located in the back cavity, the reinforcing portion includes an etched barrier wall and a sacrificial layer located within the etched barrier wall. Compared with the related art, the MEMS microphone disclosed by the present disclosure could improve the reliability.

    Micro electro mechanical system sound wave transducer

    公开(公告)号:US12028668B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-07-02

    申请号:US17738015

    申请日:2022-05-06

    CPC classification number: H04R1/083 H04R2201/003 H04R2499/11

    Abstract: A sound wave transducer is provided. The sound wave transducer includes a first board, a spacer layer and a second board over the first board and the spacer layer. The first board includes a carrier, a first substrate layer and a first metal layer. The carrier has a first opening formed in a central region. The first substrate layer is disposed on the carrier and over the first opening. The first metal layer is disposed on the first substrate layer. The spacer layer is disposed on the first board and surrounds the central region. The second board includes a second substrate layer, a second metal layer disposed on the spacer layer, and a plurality of second openings penetrating through the second substrate layer and the second metal layer.

    MEMS microphone and preparation method therefor

    公开(公告)号:US12022270B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-25

    申请号:US17761669

    申请日:2020-05-26

    Abstract: A preparation method for a micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone includes the steps of: providing a silicon substrate having a silicon surface; forming an enclosed cavity in the silicon substrate; forming a plurality of spaced apart acoustic holes in the silicon substrate, each acoustic hole having two openings, one of which communicating with the cavity and the other one located on the silicon surface; forming a sacrificial layer on the silicon substrate, which includes a first filling portion, a second filling portion and a shielding portion; forming a polysilicon layer on the shielding portion; forming a recess in the silicon substrate on the side away from the silicon surface; and removing the first filling portion, the second filling portion and part of the shielding portion so that the recess is brought into communication with the cavity to form a back chamber, and that the polysilicon layer, the remainder of the shielding portion and the silicon substrate together delimit a hollow chamber, the hollow chamber communicating with the opening of the plurality of acoustic holes away from the cavity, completing the MEMS microphone.

    Techniques for alternate pressure equalization of a sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12013282B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-18

    申请号:US17818820

    申请日:2022-08-10

    Abstract: An alternate venting path can be employed in a sensor device for pressure equalization. A sensor component of the device can comprise a diaphragm component and/or backplate component disposed over an acoustic port of the device. The diaphragm component can be formed with no holes to prevent liquid or particles from entering a back cavity of the device, or gap between the diaphragm component and backplate component. A venting port can be formed in the device to create an alternate venting path to the back cavity for pressure equalization for the diaphragm component. A venting component, comprising a filter, membrane, and/or hydrophobic coating, can be associated with the venting port to inhibit liquid and particles from entering the back cavity via the venting port, without degrading performance of the device. The venting component can be designed to achieve a desired low frequency corner of the sensor frequency response.

    Microphone having a digital output determined at different power consumption levels

    公开(公告)号:US12010488B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US18126938

    申请日:2023-03-27

    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.

    ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER UNIT
    18.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240187774A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18526287

    申请日:2023-12-01

    Applicant: USOUND GMBH

    CPC classification number: H04R1/1016 H04R17/00 H04R2201/003

    Abstract: The invention relates to an acoustic transducer unit (1), in particular for in-ear headphones, having an electrodynamic acoustic transducer (2) comprising a first membrane (10), preferably with a membrane perforation (42), and having at least one MEMS acoustic transducer (3) comprising a second membrane (30). According to the invention, the acoustic transducer unit (1) comprises a circuit board (58) adapted such that a first rear volume of the electrodynamic acoustic transducer (2) is open and/or closes a second rear volume of the MEMS acoustic transducer (3). The invention further relates to an electronic component and to the use of an acoustic transducer unit.

    MICROMECHANICAL ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER DEVICE
    19.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240182297A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18519897

    申请日:2023-11-27

    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a micromechanical environmental barrier chip includes providing a substrate having a first surface and an opposite second surface, depositing a material layer having a different etch characteristic than the substrate onto the first surface, creating a microstructured micromechanical environmental barrier structure on top of the material layer by applying a microstructuring process, applying an anisotropic etching process comprising at least one etching step for anisotropically etching from the second surface towards the first surface to create at least a cavity underneath the micromechanical environmental barrier structure, the cavity extending between the second surface and the material layer, and removing the material layer underneath the micromechanical environmental barrier structure to expose the environmental barrier structure.

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