ADAPTIVE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) MULTIPATH DIGITAL MICROPHONES

    公开(公告)号:US20220294466A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-09-15

    申请号:US17804616

    申请日:2022-05-31

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Michael Perrott

    摘要: Exemplary multipath digital microphone described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of adaptive ADC range multipath digital microphones, which allow low power to be achieved for amplifiers or gain stages, as well as for exemplary adaptive ADCs in exemplary multipath digital microphone arrangements described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can comprise an exemplary glitch removal component configured to minimize audible artifacts associated with the change in the gain of the exemplary adaptive ADCs.

    Sensor with low power with closed-loop-force-feedback loop

    公开(公告)号:US10393522B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15265740

    申请日:2016-09-14

    申请人: InvenSense, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01C19/56

    摘要: A device includes a proof mass of a sensor, capacitive elements, an electrode circuitry, a time multiplexing circuitry, a sense circuitry, and a force feedback circuitry. The proof mass moves from a first position to a second position responsive to an external actuation. The capacitive elements change capacitive charge in response thereto. The electrode circuitry coupled to the capacitive elements generates a charge signal. The time multiplexing circuitry pass the charge signal during a sensing time period and prevents the charge signal from passing through during a forcing time period. The sense circuitry generates a sensed signal from the charge signal. The force feedback circuitry applies a charge associated with the sensed signal to the electrode circuitry during the forcing time period. The electrode circuitry applies the charge received from the force feedback circuitry to the capacitive elements, moving the proof mass from the second position to another position.

    Method for improving die area and power efficiency in high dynamic range digital microphones

    公开(公告)号:US11637537B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-25

    申请号:US16938734

    申请日:2020-07-24

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    摘要: Exemplary multipath digital microphones described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of automatic gain control and multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains, which allow low power and die size to be achieved as described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can facilitate switching between multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains while minimizing audible artifacts associated with either the change in the gain automatic gain control amplifiers switching between multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains.

    Sensor with low power with closed-loop-force-feedback loop

    公开(公告)号:US10852135B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-12-01

    申请号:US16514368

    申请日:2019-07-17

    申请人: InvenSense, Inc.

    IPC分类号: G01C19/56

    摘要: A device includes a proof mass of a sensor, capacitive elements, an electrode circuitry, a time multiplexing circuitry, a sense circuitry, and a force feedback circuitry. The proof mass moves from a first position to a second position responsive to an external actuation. The capacitive elements change capacitive charge in response thereto. The electrode circuitry coupled to the capacitive elements generates a charge signal. The time multiplexing circuitry pass the charge signal during a sensing time period and prevents the charge signal from passing through during a forcing time period. The sense circuitry generates a sensed signal from the charge signal. The force feedback circuitry applies a charge associated with the sensed signal to the electrode circuitry during the forcing time period. The electrode circuitry applies the charge received from the force feedback circuitry to the capacitive elements, moving the proof mass from the second position to another position.

    ADAPTIVE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) MULTIPATH DIGITAL MICROPHONES

    公开(公告)号:US20200162099A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16673484

    申请日:2019-11-04

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Michael Perrott

    摘要: Exemplary multipath digital microphone described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of adaptive ADC range multipath digital microphones, which allow low power to be achieved for amplifiers or gain stages, as well as for exemplary adaptive ADCs in exemplary multipath digital microphone arrangements described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can comprise an exemplary glitch removal component configured to minimize audible artifacts associated with the change in the gain of the exemplary adaptive ADCs.

    ADAPTIVE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC) MULTIPATH DIGITAL MICROPHONES

    公开(公告)号:US20210044302A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-02-11

    申请号:US17081622

    申请日:2020-10-27

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Michael Perrott

    摘要: Exemplary multipath digital microphone described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of adaptive ADC range multipath digital microphones, which allow low power to be achieved for amplifiers or gain stages, as well as for exemplary adaptive ADCs in exemplary multipath digital microphone arrangements described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can comprise an exemplary glitch removal component configured to minimize audible artifacts associated with the change in the gain of the exemplary adaptive ADCs.

    METHOD FOR IMPROVING DIE AREA AND POWER EFFICIENCY IN HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DIGITAL MICROPHONES

    公开(公告)号:US20200059214A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-02-20

    申请号:US16543276

    申请日:2019-08-16

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    摘要: Exemplary multipath digital microphones described herein can comprise exemplary embodiments of automatic gain control and multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains, which allow low power and die size to be achieved as described herein, while still providing a high DR digital microphone systems. Further non-limiting embodiments can facilitate switching between multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains while minimizing audible artifacts associated with either the change in the gain automatic gain control amplifiers switching between multipath digital audio signal digital signal processing chains.

    CMOS INTEGRATED MICROHEATER FOR A GAS SENSOR DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20170205368A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-07-20

    申请号:US15000729

    申请日:2016-01-19

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    IPC分类号: G01N27/14 H01L23/34

    摘要: A gas sensor device with temperature uniformity is presented herein. In an implementation, a device includes a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) substrate layer, a dielectric layer and a gas sensing layer. The dielectric layer is deposited on the CMOS substrate layer. Furthermore, the dielectric layer includes a temperature sensor and a heating element coupled to a heat transfer layer associated with a set of metal interconnections. The gas sensing layer is deposited on the dielectric layer.

    LOW POWER ALWAYS-ON MICROPHONE USING POWER REDUCTION TECHNIQUES

    公开(公告)号:US20210091785A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-25

    申请号:US17114087

    申请日:2020-12-07

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Michael Perrott

    摘要: An audio activity detector device is disclosed. The audio activity detector device comprises a closed loop feedback regulating circuit that supplies an input signal representative of a time-varying voltage signal to a quantizer circuit, wherein the quantizer circuit, as a function of the input signal, converts the input signal to a quantizer discrete-time signal; a first circuit that, as a function of the discrete-time signal, determines a key quantizer statistic value for the quantizer discrete-time signal; and a second circuit that, as a function of the key quantizer statistic value, determines a signal statistic value for the input signal and a gain control value.

    Low power always-on microphone using power reduction techniques

    公开(公告)号:US10892772B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-12

    申请号:US16541869

    申请日:2019-08-15

    申请人: INVENSENSE, INC.

    发明人: Michael Perrott

    摘要: An audio activity detector device is disclosed. The audio activity detector device comprises a closed loop feedback regulating circuit that supplies an input signal representative of a time-varying voltage signal to a quantizer circuit, wherein the quantizer circuit, as a function of the input signal, converts the input signal to a quantizer discrete-time signal; a first circuit that, as a function of the discrete-time signal, determines a key quantizer statistic value for the quantizer discrete-time signal; and a second circuit that, as a function of the key quantizer statistic value, determines a signal statistic value for the input signal and a gain control value.