WO2011148778A1 - 音響トランスデューサ、および該音響トランスデューサを利用したマイクロフォン - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an acoustic transducer that converts sound waves into an electrical signal, and a microphone that uses the acoustic transducer.
- the present invention relates to a micro-sized acoustic transducer or the like produced using MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical System) technology.
- MEMS Micro Electro Mechanical System
- ECM Electronic Condenser Microphone
- the MEMS microphone includes an acoustic sensor (acoustic transducer) that detects sound waves, and an output IC (Integrated Circuit) that amplifies a detection signal from the acoustic sensor and outputs the amplified signal to the outside.
- the acoustic sensor is manufactured using MEMS technology (for example, Patent Document 1).
- FIG. 8 shows a schematic configuration of a conventional acoustic sensor.
- FIG. 8A is a plan view
- FIG. 8B is a cross-sectional view taken along line XX of FIG. And it is the figure seen from the arrow direction.
- the vibration film 22 is provided on the upper surface of the semiconductor substrate 21, and further, the fixed film 123 is provided so as to cover the vibration film 22.
- the vibration film 22 is a conductor and functions as the vibration electrode 22a.
- the fixed film 123 includes a fixed electrode 123a that is a conductor and a protective film 123b that is an insulator for protecting the fixed electrode 123a.
- the vibrating electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 123a face each other with a gap and function as a capacitor.
- the edge of the vibration film 22 is attached to the semiconductor substrate 21 via the insulating layer 30. Further, the semiconductor substrate 21 has an opening 31 in which a region facing the central portion of the vibration film 22 is opened.
- the fixed film 123 has a large number of sound hole portions 32 in which sound holes are formed. Normally, the sound hole portions 32 are regularly arranged at equal intervals, and the sound hole sizes of the sound hole portions 32 are substantially equal.
- the acoustic sensor 111 having the above-described configuration, sound waves from the outside reach the vibrating membrane 22 through the sound hole portion 32 of the fixed membrane 123. At this time, since the vibration film 22 is vibrated by the sound pressure of the reached sound wave, the distance between the vibration electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 123a changes, and the capacitance between the vibration electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 123a is changed. Change. By converting this change in capacitance into a change in voltage or current, the acoustic sensor 111 can detect a sound wave from the outside and convert it into an electrical signal (detection signal).
- the fixed film 123 has a large number of sound hole portions 32.
- the sound hole portion 32 allows the sound waves from the outside to pass through and reaches the vibration film 22. Besides that, it works as follows. (1) Since the sound wave that reaches the fixed film 123 passes through the sound hole portion 32, the sound pressure applied to the fixed film 123 is reduced. (2) Since air between the vibrating membrane 22 and the fixed membrane 123 enters and exits through the sound hole portion 32, thermal noise (air fluctuation) is reduced. Further, since the damping of the vibration film 22 by the air is reduced, the deterioration of the high frequency characteristics due to the damping is reduced. (3) When a space is formed between the vibrating electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 123a using surface micromachining technology, it can be used as an etching hole.
- Japanese Patent Publication Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2006-0675547 (published Mar. 09, 2006)”
- the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an acoustic transducer having improved resistance to impact.
- the acoustic transducer includes a vibration film and a fixed film formed on an upper surface of a substrate, and a sound wave is converted into an electric signal by changing a capacitance between the vibration electrode in the vibration film and the fixed electrode in the fixed film.
- the fixed film has a plurality of sound hole portions for allowing the sound wave to reach the vibration film from the outside, and the fixed electrode has a boundary between the edge portions of the sound hole portion. It is characterized by being formed so as not to intersect.
- the acoustic transducer according to the present invention is formed so that the boundary of the edge of the fixed electrode does not intersect the sound hole, damage due to stress concentration at the edge of the fixed electrode can be avoided. As a result, there is an effect that resistance to impact can be improved.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the MEMS microphone of the present embodiment.
