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Granted Patent B2
US 10,277,968 · App. 15/521,151 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Microphone with dustproof through holes

Inventors: Guanxun Qiu (Weifang, CN); Qinglin Song (Weifang, CN)
Assignee: Goertek.Inc
H04R1/083H04R1/02H04R19/005H04R19/04H04R2201/003
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Patent No.
US 10,277,968
App. No.
15/521,151
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a microphone, comprises: a silicon substrate; a diaphragm disposed over the silicon substrate; a backplate disposed over the diaphragm, the backplate having a plurality of through holes formed therein and a barrier structure, and the plurality of through holes being arranged in a through hole pattern on the backplate; the barrier structure having one or more protruding portions extending from at least one part of the through hole wall of the barrier structure, thereby the section shape of at least one through hole being an irregular shape with one or more inwardly concave portion. The microphone provided by the present invention can achieve a better dustproof effect.

Claims (10)

1. A microphone, comprising:

a silicon substrate;

a diaphragm disposed over the silicon substrate;

a backplate disposed over the diaphragm, the backplate having a plurality of through holes formed therein and a barrier structure, and the plurality of through holes being arranged in a through hole pattern on the backplate;

the barrier structure having one or more protruding portions extending from at least one part of the through hole wall of the barrier structure, thereby a section shape of at least one through hole being an irregular shape with one or more inwardly concave portions, wherein the protruding portion of the barrier structure has a thickness smaller than the thickness of the backplate.

2. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the section shape of the through hole is an approximate Y-type shape with an inwardly concave portion, an approximate polygon with an inwardly concave portion, or an approximate circle with an inwardly concave portion.

3. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the silicon substrate is a substrate with a through hole therein.

4. The microphone according to claim 3 , wherein an insulation layer is disposed between the silicon substrate and the diaphragm.

5. The microphone according to claim 4 , wherein an insulation material is disposed between the diaphragm and the backplate to form an air gap between the backplate and the diaphragm.

6. The microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the microphone is a stand-alone MEMS microphone or a CMOS integrated system-on-chip microphone.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2020
From: GOERTEK, INC.
To: WEIFANG GOERTEK MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052846/0443 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2017
From: QIU, GUANXUN; SONG, QINGLIN
To: GOERTEK.INC
Reel/Frame 042117/0713 →
Continuity (1)
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