Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Audio output drivers for piezo speakers
- Patent Title (中): 压电扬声器的音频输出驱动器
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Application No.: US13134648Application Date: 2011-06-13
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Publication No.: US08594346B2Publication Date: 2013-11-26
- Inventor: Dennis Kwan , Suresh Singamsetty , Jeffrey Hsieh
- Applicant: Dennis Kwan , Suresh Singamsetty , Jeffrey Hsieh
- Applicant Address: US CA Irvine
- Assignee: SilverPlus, Inc.
- Current Assignee: SilverPlus, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Irvine
- Agency: Saile Ackerman LLC
- Agent Stephen B. Ackerman
- Main IPC: H04R3/00
- IPC: H04R3/00 ; H03F3/38

Abstract:
A driver circuit for a piezoelectric speaker is described, wherein charge is transferred from a charge reservoir to the speaker. In a first embodiment a delta sigma circuit uses a pulse width modulated digital audio signal to control a push-pull circuit to drive the piezoelectric speaker. High frequency harmonics are introduced to the delta sigma drive signals to enhance the low frequency response of the speaker. A charge recovery mechanism recovers charge from the speaker to reduce the frequency of replenishing the charge reservoir and to provide additional drive current for the speaker. In a second embodiment the pulse width modulated signal is used to drive a voltage quadrupling circuit that drives the piezoelectric speaker, wherein the reservoir capacitor is integrated with the capacitors of quadrupling circuit, which provides charge recovery.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110305356A1 Audio output drivers for piezo speakers Public/Granted day:2011-12-15
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