- the MEMS microphone 10 includes an acoustic sensor (acoustic transducer) 11 that detects sound waves and an output IC 12 that amplifies a detection signal (electric signal) from the acoustic sensor 11 and outputs the amplified signal to the outside.
- the cover 14 is disposed on the substrate 13 so as to cover the acoustic sensor 11 and the output IC 12.
- a through hole 15 is formed in the cover 14 in order to allow sound waves from the outside to reach the acoustic sensor 11.
- the acoustic sensor 11 is manufactured using MEMS technology.
- the output IC 12 is manufactured using semiconductor manufacturing technology.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of an acoustic sensor 11 according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view
- FIG. 1 (b) is an AA view of FIG. 1 (a). It is the figure which cut in the line and was seen in the direction of an arrow.
- the acoustic sensor 11 of the present embodiment is different from the acoustic sensor 111 shown in FIG. 8 only in the shape of the fixed electrode of the fixed film, and the other configurations are the same.
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- the fixed film 23 includes a fixed electrode 23a that is a conductor and a protective film 23b that is an insulator for protecting the fixed electrode 23a.
- the semiconductor substrate 21 is a semiconductor having a thickness of about 500 ⁇ m and generated from single crystal silicon or the like.
- the vibration film 22 has a thickness of about 0.7 ⁇ m and is a conductor generated from polycrystalline silicon or the like, and functions as the vibration electrode 22a.
- the fixed film 23 includes a fixed electrode 23a and a protective film 23b.
- the fixed electrode 23a has a thickness of about 0.5 ⁇ m and is a conductor generated from polycrystalline silicon or the like.
- the protective film 23b is an insulator made of silicon nitride or the like having a thickness of about 2 ⁇ m.
- the gap between the vibrating electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 23a is about 4 ⁇ m.
- the fixed electrode 23a of the present embodiment is formed so that the boundary of the edge portion 40 does not intersect the sound hole portion 32 as compared with the conventional fixed electrode 123a shown in FIG. Thereby, damage due to stress concentration can be avoided at the edge portion 40 of the fixed electrode 23a, so that resistance to impact can be improved.
- the fixed electrodes 23a and 123a face a region where the vibrating electrode 22a vibrates, that is, the central portion of the vibrating electrode 22a in order to reduce stray capacitance.
- the region where the sound hole portion 32 is provided is wider than the region of the fixed electrode 123a and intersects the boundary line of the fixed electrode 123a.
- the sound hole portion 32 can exist. A large stress concentration acts on the sound hole portion 32.
- FIG. 3 is a plan view and a front view showing a block for explaining a location where stress concentration occurs.
- the block 200 shown to (a) of the figure has the step part 201 on the upper surface.
- the block 210 shown in FIG. 5B has a through portion 211 penetrating from the upper surface to the lower surface.
- the block 220 shown to (c) of the figure has the step part 221 in the upper surface, and has the penetration part 222 penetrated from an upper surface to a lower surface.
- the fixed film 23/123 At the time of manufacturing the acoustic sensor 111, the fixed film 23/123 generates a layer of the fixed electrode 23a / 123a, and generates a layer of the protective film 23b so as to cover the generated fixed electrode 23a / 123a. Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 8B and 1B, the protective film 23b is stepped at the edge 140 of the fixed electrodes 23a and 123a.
- the sound hole 132 when the sound hole 132 is present at the edge 140 of the fixed electrode 123a, the sound hole 132 has a shape as shown in FIG. 3C. A strong stress concentration will occur. For this reason, in the conventional acoustic sensor 111, the fixed film 123 is damaged due to strong stress concentration, and the resistance to impact is reduced.
- the fixed film 23 of the present embodiment does not have the sound hole portion 32 at the edge portion 40 of the fixed electrode 23a, so that no strong stress concentration occurs. Therefore, the acoustic sensor 11 according to the present embodiment can avoid damage to the fixed film 23 due to strong stress concentration as described above, and therefore can improve resistance to impact.
