Aac Acoustic Technologies (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.

Colin Robert Jenkins

Euan James Boyd

Provided is a sealed dual membrane (SDM) structure and a device including the same. The SDM structure according to the present invention includes a substrate, a first vibrating membrane and a second vibrating membrane disposed on the substrate, which form a sealed cavity together with the substrate, a first back electrode plate and a second back electrode plate disposed between the vibrating membrane and the second vibrating membrane, and a conductor plate unit disposed between the first back electrode plate and the second back electrode plate. The first vibrating membrane and the second vibrating membrane are mechanically coupled to the conductor plate unit, and the conductor plate unit forms a capacitor structure with each of the first back electrode plate and the second back electrode plate. The present invention reduces the number of pillars required in the SDM structure and increases the sensitivity of the device including the SDM.

Sealed dual membrane structure and device including the same

A microelectromechanical system includes a lower membrane including a plurality of troughs and crests arranged alternately, an upper membrane including a plurality of troughs and crests arranged alternately, and a spacer layer disposed between the lower membrane and the upper membrane. The spacer layer includes counter electrode walls and support walls made of nitride, the counter electrode walls being provided with conductive elements. Chambers are formed between the troughs of the lower membrane and the crest of the upper membrane and the counter electrode walls are suspended in the chambers respectively. The support walls are sandwiched between the crests of the lower membrane and the troughs of the upper membrane with a space formed between adjacent support walls. The spaces between adjacent support walls may be empty or filled with oxide. Unwanted capacitance between the upper and lower membranes is reduced significantly.

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Colin Robert Jenkins