Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080219474 | MICROPHONE WITH VOLTAGE PUMP - An integrated circuit configured to provide a microphone output signal, comprising: a preamplifier coupled to receive an input signal, generated by either a first microphone member or a second microphone member, where one of the members is movable relative to the other microphone member; a voltage pump to output a pumped voltage; and a low-pass filter coupled to filter the pumped voltage from the voltage pump and to provide a bias voltage to either microphone member. | 09-11-2008 |
20090316935 | DIGITAL MICROPHONE - An integrated circuit, configured to process microphone signals, where the integrated circuit comprises: a preamplifier ( | 12-24-2009 |
20110051954 | SIGNAL CONDITIONER WITH SUPPRESSION OF INTERFERING SIGNALS - A semiconductor die with an integrated circuit providing a signal conditioner ( | 03-03-2011 |
20110096945 | Microphone unit with internal A/D converter - The present invention relates to a microphone assembly comprising a microphone assembly casing having a sound inlet port and a transducer for receiving acoustic waves through the sound inlet port. The transducer converts the received acoustic waves to analog audio signals. The assembly according to the present invention further comprises an electronic circuit positioned within the microphone assembly casing, said electronic circuit comprising a pre-amplifier and an analog-to-digital converter preferably in form of a sigma-delta modulator so as to convert amplified analog audio signals to digital audio signals. | 04-28-2011 |
20130058495 | System and A Method For Streaming PDM Data From Or To At Least One Audio Component - An electronic circuit, a digital audio component, an interface system and a method for streaming PDM data from or to at least one audio element are provided. The electronic circuit comprises a VDD connection for receiving a VDD potential, a GND connection for receiving a potential numerically lower than said VDD potential, a CLK connection for receiving a clock signal having a high and a low part, a DATA connection for communicating said PDM data to or from a host and/or another such electronic circuit, an L/R connection for receiving a DC potential designating whether to communicate substantially synchronously with said high part or said low part of said clock signal. The electronic circuit further comprises an I/O circuit configured for communicating control data via said L/R connection. | 03-07-2013 |
20140177113 | Apparatus and Method For High Voltage I/O Electro-Static Discharge Protection - An electronics chip includes a charge pump and at least one high voltage (HV) electro-static discharge (ESD) module. The charge pump is configured to provide a predetermined voltage across a microphone. The devices described herein are implemented in a standard low voltage CMOS process and has a circuit topology that provides an inherent ESD protection level (when it is powered down), which is higher than the operational (predetermined) DC level. At least one high voltage (HV) electro-static discharge (ESD) module is coupled to the output of the charge pump. The HV ESD module is configured to provide ESD protection for the charge pump and a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) microphone that is coupled to the chip. The at least one HV ESD module includes a plurality of PMOS or NMOS transistors having at least one high voltage NWELL/DNWELL region formed within selected ones of the PMOS or NMOS transistors. The at least one high voltage NWELL/DNWELL region has a breakdown voltage sufficient to allow a low voltage process to be used to construct the chip and still allow the HV ESD module to provide ESD protection for the chip. | 06-26-2014 |
20140197887 | Telescopic OP-AMP With Slew Rate Control - An operational amplifier includes a transfer circuit, a cascode control circuit, and a slew rate boost circuit. The transfer circuit is configured to apply a transfer function to a received input signal and the application of the transfer function to the received input signal is effective to create an output signal. The cascode circuit is coupled to the transfer circuit. The cascode circuit is configured to increase an open loop gain of the operational amplifier. The slew rate boost circuit is coupled to the cascode circuit. The slew rate boost circuit is configured to increase the slew rate of the operational amplifier without necessarily increasing the power consumption of the operational amplifier. | 07-17-2014 |
20140348345 | VAD DETECTION MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A microphone includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) circuit and an integrated circuit. The MEMS circuit is configured to convert a voice signal into an electrical signal, and the integrated circuit is coupled to the MEMS circuit and is configured to receive the electrical signal. The integrated circuit and the MEMS circuit receive a clock signal from an external host. The clock signal is effective to cause the MEMS circuit and integrated circuit to operate in full system operation mode during a first time period and in a voice activity mode of operation during a second time period. The voice activity mode has a first power consumption and the full system operation mode has a second power consumption. The first power consumption is less than the second power consumption. The integrated circuit is configured to generate an interrupt upon the detection of voice activity, and send the interrupt to the host. | 11-27-2014 |
20150043755 | VAD DETECTION MICROPHONE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A microphone includes a microelectromechanical system (MEMS) circuit and an integrated circuit. The MEMS circuit is configured to convert a voice signal into an electrical signal, and the integrated circuit is coupled to the MEMS circuit and is configured to receive the electrical signal. The integrated circuit and the MEMS circuit receive a clock signal from an external host. The clock signal is effective to cause the MEMS circuit and integrated circuit to operate in full system operation mode during a first time period and in a voice activity mode of operation during a second time period. The voice activity mode has a first power consumption and the full system operation mode has a second power consumption. The first power consumption is less than the second power consumption. The integrated circuit is configured to generate an interrupt upon the detection of voice activity, and send the interrupt to the host. | 02-12-2015 |
20150055799 | Synchronization of Buffered Data in Multiple Microphones - First analog signals are received from a first microphone, converted into first digital data and stored in a first buffer. A determination is made as to whether voice activity has occurred when voice activity is determined, a voice activity detect signal is sent to an external processor. The external processor responsively provides an exterior clock signal upon receiving the voice activity detect signal. Second analog signals are received from a second microphone, converted into second digital data and stored in a second buffer. The first digital data in the first buffer is not necessarily synchronized in real time with the second digital data in the second buffer. The first digital data from the first buffer and the second digital data from the second buffer is decimated using the external clock to provide decimated output data, the decimated output data having the first digital data and the second digital data aligned in real time. | 02-26-2015 |