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Granted Patent B2
US 10,349,186 · App. 15/743,509 · Granted Jul 9, 2019

MEMS microphone

Inventors: Junkai Zhan (Shandong, CN); Mengjin Cai (Shandong, CN); Zonglin Zhou (Shandong, CN)
Assignee: Goertek Inc.
H04R19/04B06B1/0292G10K9/12H04R7/18H04R19/005H04R1/2823H04R7/04H04R31/003H04R2201/003H04R2207/021
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Patent No.
US 10,349,186
App. No.
15/743,509
Granted
Jul 9, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An MEMS microphone is disclosed, which comprises a substrate and a vibrating diaphragm and a back electrode which are located above the substrate, a plurality of comb tooth parts are formed in edge positions of the vibrating diaphragm, and the plurality of comb tooth parts are distributed in a peripheral direction of the vibrating diaphragm at intervals, wherein a position between every two adjacent comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm is connected to the substrate via an insulating layer; and the comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm are at least partially overlapped with the substrate, and a clearance exists between the comb tooth parts and the substrate and is configured as an airflow circulation channel. The microphone of the present invention has better impact resistance and can avoid intrusion of dust.

Claims (23)

1. A MEMS microphone comprising:

a substrate;

a vibrating diaphragm located above the substrate;

a back electrode located above the substrate; and

a plurality of comb tooth parts formed in edge positions of the vibrating diaphragm, wherein:

the plurality of comb tooth parts are distributed in a peripheral direction of the vibrating diaphragm at intervals,

a position between every two adjacent comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm is connected to the substrate via an insulating layer, and

the comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm are at least partially overlapped with the substrate in such a way that: a clearance exists in an overlapped part of the comb tooth parts and the substrate, the comb tooth parts and the substrate are spaced apart from each other, and the clearance is configured as a channel, a length of the overlapped part of the comb tooth parts and the substrate defining a length of the channel.

2. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein:

the vibrating diaphragm comprises:

a vibrating diaphragm main body; and

a plurality of connecting parts,

the plurality of connecting parts are distributed on the edge of the vibrating diaphragm main body at intervals and protrude relative to the edge of the vibrating diaphragm main body,

the comb tooth parts are disposed in the positions on the vibrating diaphragm main body between two adjacent connecting parts, and

the connecting parts of the vibrating diaphragm are connected to the substrate via an insulating layer.

3. The MEMS microphone according to claim 2 , wherein the vibrating diaphragm main body and the connecting parts are integrally formed by an MEMS process.

4. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein each comb tooth part comprises at least one air escape valve clack formed by etching the vibrating diaphragm.

5. The MEMS microphone according to claim 4 , wherein the air escape valve clack is rectangular, sectorial, oval, trapezoid or S-shaped.

6. The MEMS microphone according to claim 4 , wherein the air escape valve clack is provided with a sacrificial hole.

7. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein parts from the comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm to a center of the vibrating diaphragm and the substrate are overlapped.

8. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein the clearances between the positions of the comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm and the substrate are approximately 1-2 μm.

9. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein free ends of the comb tooth parts extend to an outer side edge of the vibrating diaphragm and are flush with the outer side edge of the vibrating diaphragm or are in an indentation state relative to the outer side edge of the vibrating diaphragm.

10. The MEMS microphone according to claim 1 , wherein free ends of the comb tooth parts are in a radially protruding state relative to the outer side edge of the vibrating diaphragm.

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 Jan 10, 2018
From: ZHAN, JUNKAI; CAI, MENGJIN; ZHOU, ZONGLIN
To: GOERTEK INC.
Reel/Frame 045039/0987 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0339052 · May 15, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190028814A1 · Jan 24, 2019