- the degree of stress concentration (stress concentration coefficient) in the conventional fixed electrode 123a where the boundary of the edge 140 intersects the sound hole 132 is 1, the boundary of the edge 40 does not intersect with the sound hole 32.
- the degree of stress concentration in the fixed electrode 23a of the form was about 0.6.
- the fixed electrode 23a of the present embodiment is a polygon that is substantially inscribed in the circular vibration electrode 22a as shown in FIG. 1 so that the boundary of the edge portion 40 does not intersect the sound hole portion 32.
- the one side is parallel to the arrangement direction of the sound hole portions 32.
- the sound hole portions 32 are arranged in two directions rotated by 60 degrees to the left and right from the direction of the line AA in FIG.
- a fixed electrode 23a is formed. In this case, since it is geometrically arranged, the mask shape of the fixed electrode 23a can be easily designed.
- the diameter of the sound hole portion 32 is about 16 ⁇ m, and the distance between the centers of the adjacent sound hole portions 32 is similar to that of the sound hole portion 32, as in the conventional acoustic sensor 111. It is shorter than twice the diameter. As a result, a large number of sound holes 32 having a large hole diameter are arranged, so that the efficiency with which sound waves from the outside reach the diaphragm 22 via the sound holes 32 is improved, and the SNR is improved. Can do. In addition, if the diameter of the sound hole part 32 is about 6 micrometers or more, there can exist the same effect. The upper limit of the diameter of the sound hole portion 32 depends on the strength of the fixed film 23 and the required capacitance.
- the diameter of the sound hole portion 32 is increased or the number of arrangements is increased, the strength of the fixed film 23 is decreased, or the capacitance between the vibrating electrode 22a and the fixed electrode 23a is decreased. become. Therefore, it is desirable to determine the diameter and the number of arrangement of the sound hole portions 32 in consideration of these.
- the manufacturing method of the acoustic sensor 11 of this embodiment is only the shape of the mask for forming the fixed electrode 23a changed compared with the manufacturing method of the conventional acoustic sensor 111, and others are the same. .
- a sacrificial layer (SiO 2 ) is formed on the upper surface of the single crystal silicon substrate that will be the semiconductor substrate 21.
- a vibrating film 22 is formed by forming a polycrystalline silicon layer on the sacrificial layer and performing etching.
- a sacrificial layer is formed again so as to cover the vibration film 22.
- a fixed film 23 composed of a fixed electrode 23a and a protective film 23b is formed by forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and a silicon nitride layer so as to cover the sacrificial layer and performing etching.
- the opening 31 is formed by etching the single crystal silicon substrate. Then, by etching the sacrificial layer through the sound hole portion 32, an air gap between the vibration film 22 and the fixed film 23 is formed, an insulating layer 30 is formed, and the acoustic sensor 11 is completed.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the acoustic sensor 11 according to the present embodiment.
- the acoustic sensor 11 shown in FIG. 4 is different from the acoustic sensor 11 shown in FIG. 1 only in the shape of the fixed electrode, and the other configurations are the same.
- the fixed electrode 23c of the present embodiment has a shape that is expanded stepwise than the fixed electrode 23a shown in FIG. In this case, since the shape is closer to the circular vibrating electrode 22a than the fixed electrode 23a shown in FIG. 1, a decrease in capacitance can be reduced.
- FIG. 5A and 5B are plan views showing a schematic configuration of the acoustic sensor 11 according to the present embodiment and a schematic configuration of a conventional acoustic sensor 111 which is a comparative example of the acoustic sensor 11, respectively. is there.
- the acoustic sensors 11 and 111 shown in FIG. 5 are different from the acoustic sensors 11 and 111 shown in FIGS. 1 and 8 in the arrangement direction of the sound hole portions 32 and 132.
- the shape is different.
- Other configurations are the same.
- the fixed electrode 23d shown in FIG. 5A is formed so that the boundary of the edge portion 40 does not intersect the sound hole portion 32 as compared with the conventional fixed electrode 123a shown in FIG. . As a result, damage due to stress concentration can be avoided at the edge 40 of the fixed electrode 23d, so that resistance to impact can be improved.
