ELECTRONIC ACOUSTIC DEVICES, MEMS MICROPHONES, AND EQUALIZATION METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20230121053A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US18045885

    申请日:2022-10-12

    Abstract: Electronic acoustic devices and methods of operating the same include a microphone having a frequency response including a resonance frequency, a reference microphone having a frequency response including a resonance frequency, the microphone and the reference microphone configured to substantially simultaneously receive a common acoustic signal to produce a transduced signal of the microphone and a transduced signal of the reference microphone, the resonance frequency of the reference microphone being different than the resonance frequency of the microphone, and an equalization module configured to equalize the frequency response of the microphone based on the transduced signal of the microphone and the transduced signal of the reference microphone.

    Piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone with optimized output capacitance

    公开(公告)号:US12101601B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-24

    申请号:US17929071

    申请日:2022-09-01

    CPC classification number: H04R17/02 H04R2201/003

    Abstract: A microelectromechanical system microphone includes a piezoelectric diaphragm, upper inner electrodes and upper outer electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the diaphragm, and lower inner electrodes and lower outer electrodes disposed on a lower surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is divided into a plurality of sectors, a first of the sectors including an inner and an outer upper electrode physically disconnected from an inner and an outer upper electrode on a second sector adjacent to the first sector, and an inner and an outer lower electrode physically disconnected from an inner and an outer lower electrode on the second sector. A first via extends between and electrically couples the upper and lower inner electrodes of the first sector and a first bond pad. A second via extends between and electrically couples the upper and lower outer electrodes of the second sector and a second bond pad.

    Extension structures in piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphones

    公开(公告)号:US11979712B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-07

    申请号:US17810359

    申请日:2022-07-01

    CPC classification number: H04R17/02 H04R2201/003

    Abstract: A piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone comprises a frame, a film of piezoelectric material including slits defining a plurality of independently displaceable piezoelectric elements within an area defined by a perimeter of the frame, bases of the plurality of piezoelectric elements mechanically secured to the frame, tips of the plurality of piezoelectric elements being free to be displaced in a direction perpendicular to a plane defined by the frame responsive to impingement of sound waves on the plurality of piezoelectric elements, and edge extensions extending from edges of the plurality of piezoelectric elements in the direction perpendicular to the plane defined by the frame to reduce a 3 dB roll-off frequency of the piezoelectric microelectromechanical system microphone.

    PIEZOELECTRIC MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONE WITH OPTIMIZED OUTPUT CAPACITANCE

    公开(公告)号:US20230072672A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-09

    申请号:US17929071

    申请日:2022-09-01

    Abstract: A microelectromechanical system microphone includes a piezoelectric diaphragm, upper inner electrodes and upper outer electrodes disposed on an upper surface of the diaphragm, and lower inner electrodes and lower outer electrodes disposed on a lower surface of the diaphragm. The diaphragm is divided into a plurality of sectors, a first of the sectors including an inner and an outer upper electrode physically disconnected from an inner and an outer upper electrode on a second sector adjacent to the first sector, and an inner and an outer lower electrode physically disconnected from an inner and an outer lower electrode on the second sector. A first via extends between and electrically couples the upper and lower inner electrodes of the first sector and a first bond pad. A second via extends between and electrically couples the upper and lower outer electrodes of the second sector and a second bond pad.

    Acoustic device with connected cantilever

    公开(公告)号:US12302063B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-05-13

    申请号:US17943816

    申请日:2022-09-13

    Abstract: A piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphone is provided comprising a substrate including walls defining a cavity and at least two of the walls defining a respective anchor region each, a piezoelectric film layer defining at least two beams, each respective beam supported by the substrate at each anchor region, the beams being free along a portion of their respective lengths and also connected at a connecting region away from the respective anchor regions; and an electrode disposed over the piezoelectric film layer. A method of manufacturing such a MEMS microphone is also provided.

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