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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 02, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kathirgamasundaram Sooriakumar, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Daniel J Koch, Mesa, AZ (US);
Kenneth G Goldman, Chandler, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
381174 ; 381191 ; 437209 ;
Abstract
A capacitive microphone (10) utilizes a polysilicon diaphragm (14) that overlies an atmospheric cavity (34). The diaphragm is doped and annealed to form a sensitivity of the microphone (10). A silicon cap covers and protects the diaphragm (14) and a fixed plate (18).