- the arrangement direction of the sound hole portions 32 and 132 is two directions, that is, the vertical direction shown in the figure and the horizontal direction rotated 90 degrees from the vertical direction. . Therefore, the fixed electrode 23d of the present embodiment is parallel to these two directions and a direction that bisects the two directions (an oblique direction rotated 45 degrees from the vertical direction in the drawing to the left and right). This facilitates the design of the mask shape of the fixed electrode 23d. Furthermore, since the fixed electrode 23d of the present embodiment is formed in a step shape, the fixed electrode 23d has a shape close to that of the circular vibrating electrode 22a, and the reduction in capacitance can be reduced.
- FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the acoustic sensor 11 according to the present embodiment.
- the protective film 23b of the fixed film 23 is omitted.
- the vibration electrode 22 b of the present embodiment has a shape in which square corners 50 each extend outward from the center, and is fixed to the semiconductor substrate 21 by the extension 51.
- FIG. 7 shows the vibration amount of the vibrating electrode 22b when a predetermined sound wave reaches the vibrating electrode 22b having the above configuration.
- the vibrating electrode 22 b hardly vibrates at the corner portion 50 and the extending portion 51. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the fixed electrode 23e has a shape in which the corner portion 50 and the extending portion 51 are omitted from the vibration electrode 22b.
- the fixed electrode 23e of the present embodiment is formed so that the boundary of the edge portion 40 does not intersect the sound hole portion 32, as shown in FIG. Thereby, since damage due to stress concentration can be avoided at the edge 40 of the fixed electrode 23e, resistance to impact can be improved.
- the arrangement direction of the sound hole portions 32 is the illustrated left-right direction and a direction rotated 60 degrees from the left-right direction. Therefore, the fixed electrode 23e of the present embodiment is divided into these three directions and two adjacent directions among the three directions (a direction rotated by 30 degrees from the horizontal direction in the drawing and a vertical direction in the drawing). ) And parallel to. This facilitates the design of the mask shape of the fixed electrode 23e. Furthermore, since the fixed electrode 23e of this embodiment is formed in a step shape at the boundary with the corner portion 50 of the vibration electrode 22b, the fixed electrode 23e has a shape close to the vibration portion of the vibration electrode 22b, and reduces the decrease in capacitance. be able to.
- the sound hole portion 32 has a circular cross section, but may have an arbitrary shape such as a triangle or a quadrangle.
- the vibration film and the fixed film are formed on the upper surface of the substrate, and due to the change in capacitance between the vibration electrode in the vibration film and the fixed electrode in the fixed film,
- the fixed film has a plurality of sound hole portions for allowing the sound wave to reach the vibration film from the outside, and the fixed electrode has an edge boundary. Is formed so as not to cross the sound hole portion.
- the fixed electrode when the sound hole portions are regularly arranged, has an arrangement direction of the sound hole portions and a direction that bisects the two adjacent arrangement directions. It is preferable that it is formed in a shape along the line. In this case, the shape of the fixed electrode can be easily designed. Further, the fixed electrode is preferably formed in a step shape so as to have a shape close to the vibrating portion of the vibrating electrode. Examples of the arrangement direction include a case where the angle formed by the adjacent arrangement directions is 60 degrees and a case where the angle is 90 degrees.
- the sound hole portions are arranged such that the distance between the centers of the adjacent sound hole portions is shorter than the sum of the dimensions of the adjacent sound hole portions.
- the dimension of the sound hole portion is 6 ⁇ m or more. In this case, since the area of the sound hole portion is widened, the efficiency with which an external sound wave reaches the vibration film via the sound hole portion is improved, and the SNR (signal to noise ratio) can be improved. .
- the upper limit of the size of the sound hole portion depends on the strength of the fixed film and the required capacitance.
- the fixed film includes the fixed electrode and a protective film wider than the fixed electrode, and the protective film is stepped at the boundary of the edge of the fixed electrode.
