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

    IPC分类号: B81B7/02 H04R17/02 H04R3/00

    摘要: 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

    IPC分类号: H04R17/02

    CPC分类号: H04R17/02 H04R2201/003

    摘要: 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

    IPC分类号: H04R17/02

    CPC分类号: H04R17/02 H04R2201/003

    摘要: 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

    IPC分类号: H04R17/02

    摘要: 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.

    BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH OVERTONE MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20240364298A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18636056

    申请日:2024-04-15

    IPC分类号: H03H9/02 H03H9/56

    摘要: A bulk acoustic wave device that is configured to excite an overtone mode as a main mode is disclosed. The bulk acoustic wave device can include a first electrode, a piezoelectric layer, a second electrode, and at least one temperature compensation layer. The piezoelectric layer is positioned over the first electrode. The second electrode is positioned such that the piezoelectric layer is located between the first and second electrodes. The at least one temperature compensation layer is configured to provide temperature compensation for the bulk acoustic wave device. The at least one temperature compensation layer has a thickness that is a multiple of one thirty-second of a wavelength of an acoustic wave propagating through the at least one temperature compensation layer. The bulk acoustic wave device is configured to excite the overtone mode as the main mode.

    CANTILEVER SENSOR WITH MODIFIED RESONANCE FREQUENCY

    公开(公告)号:US20230135200A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US18050920

    申请日:2022-10-28

    IPC分类号: H04R17/02

    摘要: A cantilever sensor (e.g., piezoelectric sensor) includes a beam with a sensor or electrode at a proximal end and a tip that extends from the sensor to the distal (unsupported) end of the beam. The tip is modified to modify (e.g., tune) the resonant frequency of the cantilever sensor. The resonant frequency of the cantilever sensor is tuned by using a material for the tip with a stiffness (e.g., a Young's Modulus) and/or a mass or density that results in the desired resonant frequency. The resonant frequency of the cantilever sensor can also be tuned by modifying the shape of the tip to have a higher vertical structure in a Z direction transverse to a length of the beam of the sensor.