Abstract: An apparatus includes a surface arranged to be mechanically displaced, a first permanent magnet coupled with the surface, at least one supporting member for supporting the surface, a base, a second permanent magnet, a coil coupled with the second magnet, and a signal port electrically coupled with the coil. An electrical signal is configured to travel between the signal port and the coil. The electrical signal in the coil is proportional to mechanic displacement of the surface when a force equilibrium state of the surface is broken by the electrical signal in the coil or the mechanic displacement of the surface from a position of the force equilibrium state The coil is arranged at least partially between the first magnet and the second magnet or around one of the first magnet, the second magnet. Either the same or different polarities of the first and second magnets are arranged to directly face each other at a distance.

Abstract: A MEMS includes a diaphragm, a stroke structure coupled to the diaphragm, and at least two piezoelectric actuators coupled to a plurality of mutually spaced-apart contact points of the stroke structure via a plurality of mutually spaced-apart connecting elements, the at least two piezoelectric actuators being configured to cause a stroke movement of the stroke structure so as to deflect the diaphragm.

Abstract: A sound absorption component and a loudspeaker module having the sound absorption component comprises a hauling shell and sound absorbing particles that are packaged within the hauling shell, wherein the hauling shell is provided with an opening, the opening of the hauling shell is provided with an opening sealing member for sealing the sound absorbing particles, the material of the hauling shell is sound absorbing cotton, and the sound absorbing particles are formed by granulation of porous material raw powder; and the shape of the sound absorption component matches with the shape of the space to be filled by the sound absorption component. The sound absorption component and the loudspeaker module having the sound absorption component sufficiently utilizes the space of the rear vocal cavity of the module, and sufficiently utilizes the sound absorption performance of the filling sound absorbing particles, and the product has good acoustic performance.

Abstract: An MEMS microphone is disclosed, which comprises a substrate and a vibrating diaphragm and a back electrode which are located above the substrate, a plurality of comb tooth parts are formed in edge positions of the vibrating diaphragm, and the plurality of comb tooth parts are distributed in a peripheral direction of the vibrating diaphragm at intervals, wherein a position between every two adjacent comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm is connected to the substrate via an insulating layer; and the comb tooth parts on the vibrating diaphragm are at least partially overlapped with the substrate, and a clearance exists between the comb tooth parts and the substrate and is configured as an airflow circulation channel. The microphone of the present invention has better impact resistance and can avoid intrusion of dust.

Abstract: An integrated package of at least one environmental sensor and at least one MEMS acoustic sensor is disclosed. The package contains a shared port that exposes both sensors to the environment, wherein the environmental sensor measures characteristics of the environment and the acoustic sensor measures sound waves. The port exposes the environmental sensor to an air flow and the acoustic sensor to sound waves. An example of the acoustic sensor is a microphone and an example of the environmental sensor is a humidity sensor.

Abstract: Provided is a video audio system including electroacoustic conversion units which include an electroacoustic conversion film having a macromolecular composite piezoelectric body formed by dispersing piezoelectric body particles in a viscoelastic matrix formed of a macromolecular material that is viscoelastic at normal temperature and thin film electrodes respectively laminated on both surfaces of the macromolecular composite piezoelectric body, curve and support the electroacoustic conversion film, and use at least a part of the electroacoustic conversion film as vibration regions and a display device which is a screen or a video display device to which videos are projected, in which at least one of the electroacoustic conversion units is disposed on a rear surface opposite to a surface of the display device on which videos are displayed, the plurality of vibration regions is arranged on the entire rear surface of the display device, and location information of the vibration regions is included in sound data

Abstract: A multifunctional device is provided, having vibration and sound generation functions, comprising a housing, a vibration system, a magnetic circuit system and an elastic support which are accommodated inside the housing, wherein the magnetic circuit system is support by the elastic support and is suspended inside the housing; the vibration system comprises a vibration diaphragm and a voice coil coupled to one side of the vibration diaphragm; and wherein the elastic support comprises a first fixing portion, second fixing portion, and a deformation portion which is connected between the first and second fixing portions; an orthographic projection of an outer contour of the elastic support in a vibration direction is in a shape of a polygon defined by straight lines or a geometrical shape defined by straight lines and arc lines; and the first fixing portion and the second fixing portion have a height difference there-between.

Abstract: Techniques associated with structures for dynamically tuned audio in a media device are described, including receiving data associated with an acoustic output, determining a target frequency response associated with an audio device, the audio device implemented with a hybrid radiator formed using a smart fluid or artificial muscle material, determining a value associated with a property of the smart fluid or artificial muscle material, calculating, using a dynamic tuning application, a magnitude of an external stimulus associated with the value, and sending a control signal to a source, the control signal configured to cause the source to apply the external stimulus, an application of the external stimulus of the determined magnitude configured to change the property of the smart fluid or artificial muscle material.

Abstract: There is provided an electroacoustic transducer capable of reproducing high-quality sound particularly in a low frequency range, including: a cylindrical yoke; a drive magnet placed coaxially with the yoke so as to circumferentially face the yoke; a diaphragm fixed at the cylindrical tip end portion of the yoke so as to face each other; and a voice coil fixed to one surface of the diaphragm, wherein the diaphragm is formed, with the central region having rigidity so as to be less flexible compared with an outer circumferential region surrounding the central region, and the voice coil is inserted between the drive magnet and the yoke, and configured to cause the diaphragm to vibrate by a voice signal applied to the both-end lead wire. The both-end lead wire of the voice coil is led out to the outside through the central region of the diaphragm.

