Patents Assigned to AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
  • Patent number: 12284476
    Abstract: A sound reproducing apparatus is disclosed. The sound reproducing apparatus includes a signal processing unit, a first transducer, and a second transducer. The signal processing unit is configured to receive a sound signal and divide the sound signal into a first frequency component and a second frequency component. The first frequency component is at least partially different from the second frequency component, and the signal processing unit includes a delay unit configured to delay the second frequency band component. The first transducer is configured to convert the first frequency component from the signal processing unit into airborne sound. The second transducer is configured to convert the second frequency component from the delay unit into bone conduction sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Timo Lamberg, Juha Backman
  • Patent number: 12267646
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes: substrate including first silicon layer, first oxide layer and second silicon layer, back chamber is formed therethrough; second oxide layer on the substrate; piezoelectric unit on the second oxide layer and including first electrode layer, piezoelectric layer and second electrode layer; slit and opening formed in the second electrode layer; metal pad stacked on the first electrode layer at the opening; and additional film layer including first, second and third parts, the first part is in the slit, side wall and bottom wall of the first part form groove, and through slot is formed in the third part to expose metal pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: KianHeng Goh, Chungmin Li, Qiang Dan, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12262170
    Abstract: The invention provides a speaker module for a mobile terminal provided with a sound output port. The speaker module includes a speaker box, and the speaker box includes a sound output opening. The speaker module also includes a horn barrel connected with the sound output opening. The sound output opening includes a first sound output opening and a second sound output opening. Compared with the related art, the present invention can realize multi-level resonance, small size, convenient to widen the frequency band range and easy to adapt to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Hui, Yufen Chu
  • Patent number: 12262175
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer includes: substrate including first silicon layer, first oxide layer and second silicon layer, back chamber is formed therethrough; second oxide layer on the substrate; piezoelectric unit on the second oxide layer and including first electrode layer, piezoelectric layer and second electrode layer; slit and opening formed in the second electrode layer; metal pad stacked on the first electrode layer at the opening; and additional film layer including first and second parts, the first part is lay on the second electrode layer and covers the slit, and the second part is lay on the metal pad, through slot is formed penetrating the second part to expose the metal pad. Compared with the related art, additional film layer is formed by vapor deposition, and the piezoelectric unit can vibrate with maximum displacement and lowest restriction, thereby effectively improving SPL and structural reliability, which is suitable for larger acoustic transducers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: KianHeng Goh, Chungmin Li, Qiang Dan, Kahkeen Lai
  • Patent number: 12238476
    Abstract: The invention provides a speaker module for a mobile terminal with a sound output port. The speaker module includes a speaker box. The speaker box includes a sound output opening for side surface sound. The speaker module also includes a horn barre. The horn barrel has openings arranged at both ends. A sectional area along the sound output direction of the horn barrel changes gradually. By designing a variable sectional surface with different areas or lengths and widths on the horn barrel for stakeout, the size of the variable sectional surface is directly related to the sound quality of each part of the horn barrel. The horn barrel widens the frequency band range. Compared with the related art, the present invention can realize multi-level resonance, has a small volume, is convenient to widen the frequency band range and has flexible avoidance space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Hui, Juha Backman, Yufen Chu
  • Patent number: 12238474
    Abstract: The present invention provides a speaker box including a housing, a sound unit and a magnetic circuit coupling valve. The sound unit includes a bracket, a vibration system and a magnetic circuit system including a secondary magnet. The housing includes a bottom cover having leakage holes. The magnetic circuit coupling valve is accommodated in a rear cavity and includes a support, a negative stiffness diaphragm and a coil. The negative stiffness diaphragm faces to the leakage holes. The coil receives an external control signal and generates an electromagnetic field with the secondary magnet to drive the negative stiffness diaphragm to seal the leakage holes, or make the leakage holes open, or make the leakage holes partially open or closed. Compared with a related technology, the speaker box has fine acoustic performance and is able to accurately control communication of a rear cavity with the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yao Hui, Yufen Chu, Jiujian Liu, Weimin Chen
  • Patent number: 12215021
    Abstract: Provided is a capacitive sensing circuit and capacitive sensing method. The circuit includes a charge pump, a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) chip, an analog signal modulator configured to perform analog signal modulation to an output signal of the MEMS chip and an output signal of the analog signal modulator, and a digital signal modulator configured to perform digital signal modulation to the output signal of the analog signal modulator, and output a modulated signal by a digital interface. By directly using the input signal of the MEMS chip and the output signal of the analog signal modulator as the input signal for analog modulation, the harmonic distortion is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Siewseong Tan, Awinash Anand, Tiongkee Chua