- the protective film is stepped at the boundary of the edge of the fixed electrode.
- the acoustic transducer according to the present invention is formed so that the boundary of the edge of the fixed electrode does not intersect with the sound hole, damage due to stress concentration can be avoided at the edge of the fixed electrode.
- the present invention can be applied to an acoustic sensor having an arbitrary structure having a sound hole portion in a fixed film.
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(1)固定膜123に到達した音波が音孔部32を通過していくので、固定膜123に印加される音圧が軽減される。
(2)振動膜22および固定膜123の間の空気が、音孔部32を介して出入りするので、熱雑音(空気の揺らぎ)が軽減される。また、上記空気による振動膜22のダンピングが軽減されるので、該ダンピングによる高周波特性の劣化が軽減される。
(3)表面マイクロマシニング技術を利用して振動電極22aおよび固定電極123aの間に空隙を形成する場合に、エッチングホールとして利用することができる。
本発明の一実施形態について図1~図3を参照して説明する。図2は、本実施形態のMEMSマイクロフォンの概略構成を示す断面図である。
次に、本発明の別の実施形態について図4を参照して説明する。図4は、本実施形態に係る音響センサ11の概略構成を示す平面図である。図4に示す音響センサ11は、図1に示す音響センサ11に比べて、固定電極の形状が異なるのみであり、その他の構成は同様である。
次に、本発明のさらに別の実施形態について図5を参照して説明する。図5の(a)・(b)は、それぞれ、本実施形態に係る音響センサ11の概略構成と、該音響センサ11の比較例である従来の音響センサ111の概略構成とを示す平面図である。図5に示す音響センサ11・111は、図1・図8に示す音響センサ11・111に比べて、音孔部32・132の配列方向が異なっており、このため、本実施形態の固定電極の形状が異なっている。なお、その他の構成は同様である。
次に、本発明の他の実施形態について図6・図7を参照して説明する。図6は、本実施形態に係る音響センサ11の概略構成を示す平面図である。なお、同図では、固定膜23の保護膜23bを省略している。
11 音響センサ(音響トランスデューサ)
12 出力IC
13 プリント基板
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22 振動膜
22a・b 振動電極
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23a・c~e 固定電極
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- 基板の上面に振動膜および固定膜が形成され、該振動膜における振動電極と上記固定膜における固定電極との間の静電容量の変化により、音波を電気信号に変換する音響トランスデューサにおいて、
上記固定膜には、上記音波を外部から上記振動膜に到達させるために複数の音孔部が形成されており、
上記固定電極は、縁部の境界が上記音孔部と交わらないように形成されていることを特徴とする音響トランスデューサ。 - 上記音孔部は、規則的に配列されており、
上記固定電極は、上記音孔部の配列方向と、隣り合う2つの該配列方向を二等分する方向とに沿う形状に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の音響トランスデューサ。 - 上記固定電極は、上記振動電極の振動部分に近い形状とするために、段状に形成されていることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の音響トランスデューサ。
- 隣り合う上記配列方向のなす角度が60度であることを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の音響トランスデューサ。
- 隣り合う上記配列方向のなす角度が90度であることを特徴とする請求項2または3に記載の音響トランスデューサ。
- 上記音孔部は、隣り合う音孔部の中心同士の間隔が、上記隣り合う音孔部の寸法の和よりも短くなるように配置されていることを特徴とする請求項1から5までの何れか1項に記載の音響トランスデューサ。
- 上記音孔部の寸法は6μm以上であることを特徴とする請求項1から6までの何れか1項に記載の音響トランスデューサ。
- 上記固定膜は、上記固定電極と、該固定電極よりも広い保護膜とを備えており、
該保護膜は、上記固定電極の縁部の境界で段状となっていることを特徴とする請求項1から7までの何れか1項に記載の音響トランスデューサ。 - 請求項1から8までの何れか1項に記載の音響トランスデューサと、該音響トランスデューサからの電気信号を増幅して外部に出力する出力ICとを備えるマイクロフォン。
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