A PZT MEMS loudspeaker with a quasi-closed diaphragm

Yifei Ma; Yao Lu; Ning Deng; Qincheng Zheng; Ke Cao; Haopu Wang; Huikai Xie

doi:10.1016/j.sna.2023.114454

A PZT MEMS loudspeaker with a quasi-closed diaphragm

Yifei Ma, Yao Lu^*, Ning Deng, Qincheng Zheng, Ke Cao, Haopu Wang, Huikai Xie

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School of Integrated Circuits and Electronics

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Abstract

Piezoelectric MEMS speakers with non-closed diaphragms are promising to generate high sound pressure levels (SPLs), but a serious diaphragm breakage issue exists. In this work, a novel piezoelectric MEMS loudspeaker with a quasi-closed diaphragm is proposed. The quasi-closed diaphragm consists of a diagonally-cut but center-linked diaphragm, that is coated with a thin layer of Parylene-C. Under the combined action of the stress dispersion structure, the application of the Parylene-C film prevents the diaphragm from breakage and significantly reduces the air loss. The MEMS loudspeaker with a small size of 2.5 × 2.5 mm² has been successfully fabricated and the acoustic performance has been characterized in an 711 ear simulator. The measured SPL reaches its maximum value of 124 dB at 11.8 kHz under a drive voltage of 4 V_pp. The SPL is further increased to 88 dB in the low-frequency range (20–500 Hz) under a voltage of 35 V_pp.

Original language	English
Article number	114454
Journal	Sensors and Actuators A: Physical
Volume	358
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2023.114454
Publication status	Published - 16 Aug 2023

Keywords

MEMS loudspeaker
PZT
Parylene-C
Piezoelectric
Quasi-closed diaphragm

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