  • Patent number: 12101597
    Abstract: The present invention provides a speaker module for a mobile terminal provided with a sound output port. The speaker module includes a speaker box. The speaker box includes a first sound output opening and a second sound output opening. A speaker module also includes a first horn barrel and a second horn barrel. The first horn barrel and the second horn barrel are arranged asymmetrically with respect to the speaker box. The speaker module in the present invention realizes the multi-order coupling of the resonance peak, which not only improves the high-frequency performance, but also widens the frequency band range, and at the same time, reduces the manufacturing cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yufen Chu, Yao Hui, Juha Backman
  • Patent number: 12052534
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation device having a speaker box, a heating element and a heat conductor. The speaker box includes a housing having a sound outlet hole and a metal embedding member embedded in the housing. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm. The heat conductor is connected to the heating element. In the present invention, the heat conductor transfers the heat generated by the heating element to the metal embedding member, the metal embedding member conducts heat to the outside of the sound outlet hole through the air in the front cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Xingzhi Huang, Lin Liu, Dijiang Tong, Zhe Zhang, Jun Wu, Zhichen Chen, Zhaoyu Yin
  • Patent number: 11914340
    Abstract: A method for compensating a signal of a motor includes acquiring an original signal and nonlinear parameters of the motor; calculating a compensation signal for the original signal according to the acquired nonlinear parameters; and loading the calculated compensation signal into the motor to excite the motor to vibrate. An electronic apparatus and a storage medium are also provided. In this method, the original excitation signal is compensated for nonlinearity according to the nonlinear motor parameters, and is then used for exciting the motor. Therefore, the actual vibration effect can be closer to the expected effect as designed, which can bring more desirable tactility experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xuan Guo, Zheng Xiang, Xiang Lu
  • Patent number: 11909340
    Abstract: A motor vibration method and a motor vibration device are provided. The motor vibration method includes: receiving a vibration instruction, and acquiring target environmental data by a preset sensor, wherein the target environmental data includes one or more of environmental noise data, acceleration data and/or pressure data; determining a first vibration signal according to the target environmental data; generating a target vibration signal according to the first vibration signal and a preset second vibration signal, wherein a first frequency of the first vibration signal is greater than a second frequency of the second vibration signal; and controlling the motor to vibrate according to the target vibration signal. The method combines a traditional vibration reminding effect and a sound reminding effect provided by adding the medium- and high-frequency signal, thereby enhancing the reminding efficiency by means of motor vibration and increasing the successful rate of message delivery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yajun Zheng, Yulei Zhang, Chengyan Sang
  • Patent number: 11884536
    Abstract: Provided are an electrical interconnection structure, an electronic apparatus and manufacturing methods therefor, which can provide a reliable electrical interconnection structure between the MEMS apparatus and an external circuit while sealing and encapsulating the MEMS device. The electrical interconnection structure includes: a bonding metal; a first dielectric layer and a second dielectric layer. The first dielectric layer includes a first through hole penetrating the first dielectric layer and exposing the bonding metal. The first through hole is filled with a first conductive material electrically connected to the bonding metal. The second dielectric layer includes a second through hole. An orthographic projection of second conductive material in the second through hole covers an orthographic projection of first conductive material in the first through hole onto the plane of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: AAC TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Bharadwaja S.N. Shrowthi, Jeffrey Crosswell Maling
  • Patent number: 11882422
    Abstract: The present application discloses a heat dissipation device. The heat dissipation device includes a heating element, a sounding device and a heat conductor. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm separating the accommodation space into a front cavity and a back cavity. The housing body is provided with first sound outlet holes communicating to the front cavity. Heat generated by the heating element is transferred outside along with an air flow in the front cavity. The heat dissipation device provided by the present application has the advantages of being good in heat dissipation effect and exquisite and compact in structure and capable of meeting the demand of miniaturization of the heat dissipation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingzhi Huang, Lin Liu, Dijiang Tong, Zhe Zhang, Jun Wu, Zhichen Chen, Zhaoyu Yin
  • Patent number: 11839059
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation device having a speaker box, a heating element and a heat conductor. The speaker box includes a housing having sound outlet hole and a speaker unit housed in the housing. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm. The heat conductor includes a first heat conductor and a second heat conductor; the first heat conductor includes a heat conductive part, a heat conductive part, and an extensional heat conductive part. The second heat conductor is connected to the extensional heat conductive part at one end and to the heating element at the other end. The heat conductor of the present invention introduces the heat generated by the heating element into the front cavity and transfers the heat through the air in the front cavity to the outside of the sound outlet hole, with a high heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingzhi Huang, Lin Liu, Dijiang Tong, Zhe Zhang, Jun Wu, Zhichen Chen, Zhaoyu Yin
