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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dan Haronian, Efrat, IL;
Noel C MacDonald, Ithaca, NY (US);
Assignee:
Cornell Research Foundation, Inc., Ithaca, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310321 ; 310331 ; 310309 ;
Abstract
An acoustic filter array of microelectromechanical beams each having a characteristic resonance frequency response to mechanical and/or acoustical vibration. The array divides incoming acoustic signals into a plurality of discrete spectral components, each of which may be separately detected and converted into corresponding electrical signals. The acoustic filter may be integrated onto a single crystal silicon substrate with electrical circuity for performing acoustic signal processing functions required for applications such as speech processing and simulating the physiological function of the ear.