• DocumentCode
    1874681
  • Title

    A MEMS Condenser Microphone for Consumer Applications

  • Author

    Weigold, J.W. ; Brosnihan, T.J. ; Bergeron, J. ; Zhang, X.

  • Author_Institution
    Analog Devices, Inc. Micromachined Products Division, Cambridge, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    2006
  • Firstpage
    86
  • Lastpage
    89
  • Abstract
    This paper describes the design, fabrication, testing, and characterization of a MEMS microphone fabricated at Analog Devices. The device consists of a polysilicon diaphragm suspended over a single crystal silicon backplate fabricated on silicon on insulator (SOI) wafers. The MEMS microphone has been successfully fabricated and tested in an anechoic chamber. The microphone is fabricated using a process that is compatible with inexpensive high volume production using unit processes that are currently used to fabricate inertial sensors. Details of the design, fabrication, and electrical and acoustic characterization of the microphone will be presented.
  • Keywords
    Acceleration; Assembly systems; Costs; Electrets; Fabrication; Finite element methods; Micromechanical devices; Microphones; Signal processing; Silicon on insulator technology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2006. MEMS 2006 Istanbul. 19th IEEE International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul, Turkey
  • ISSN
    1084-6999
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9475-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMSYS.2006.1627742
  • Filename
    1627742