  • Patent number: 11804764
    Abstract: Provided is a vibration exciter, comprising a shell having a receiving space, a vibration unit suspended in the shell, a coil configured to drive the vibration unit, and an elastic member configured to suspend the vibration unit in the shell. The vibration unit comprises a mass block fixedly connected to the elastic member. The mass block comprises fixing planes opposite to each other along a vibration direction. The elastic member has one end fixed to the mass block and another end fixed to the shell, and a projection of the elastic member in the vibration direction is at least partially located in the fixing planes. Compared with the related art, the vibration exciter provided by the present invention can improve the vibration stability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xudong Yan, Wei Liu, Keyong Zhou, Wenya Han, Yong You
  • Patent number: 11802040
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a system for protecting a MEMS product from an ESD event, including, a control circuit; a MEMS product, electrically connected with the control circuit; an ESD protection device, electrically connected with the control circuit, and electrically connected with the MEMS product in parallel; wherein, the ESD protection device comprises: a top electrode assembly electrically connected with the control circuit; a flexible beam comprising a first electrode layer electrically connected with the control circuit, a second electrode layer electrically connected with the MEMS product, and a moving metal contact electrically connected with the second electrode layer; a bottom electrode assembly having a bottom electrode layer electrically connected with the MEMS product and a fixed metal contact electrically connected with the bottom electrode layer and facing the moving metal contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: David Molinero Giles
  • Patent number: 11794582
    Abstract: A knob device for vehicle includes a knob unit and a locking unit. The knob unit includes a rotating cover, a rotary shaft and a motor configured to drive the rotating cover to vibrate. The locking unit includes a rotary wheel which includes a main body fixed to the rotary shaft and locking notches formed at a periphery of the main body. The locking notches are sunk from the periphery of the main body toward a center of the main body in radial directions of the main body. The locking unit further includes a locking pole configured to be inserted into one of the locking notches to block rotation of the rotary wheel, and an actuator configured to drive the locking pole to move. The knob device applies a locking unit which is capable of locking the rotary wheel, thereby realizing diverse use requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yingming Qin, Bing Xie
  • Patent number: 11781612
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a nonlinear spring connection structure and a motor. The nonlinear spring connection structure includes a stator, a mover and an elastic connector provided between the stator and the mover. The elastic connector includes a first end connected with the stator, a second end connected with the mover and at least two transition-connecting portions connected between the first end and the second end. The at least two transition-connecting portions extend from the first end towards the second end with sequentially decreasing sizes. An elastic connector is provided between a stator and a mover. In practice, the elastic connector, through deformation of itself, provides a restoring force for the mover during movement, so that the mover can perform a linear movement relative to the stator. In this way, a nonlinear spring connection structure is simpler and manufacturing cost of the nonlinear spring connection structure is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Jie Ma
  • Patent number: 11784549
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a motor, including a housing having an accommodating space, a vibrator and a stator that are accommodated in the accommodating space. One of the vibrator and the stator includes a magnetic circuit structure, and the other includes a coil assembly. The coil assembly includes an iron core and a first drive coil and a second drive coil that separately sleeved on two ends of the iron core in a vibration direction of the vibrator, a powering direction of the first drive coil being opposite to a powering direction of the second drive coil. In the present disclosure, the first drive coil and the second drive coil are subjected to Lorentz force in the same direction, thereby vibration of the motor may be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Lubin Mao, Zhaoxian Chen, Zijie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11665472
    Abstract: A speaker box includes a housing and a speaker unit accommodated in the housing. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm configured to vibrate and sound. The diaphragm is spaced from the housing to form a front sound cavity therebetween. The speaker box further includes a sound transmitting channel communicating the front sound cavity with outside. The front sound cavity and the sound transmitting channel cooperatively form a front cavity of the speaker box. A sound absorption layer is disposed at a portion of the housing facing the front cavity. The sound absorption layer includes a micro-porous structure. When the sound wave passes through the front cavity, the sound absorption layer is capable of absorbing the resonance vibration of the front cavity in high frequency, thus suppressing the amplification of the sound distortion due to the resonance vibration of the front cavity and improving the acoustic performance of the speaker box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Qiu, Shasha Liu