Method of making a piezoelectric MEMS diaphragm microphone
US11606646B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04R2499/11
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A piezoelectric microelectromechanical systems diaphragm microphone can be mounted on a printed circuit board. The microphone can include a substrate with an opening between a bottom end of the substrate and a top end of the substrate. The microphone can have two or more piezoelectric film layers disposed over the top end of the substrate and defining a diaphragm structure. Each of the two or more piezoelectric film layers can have a predefined residual stress that substantially cancel each other out so that the diaphragm structure is substantially flat with substantially zero residual stress. The microphone can include one or more electrodes disposed over the diaphragm structure. The diaphragm structure is configured to deflect when the diaphragm is subjected to sound pressure via the opening in the substrate.
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