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Ten-micrometer-thick silicon diaphragm used in condenser microphone

  • Naoki Kimori
  • , Yuichiro Kumai
  • , Shinsuke Hishinuma
  • , Tsuyoshi Ikehara
  • , Ryutaro Maeda
  • , Yasushiro Nishioka
  • Nihon University
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

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Abstract

Small condenser microphones with high performances are strongly demanded. This paper describes a silicon condenser microphone fabricated on silicon on insulator (SOI) substrate using only one photo mask with improved sensitivity performance. The improvements were due to reduction of the floating capacitance, thinning of the silicon diaphragm, and increasing the electrode area at the back plate of the microphone. This microphone consists of a diaphragm with the thickness of 10 μm and the diameter of 2 mm, a SiO2 insulative spacer (4-μm-thick buried oxide), and a 300-μm thick silicon back plate with the meshed structures having small (60 μm) hexagonal shaped acoustic holes. The gap between the 10-μm-thick silicon diaphragm and the back plate was 4 μm. This microphone was confirmed to function in the auditory frequency region with a sensitivity of -85 ∼ -70 dB.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProgress in Functional Materials
PublisherTrans Tech Publications Ltd
Pages277-280
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9783037855737
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event2nd International Conference on Optical, Electronic and Electrical Materials, OEEM 2012 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 5 Aug 20127 Aug 2012

Publication series

NameKey Engineering Materials
Volume538
ISSN (Print)1013-9826
ISSN (Electronic)1662-9795

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Optical, Electronic and Electrical Materials, OEEM 2012
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period5/08/127/08/12

Keywords

  • MEMS
  • Microphone
  • SOI wafer
  • Silicon

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