Abstract: An earpiece with structure for positioning and retaining the earpiece and with structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal to provide passive noise attenuation. The positioning and retaining structure engages features of the lateral surface of the ear. The structure for sealing against the entrance to the ear canal includes a conical structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vibrating film comprising a vibrating film body, wherein the vibrating film body comprises a central plane part and a peripheral fixing part. A Dome reinforcing part is arranged on the plane part, a first thermosetting adhesive layer is provided between the plane part and the Dome reinforcing part, and the plane part and the Dome reinforcing part are adhered together by thermosetting through the first thermosetting adhesive layer. Further disclosed is an assembling process for the vibrating film.

Abstract: A method including operating an adaptive system of a hearing prosthesis, and determining one or more feedback path parameters of the hearing prosthesis based on the operation of the adaptive system of the hearing prosthesis, wherein the action of determining one or more feedback path parameters includes determining the one or more feedback path parameters based on data based on adaptive filter coefficients of adaptive filters of the adaptive system.

Abstract: A sound processing arrangement is described for a patient with a bilateral cochlear implant system having implanted electrode arrays in each ear. There is a left-side sensing microphone and a right-side sensing microphone, each configured for sensing the sound environment surrounding the patient and generating corresponding microphone signals. A sound object identification module is configured for analyzing the microphone signals to identify one or more sound objects within the sound environment. A sound object selection module is configured for processing the microphone signals to generate a sound object signal for each of the one or more sound objects. A stimulation side selector module is configured for selecting on which side or sides of the bilateral cochlear implant arrangement to process each sound object signal. One or more sound processors processes the sound object signals to generate stimulation signals to the implanted electrode arrays on the selected side or sides.

Abstract: Some preferred embodiments include a microphone system for receiving sound waves, the microphone including a back plate, a radiation plate, first and second electrodes, first and second insulator layers, a power source and a microphone controller. The radiation plate is clamped to the back plate so that there is a hermetically sealed circular gap between the radiation plate and the back plate. The first electrode is fixedly attached to a side of the back plate proximate to the gap. The second electrode is fixedly attached to a side of the radiation plate. The insulator layers are attached to the back plate and/or the radiation plate, on respective gap sides thereof, so that the insulator layers are between the electrodes. The microphone controller is configured to use the power source to drive the microphone at a selected operating point comprising normalized static mechanical force, bias voltage, and relative bias voltage level.

Abstract: A hearing prosthesis, including an implantable microphone, and a sound management system, wherein the hearing prosthesis is configured to set an operational parameter of the sound management system based on input from a microphone external to the recipient of the implantable microphone.

Abstract: Disclosed is an audio signal processing device. The audio signal processing device includes a receiving unit configured to receive an ambisonic signal and an object signal, a processor configured to modify a magnitude of a specific directional component of the ambisonic signal based on a location of an object simulated by the object signal, and render a signal generated based on the object signal and the ambisonic signal having a magnitude-modified specific directional component, and an output unit configured to output the rendered signal.

Abstract: Provided is an acoustic transducer including: a semiconductor substrate; a vibrating membrane provided above the semiconductor substrate, including a vibrating electrode; and a fixed membrane provided above the semiconductor substrate, including a fixed electrode, the acoustic transducer detecting a sound wave according to changes in capacitances between the vibrating electrode and the fixed electrode, converting the sound wave into electrical signals, and outputting the electrical signals. At least one of the vibrating electrode and the fixed electrode is divided into a plurality of divided electrodes, and the plurality of divided electrodes outputting the electrical signals.

Abstract: A phase plug having an input face circumscribed by a round profile and an output face circumscribed by a non-round profile, is described. The phase plug may include several arms radiating from a central axis and separated by radial channels extending axially from the input face to the output face. Planes containing the round profile and the non-round profile may be nonparallel, and sound ports at the output face may be asymmetrically disposed about a midline of the output face. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: An earphone, comprising an earphone housing and a loudspeaker unit accommodated in the earphone housing, the loudspeaker unit dividing a cavity formed by the earphone housing into an earphone front sound cavity and an earphone rear sound cavity; wherein the earphone further comprises a tuning mechanism; wherein a rear sound cavity audio hole is provided on the loudspeaker unit rear sound cavity, and the loudspeaker unit rear sound cavity is in communication with the earphone rear sound cavity through the rear sound cavity audio hole; the tuning mechanism is provided between the rear sound cavity audio hole and the housing, and the tuning mechanism is used to adjust the size of the rear sound cavity audio hole of the loudspeaker unit. The present application allows for individual adjustment of the sound quality of the earphone in accordance with a middle and low frequency requirements of different users.

Abstract: An audio system includes a reference voltage generation circuit to generate a digital encoding signal and generate an analog reference voltage according to the digital encoding signal, wherein, during a booting procedure and/or a shutdown procedure, the analog reference voltage is smoothly increased and/or decreased at a smooth rate related to a bit number of the digital encoding signal; a first analog operational amplifier for receiving the analog reference voltage to generate a common voltage, which is smoothly increased and/or decreased during the booting procedure and/or the shutdown procedure; and a differential analog operational amplifier pair, coupled to the first analog operational amplifier, for receiving a differential audio input signal pair and outputting a differential output voltage pair to drive a load, wherein, during the booting procedure and/or the shutdown procedure, the differential audio output signal pair is smoothly increased and/or decreased.