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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2019
Knowles Electronics, Llc, Itasca, IL (US);
Shane Zhang, Suzhou, CN;
Joshua Watson, Itasca, IL (US);
Fisher Yu, Suzhou, CN;
Jonas Shen, Suzhou, CN;
Knowles Electronics, LLC, Itasca, IL (US);
Abstract
A microphone assembly including an acoustic transducer that generates an electrical signal responsive to acoustic activity, and an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the acoustic transducer and that receives the electrical signal from the acoustic transducer and generate an output signal representative of the acoustic activity. The microphone assembly also includes a substrate comprising a first surface on which the integrated circuit is mounted, a guard ring mounted on the substrate and elevated relative to the first surface of the substrate, and a can mounted to the guard ring, wherein the can, the guard ring, and the substrate form a housing in which the transducer and integrated circuit are disposed.